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5 Big lessons from 5 years in business as a Legal VA…and what’s next for 2024
Last year we passed a major milestone ā Kellie Simpson Virtual Business Support turned five in October. The business has grown phenomenally in that time, from me working on my own as a virtual assistant to becoming a VAT-registered, LTD company with a team of nearly 20 associates. Iāve learned a lot, and itās not…
Your Law Firm Processes – Part Two: The step-by-step process we use for creating invoicing SOPs for legal businesses
Iām not about to teach Granny how to suck eggs; you know how important invoicing is to your business. After all, if you donāt invoice your clients, you donāt get paid. And if you donāt get paid, your legal business wonāt last very long, will it? In the second part of our processes series, Iāll…
Your Law Firm Processes – Part One: Why are documented processes essential to your legal businessā success?
From the outside, a thriving legal business is built on solid foundations of a fantastic team, strong leadership, and plenty of hard work and determination. Theyāre all essentials, but what we know from working within our clients’ businesses is that thereās another important ingredient for success thatās often overlooked – processes. In this four-part blog…
Hiring a Legal PA: What do I need to organise to make it a success?
If you follow me on social media or subscribe to our regular newsletter, youāll already know that I recently took the next step in growing Kellie Simpson Business Support; I hired a Virtual Assistant to be my PA! Emma and I are coming into our third month of working together and itās been a fantastic…
How to expand your team and grow your business – Part two: Growing a business
I came across a quote by business mentor and author Michael Gerber recently – āIf your business canāt run without you ā if you canāt safely leave your business for a few weeks ā you donāt really have a business; you have a job ā with overheads!ā Michaelās words should resonate with any business owner. For a business…
How to expand your team and grow your business – Part one: Expanding your team
Expanding a team and growing your business are closely linked. If you want your business to grow, youāll need to take on extra people to help with the workload. If you expand your team, your business output, capacity and infrastructure increases, which should lead to business growth. Together, these two complementary processes are critical goals…
Is your business bulletproof? How to build a resilient business (and why you need to!)
Our Founder, Kellie, shares her experiences of building a more resilient business and her five essential tips on the process. An uncomfortable reality ā the high price of business ownership Running a business is hard. In the UK, entrepreneurs work an average of 50.5 hours a week. Thatās 13 hours more than the average working…
How our Virtual Assistants support businesses in the legal, property, finance and medical sectors
Over the past few years, an increasing number of businesses have moved to models of online, remote, and hybrid working. This more flexible approach to work location is often good for employee work-life balance and can also reduce premises and on-costs for businesses. It has also facilitated new means of business support, including the hiring…
When is the right time to hire virtual business support & what to expect?
Outsourcing and working with virtual assistants is now a common strategy for many UK businesses. According to research by Opinium and LiveArea, 28% of UK companies are looking to outsource at least one business area in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, firms considering working with a virtual business support firm for the first…
The legal sector is changing: six predictions for law firms and lawyers in 2023ļæ¼
To those of us who have worked in the legal sector for a while (20+ years in my case), itās clear that we are in a time of considerable change. As with most industries, the legal world shifted dramatically in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but there are changes beyond this. For a long time,…
How to set and achieve your 2023 business goals
New Year, New Goals A new year is the perfect time to set new business goals that will help grow your business and focus your activities over the coming 12 months. Goals can help put you on a positive path for the year ahead and also help inspire and motivate team members. In this blog…
šIs your business Christmas-ready? Essential actions to keep clients & staff happy!
Many of us like to take some time off over Christmas. Staffing levels are often reduced and people are looking forward to a break. But work doesnāt necessarily stop just because itās Christmas. So, today, weāre asking “is your business is Christmas-ready?” Do you have plans in place for maintaining essential client contact, dealing with…