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How to easily make additional sales revenue whilst doing absolutely nothing.
If you run a small to medium sized business you will quickly find that you really don't have time to take care of every single aspect of...
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Phillippa Goodwin
- Mar 6
How to ensure that all of your customers pay you on time.
You're a small to medium sized business. You don't really want to start to employ staff at this stage in your business life. You provide...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Mar 3
How to achieve a blissful & harmonious schedule for every side of your life.
You've got multiple companies You've got multiple Directorships You've got multiple management teams You've got multiple annual corporate...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Mar 2
How to manage over 56 corporate events each year.
You've got multiple clients all over the UK. You want to get them all into a workshop once each quarter/four times a year. You already...
Phillippa Goodwin
- May 20, 2021
Greet everyone with warmth.
Because you never know where a meeting is going to take you, your business and your colleagues. Five years ago a wannabe VA connected...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Mar 23, 2021
Worn out? Not worn down!
My daily mantra for the last 365 days has really been "don't complain". My children are both young working adults (one in the #nhs) and I...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Feb 18, 2021
I admit to being a control freak.
But the "buck" does ultimately stop with me as the MD of EPA. However, we are a multi #VA company and each member of our team has...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Feb 15, 2021
Where's the fun?
You are a specialist dental surgeon You place complex dental implants Your clients are private dental clinics Your business and client...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Feb 10, 2021
Knowing when to chase the money.
Essential PA has now been established more than 13 years and we're proud of that. We are particularly proud of our approach to credit...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Feb 9, 2021
Who is your work/life rock?
Your 'go to' for your work life Your person who knows every inch of your business Your person who is always one step ahead Your person...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Dec 17, 2020
Rescue Remedy
Many people in today’s busy world of 'busyness' … anyone running a business of any size ... can sometimes be found working 6 or 7 days a...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Oct 28, 2020
Your work in their hands.
We set up Essential PA in January 2008. At the time I felt Essential PA was a late arrival into the virtual assistant sector. Despite...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Sep 16, 2020
Look carefully! How to recruit a vBM.
It's very important to us and 100's of other professional virtual business managers that we continually strive to keep our industry...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Jul 8, 2020
You're without doubt a specialist.
An authority A doctor A surgeon A consultant A professional A scholar A technician A lecturer A coach An instructor A professor An...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Jun 24, 2020
When no is the right approach.
We all think very carefully about the type of clients we really would like to work with. We craft 100's of words to attract our ideal...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Jun 23, 2020
The 06:54 can stick it.
You get up almost as soon as you've gone to bed. At least that's what it feels like. You drag yourself into the shower and can't see...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Jun 18, 2020
What's your PNC* system? Does it rock?
*POTENTIAL NEW CUSTOMERS We act as the linchpin (sometimes, not always) between our client's PNC's (potential new customers) and our...
Phillippa Goodwin
- Jun 9, 2020
Is your focus focused?
It's important to keep your focus focused. If you're trying to concentrate on too many projects the likely outcome will be that nothing...
Phillippa Goodwin
- May 14, 2020
Ultreya!
Yes, I would love to be about to start my Camino Frances again. 5 weeks booked away from Essential PA, business continuity plans firmly...
Phillippa Goodwin
- May 14, 2020
Crispy Crackers Keep Your Granny Grinning
Tongue twisting choir practice with the amazing Gareth Malone The Great British Home Chorus initiative has thrown me a lifesaver during...
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