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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...
Phillippa Goodwin
Apr 18, 2023


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
May 20, 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
Mar 23, 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 18, 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 10, 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
Feb 9, 2021


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
Dec 17, 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
Oct 28, 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 24, 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 18, 2020
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