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Why September feels like the real New Year (and why your business needs a VA now)

September 20, 2025 | Clair Abrey | Online Business Support, Virtual Assistant, Virtual Business Admin

Table of Contents January might get all the glory with its fireworks and resolutions… …but let’s be honest, September is the real start of the year. There’s something about the

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Are you 25% of the way through the year, AND your new year’s resolutions?

April 3, 2025 | Clair Abrey | Virtual Assistant, Online Business Support, Sterling, Virtual Business Admin

Table of Contents Can we just pause for a moment and acknowledge something? The year is already 25% over. 25%! I’m still getting used to writing “2025” on things (and

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What’s new in 2025 for your business?

January 8, 2025 | Clair Abrey | Online Business Support, Sterling, Uncategorized, Virtual Assistant, Virtual Business Admin

Table of Contents So, what’s new for 2025? Hello there, lovely readers! As we stroll into 2025, I thought it was high time to have a little chat about what

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Why Virtual Assistants Are Different from Employees: The Benefits for Business Owners

December 1, 2024 | Clair Abrey | Virtual Assistant, Sterling

Table of Contents Time Optimisation First off, let’s talk about time management. As virtual assistants, we’re all about optimising our time. We don’t clock in for a set number of

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Three Years as a Virtual Assistant: A Journey of Growth, Challenges, and Triumphs

September 12, 2024 | Clair Abrey | Sterling, Virtual Assistant

Table of Contents Blimey, has it really been three years already? As September rolls around, I find myself in a reflective mood, looking back on my journey as a virtual

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Debunking Common Misconceptions About Virtual Assistants

August 20, 2024 | Clair Abrey | Virtual Assistant

Table of Contents In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and business, us Virtual Assistants (VAs) have become indispensable for many entrepreneurs, small businesses, and even large corporations. But despite our

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5 Key Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Assistant

July 15, 2024 | Clair Abrey | Sterling, Virtual Assistant

Table of Contents 5 Key Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Assistant As a successful business owner, every minute of our day counts. You may have already found yourself overwhelmed with

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How to find the perfect VA

September 14, 2023 | Clair Abrey | Virtual Assistant

As a solopreneur, you’ve functioned for a long time as just you. Bringing someone new into your business is probably a really nerve-racking thought. I wholeheartedly believe it’s important to

Here’s a funny story…The VA Conference and Awards 2022

October 4, 2022 | Clair Abrey | Sterling

The background on attending the UK VA Conference and Awards is a weird one. When I first decided that ‘you’ve got to be in it to win it’ and nominate

Mentor or no mentor?

August 18, 2022 | Clair Abrey | Virtual Assistant

As I rapidly approach my 1 year anniversary of launching my flipping awesome VA business, I wanted to reach out to a couple of VA related people, without whom, I

About Me

July 4, 2022 | Clair Abrey | Virtual Assistant

My name is Clair Abrey and welcome to my first ever blog! Well…! This is truly something I thought I would NEVER be doing!! Writing a blog?? That’s for the

Should you work with someone who was a childminder before becoming a VA? Yes, absolutely! And here’s why…

September 16, 2021 | Clair Abrey | Virtual Assistant

This is another one of those blogs I didn’t think I’d be writing. But for a different reason. I have spent the last few months, as I start to launch

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