We are like having a skilled employee, but there are no national insurance, Pension Payments, Sick pay, office space, or equipment costs—we take care of that. This helps you scale as your business grows, and you can reduce if things go quiet.
Perhaps think of us as an Admin suby!
To keep things simple, the traditional virtual assistant hourly rate is available: £25/hour for at least 3 hours of support each week, with pay as you go.
Alternatively, we can help with a specific project, like logo design.
For £150, it can be formatted and sized for different applications.
Or, the best one for building continuity, we can handle all your admin, customer communication, estimates, quotes and invoice creation, email management, and diary management. We can design your logo, set up social media business pages, and, over time, create a website built around your business¹. We then charge weekly based on a percentage of the invoiced work you complete.
So, for example, if you have four customers with a total of £2,400, including materials, we would charge up to £360 for our time for that week. This makes it easy to understand costs, which is particularly useful if your industry has peak seasons and you need only to give 30 days' notice to end the contract if things are not working.²
¹Setup charges like domain costs are to be paid separately.
² At the start of the contract, a negative balance of -£1,000 will be in place to cover time used if no trade comes in and the contract is severed before the first £1,000 is met. If trade comes in, it will reduce weekly until the balance is zero. This acts as a deposit for our time.
Designing a logo is an essential first step.
But it is not as simple as just the logo itself.
1. Size it correctly
2. Save it in the correct format because you might want it on your van!
3. It needs to stand out.
4. It should be unique.
5. Remember, it could be with you for some time.
We create professional email accounts using your business name, enhancing professionalism and reliability.
This is an excellent start to your business setup. You can have your name @ your business for about £10/month (and if you later decide you want a website, you already own the domain), or you could, for now, use a free one like your business @ another business, like Outlook or Gmail, etc.
It's essential to create a professional signature for your emails using your LOGO, and we can design this for you, too.
We will organise your inbox with folders and automated actions, saving time and reducing clutter.
Help's at hand could save you from becoming part of a statistic; over 80% of people have missed important emails due to inbox overload.
We help you make the most of Instagram and Facebook.
We create business pages and relevant, professional social media posts to promote your business organically.
We can save you from costly advertising that often yields very little in the early stages.
It's worth knowing that over half of social media users use it for product and service research before buying from anyone.
We can create an easy-to-manage website. That could have content fed directly from your social media pages.
Making it easy for customers to find you.
Over 70% of small businesses have a website, but it is also worth noting for those who do not have one that the same percentage of customers look at your online presence before deciding to do business with you.
Also, as we aim to build a relationship with you, we can help you make changes quickly and efficiently in the future. We won't leave you high and dry.
We handle office tasks like email management and professional estimate/quote creation, which we help you create and add clauses to safeguard your business.
We can also serve as your admin assistants, helping with ordering, invoicing, report writing, and customer responses.
Our business helps free up your time by taking care of these tasks, allowing you to focus on what you do best.
Save money: Forget worrying about NI, pension contributions, sick pay, or finding 20 hours of work when you only have five.
We can assist you in sourcing necessary computer equipment and guide you on whether new or used items would be better. This includes mobile phones, computers, laptops, tablets, and software. Don’t waste money on items you won’t use.
We also help you make the most of the products purchased. We can offer you one-on-one support in how to do something, saving you time and money.
It is worth noting that over half of small business owners feel their current technology puts them off buying new technology as they still don’t know how to use the old.
Have past purchases or overspending made you hesitant?
We customise our services to your needs, aiming to make the most of our time together.
We do this by listening to you.
Our goal is to help you excel and outshine your competitors.
Everything we provide is personalised to your business.
Book a free appointment below to discuss how we can help set up your business for success.
Our charges work as follows:
Hourly blocks at £25/hour with a minimum charge of three hours.
As a priced job, if you only require a one-off project to be completed.
To simplify things, we can also charge via a % of the invoiced work we handle, which can easily be added to the gross amount on your invoice, so you still take the same net. This helps you keep costs down in the early stages and scale as things grow by understanding the costs.
Once you find some calm and peace, knowing you have made the right decisions early on. What’s next?
Perhaps move on to growing your business with us.
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