For people in business, marketers ask us all - what's your USP? As a boutique Virtual PA service, with an office-based team, scaleable systems and processes, 17 years credentials and - here it is - a commitment to highly personalised bespoke service from a small...
A little bit of history…
Virtual PA Co was started in 2001 because I needed the service for myself. I couldn't afford a whole secretary on my own so I decided to share one. Now I share many with hundreds of businesses across the UK. The team at Virtual PA Co enabled my husband to quit...
Is your phone stuck to your ear?
Why are you spending your valuable time answering your phone? Did you know that here at Virtual PA Co we have a team of highly trained PAs who love nothing better than answering your phone calls as if we are a member of your company. It’s quick and simple, we can even...
Time for change…..
Such a lovely picture of the river on The Meadows in Stamford, the changing colour of the leaves as the season moves on. Maybe it is time for you to look at changing things..... We are happy to help you do that. We can answer your calls, manage your appointments,...
Family Time Is So Important
There is not an investment wiser than spending quality time with family. My son recently got married and being able to be a part of that is something that nothing can replace. In order to do this you need to create the correct work life balance. That’s the hard bit to...
Can We Be a Part Of Your Story?
In my time at Virtual PA Co, more than four years now, I’ve seen many client companies come, go, stay and grow. One of the things I love and know that my team enjoys is the variety of businesses that we serve, here’s the report of current categories that many of our...
Positive thinking
You never really know why you have good days and bad days! Try not to focus on your problems as once one thing goes wrong, it just seems to snowball. Your emails are slow and now you have lost your work without saving it - does that sound familiar? Those tedious...
Transferable skills
My friend asked me to do the flowers for her son’s wedding and I am delighted to be playing my part on this very important day! This has been a long time in the planning. The sense of achievement will be immense but how am I going to do all of this? 11 bridesmaid’s...
Call answering or Call handling?
Many of our clients come to us with a simple requirement – call answering, it’s all they want. Is this you? Name, message and telephone number, that will do. Well, we can do that, for sure. We will answer your calls in your company name, in a professional but friendly...
We know what you want, what you really, really want
You’re in business, you’re busy, you’ve got to be prudent with an eye on the bottom line, everything has to produce an ROI. Time is short, money is tight. Your workload is huge, you’re interrupted far too often with calls that you shouldn’t be dealing with. Call...