It seems almost too good to be true — that something as simple as body language can have a profound and measurable impact on our lives and businesses. However, this is precisely what Harvard Lecturer Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk, “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are”, so compellingly demonstrates. …

As a business built on remote flexible working it is often surprising to us at Virtalent that our way of working isn’t always considered to be the “norm”, so we have been delighted to follow the pioneering four-day week trial, the largest of its kind, that has just drawn to…

Marketing is a vital part of growing your business, but finding time to give marketing the attention it deserves is challenging. Did you know that you can hire a dedicated marketing VA to help you? They can take your ideas and help to bring them to life. …

Whether we like it or not, the only constant about the seasons is change and change is upon us once again. According to the NHS, the winter blues (otherwise known as seasonal affective disorder — SAD) affects more than two million people. Although this seems like a small statistic, in…

If you’re working remotely, or with a Virtual Assistant, then project management tools are going to be essential. When your team is remote, utilising project management tools to streamline planning and task management will make life much easier. There’s no shortage of these software solutions, but it can be daunting…

Before there was such a thing as the Virtual Assistant industry, going to work meant making that long schlep into the office. You’d then sit at your desk for the next 8 hours. At least. Then you’d log off and go home. And that was it until tomorrow. But not…

One of the things I keep hearing in our post-pandemic world, is how so many people have found that slowing down has been so good for their mental health. …

Here we are going to look at how to manage a recruitment process. No matter what size your business is, having a robust and thorough recruitment process in place is really important. If you want to become a Virtual Assistant with us for example, you need to follow a thorough…

Do you have a great business idea? Brilliant. Have you chosen a name, done your research, and written a business plan? Excellent. Figured out your marketing or advertising strategy? Great news. Thought about hiring a Virtual Assistant in the UK? Perfect! And what about finance? …