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VA business growth: What to know about engaging other contractors
As a VA business owner you know what’s involved in being a VA or OBM (Online Business Manager) for someone else but if the workload is increasing, what’s next for you? Will you close your books and turn that work away or will you get someone else in to assist you? Or, do you see the potential in expanding your service offerings by bringing on other contractors (or subcontractors) who have those skills?
The 2024 Small Business Growth Support Guide
Navigating small business ownership can be challenging whether you’re brand new to it or you’ve been running your business for years. One thing is certain - there is always something to learn! In business learning from our mistakes can often be costly, draining and take you further away from what you’d prefer to be spending money and time on.
How to run a successful bookkeeping business with a tailored Bookkeeping Service Agreement
In our work assisting bookkeepers over the years, and having a bookkeeper ourselves, we know firsthand just how incredible you are. You take on a lot of the critical elements that many business owners don't like to do or aren't skilled at.
The art of getting paid: How to recover unpaid invoices
Never has it been more important to ensure you get paid for your work. Inflationary pressures and whispers of a potential recession on the horizon make for a gloomy economic outlook with even more belt-tightening in store. With the chances of buyer’s remorse high, you’ll want to read our guide below on how to recover unpaid invoices and what you can do to prevent issues from occurring in the first place.
How to protect your intellectual property in business: Trademarking online courses and programs
If you are an online course or program provider or are considering pivoting towards the online learning space, you’ll need to know how to protect your intellectual property in business and in your course or program.
What every OBM needs in their Online Business Management Agreement
If you work as an Online Business Manager (OBM), or you have plans to establish an OBM business in the future, a service agreement that accurately covers you for the expanded set of skills you bring and responsibilities you undertake in this role is a necessity.
Are you a VA or are you underselling yourself?
When you first began your VA business it’s likely that your budget was tight, and you were overwhelmed with all that goes into setting up your business. Setting up your ABN, creating a website and socials, and perhaps you didn’t quite know where your first client was going to come from. I almost feel the stress just writing that down.
Employing a Casual Employee: What are their entitlements?
Congratulations, you’ve made the decision that it's time to employ a casual employee. While this can be an exciting period of growth for your business, and a time when you can look to offload some tasks on your to-do list, it can also be a confusing time getting your head around the legal ins and outs of how you can go about employing a casual employee the right way.