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Top 10 Tools Online

15/02/2023blogLeave a CommentAmanda Short

Back Story – click here to skip I recently accepted an invitation from the Manager of Carmarthenshire Enterprise Hub, Angharad Harding, to speak at a ‘coffee, women, and business’ virtual networking meeting. The event took place online (15/07/2020) and was …

Intellectual Property Office UK

24/01/2021copyright, IMO, intellectual property, licence, trademarkblogLeave a CommentAmanda Short

Is your business name/logo protected by the Intellectual Property Office UK? Would you know what to do if someone stole your business name or logo? Do you have any idea how much it costs to register a trademark in the …

What’s your next move?

22/01/2021action plan, brainstorm, business, business planning, chess, strategicblog, Business PlanningLeave a CommentAmanda Short

Are you thinking about your next move where your business is concerned? Do you feel stuck? You know you need to DO something but you just don’t know what! Maybe you are out of ideas? 🤔 If so, here are …

Wednesday Wobble

15/09/2020Adulting, clients, growing up, wednesday wobble, workblogLeave a CommentAmanda Short

“Not on a school night!” When you decide that there is more to life than a Wednesday Wobble, or is that just something ‘older’ people say?!. “Wednesday Wobble” that’s what I used to call it back in the day when …

Using a free Instagram app to turn your audience into customers

27/07/2020facebook, Instagram, later, pinterest, planning, social media, socialmediascheduling, twitterblogLeave a CommentAmanda Short

This blog post will explain how using a free instagram app to turn your audience into customers can easily be achieved by using the linkin bio feature provided exclusively by Later, a social media scheduling tool/app combo. Please read on…. …

Rise of the Freelancer

18/06/2020freelance, mental health, self-employed, work/life balanceblogLeave a CommentAmanda Short

Today is National Freelancers Day (Thursday 18th June 2020) and I am therefore highlighting 10 reasons below why joining their ranks in 2018, was the best decision I have ever made in my life! 🙏 1. I am the boss …

Information Management for Freelancers

10/02/2019blog, Business systemsLeave a CommentAmanda Short

In order to manage information effectively & efficiently as a freelancer, a system is (usually) needed. Whether your system of choice is “old school” (pen & paper) or “new age” (cloud-based) the system itself is only as good as the …

My 1st (successful) year in business

26/01/2019bookkeeping, business, career, clients, dreams, freedom, job, life, regrets, self-employed, virtual assistant, workblogLeave a CommentAmanda Short

Why Prior to starting my Virtual Assistant venture in January 2018, I had no experience of being financially self-sufficient or running my own business, relying on a regular monthly salary for the best part of 30 years! So, with a …