Paper-work, admin, payroll and accounts all hold more than their fair share of stress for small businesses. That’s why our region’s only Virtual PA says you need her!

“Nobody goes into business so they can do admin,” says Hannah Joyce, aka Virtual Girl Friday. “with the exception of us at Virtual Girl Friday – we love it!”

She explains that “paperwork, admin and book-keeping are by-products of any successful business, but they keep you from doing the thing you do best…making money!”

Hannah has recently set up a Virtual PA and lifestyle management company – Virtual Girl Friday – aimed at SMEs and sole traders in South East Kent. In her years as an in-house PA and Office Manager, she has noticed that out-dated processes, mounting paperwork and ever-growing to-do lists only serve to cause the owners of small businesses to stress. Ultimately, admin can keep them away from doing whatever it was they went into businesses for in the first place.

That’s where a Virtual PA comes in, she says. “In the current economic climate, no business owner wants to take on a new administrative member of staff and many are, sadly, having to cut back on those they already employ. However, admin tasks take no notice of economic downturn – they will always be there!”

Virtual Girl Friday is a remote PA and Office Manager – a cross between a PA, a project manager and a lifestyle concierge!

Hannah insists that a Virtual PA is far from a luxury. “Our clients see us as a necessity”, she says, “And I’m excited about bringing the concept to South East Kent – at present the region doesn’t have a Virtual PA”.

She explains that a Virtual PA service can bring all the benefits of permanent administrative staff, with none of the overheads. “You employ Virtual Girl Friday on an ad-hoc basis – it could be to cover staff holidays, maternity leave or a hand-over period, or you could ask us to come in to manage a specific project. Alternatively, we could look after all your administration, HR and accounts tasks in a set amount of hours per week. Either way, in outsourcing administration and other tasks to us you avoid PAYE, National Insurance and other overheads such as office space, equipment and holiday and sickness pay, which seems the perfect solution for small businesses in a recession!”

To contact Hannah Joyce at Virtual Girl Friday call 01303 262402 or 07792 677953 or visit www.virtualgirlfriday.info