As your VA business grows, you may find yourself with multiple clients and periods where you have too much work. Or, you may find your clients requiring services you don’t have the skillset to deliver. Every instinct you have as a virtual assistant tells you it’s your role to support your clients and that you shouldn’t turn away additional business. Still, you don’t want to harm your reputation by overextending yourself or damaging your existing credibility by working outside

Five ways virtual assistants can mitigate legal risks when using AI in their business.

Running workshops can be an excellent way to help and/or educate people in a group learning environment. Many types of businesses may find that running workshops supports and bolsters their brand, their values and their sector in general. It can be a wonderful way to share your passion, raise interest, gain support or even change hearts and minds. Or perhaps running workshops is central to your business because you, or your company, possess skills and knowledge that others wi

Are you a VA and do you have questions about what VA terms you can use, not use and what you can potentially trade mark? Maybe you've received a letter from someone claiming you're not allowed to use a certain VA term because they have a trade mark registered with it. Then read on to unravel the world of VAs and trade marks! What is a trade mark? This is a form of intellectual property that can be used to protect a business’s brand. A trade mark can be a word, logo, slogan

In September 2023, I provided a whole series of Q&As on LinkedIn relating to data protection. You can find the entire series here in...

In August 2023, I provided a whole series of Q&As on LinkedIn relating to copyright. You can find the entire series here in this blog -...

For a few months now, it’s been almost impossible to go more than a day without someone mentioning ChatGPT. This new AI-driven language...

Canva has changed the world of digital design, providing speedy methods and a huge catalogue of templates, images and resources. Yet, it's not, as feared, driven designers out of business. In fact, many designers who formally pledged their life-long allegiance to Photoshop have found themselves using Canva more and more frequently. It’s a testament to just how far the design platform has come. Today, Canva is far more sophisticated than its earlier versions - with a wide arra

Launching a virtual assistant business has become an attractive career option in the past few years. Especially for skilled individuals craving more flexibility, more variety and more independence. As most companies and entrepreneurs working with VAs are not requiring full-time hours, it can give the virtual assistant the ability to work around their needs, usually from home or another place of their choice, and create their desired work-life balance. Specialisms and areas of