Name: PA Business Support
Based: Harpenden
Website: www.pabusinesssupport.co.uk
After joining forces in 2015 to merge two successful virtual PA businesses, both managing directors were able to step into more strategic roles, the business had an improved market reach and visibility, and greater revenue generation.
We pride ourselves in the efficiency within our own business and outsource tasks – notably web and digital design, bookkeeping and accounting, and copywriting/PR services.
Managing our business in this way demonstrates to our clients that virtual outsourcing is a key factor in the success of any business. For PA Business Support Ltd this has enabled us to focus on core business development strategies and financial growth.
On our entrepreneurial journey, we have found that there are great resources and online tools that support our smarter working capabilities. These include: Receipt bank, Dropbox, Gmail, Paymo, Kashflow, Hootsuite, Asana, Trello and Skype.
These are accessible from any device and mean working virtually does not tie you to a desk.
Ensuring our team is working efficiently, we take regular team Skype calls, use Dropbox to share documents and correspondence and use Paymo to track time spent on tasks. This gives us visibility on task tracking and clear lines of communication without the necessity of meeting face-to-face on a weekly basis.
Sabina Hinchliffe is the managing director of PA Business Support Ltd
