Small Business Resources
Handy resources to help you to bee ready to grow your business
The Ultimate Guide to Outsourcing
How to take your business to the next level by outsourcing work to a Virtual Assistant.
The ultimate guide to answer all of your questions about outsourcing, including:
- Whether you are ready to outsource
- What you can outsource and how it works
- How to make outsourcing as successful as possible for your small business
How Sustainable is your Small Business?
A handy checklist to help you assess your small business ethics.
Find out how you can make your small business as sustainable as possible and do your bit for the planet, including:
- Easy to implement sustainable practices
- Sustainable policies and initiatives
- Sustainability for product businesses
The Busy Bee Blog
Running an Ethical VA Business – Year 2 Reflections
Maya Vertigans
/ September 13, 2023
September 2023 marks 2 years since I founded our ethical VA business, Planner Bee VA Services and it has absolutely…
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10 Digital Marketing Strategies Your Sustainable Business Needs to Adopt Before the End of 2023
Maya Vertigans
/ August 11, 2023
There is no doubt that the digital marketing landscape has seen some significant shifts in 2023 so far. This has…
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Struggling to hire marketing staff? Why a Virtual Assistant could be a much-needed addition to your team.
Maya Vertigans
/ July 26, 2023
The labour shortage is one of the biggest issues facing businesses across the UK and currently over ¼ of businesses…
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Building an Accessible Brand: The Basics
Maya Vertigans
/ June 22, 2023
Today’s blog post on brand accessibility has been written by Rachel Mess from Rachel Mess Web Design. Rachel and myself…
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Net Zero Explained: A Small Business Guide to Understanding the Basics
Maya Vertigans
/ June 14, 2023
Sustainability is a bit of a buzzword in the business community at the moment and with the Scottish government setting…
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The Lisbon Lowdown – how I made it possible to take a month-long working holiday and everything I learnt along the way
Maya Vertigans
/ May 30, 2023
To give you some context, if you have managed to avoid the Lisbon spam on the Planner Bee VA Services…
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Introduction to VAT for Small Businesses
Maya Vertigans
/ May 19, 2023
Today’s blog post has been contributed by the wonderful Cheryl Sharp from Pink Pig Financials. Cheryl and I first met…
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How to get Involved in Earth Day 2023 as a Small Business Owner
Maya Vertigans
/ April 20, 2023
What does Earth Day 23 mean for you, as a small business owner? Earth Day is the largest environmental movement…
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23 Digital Tools your Small Business Needs in 2023
Maya Vertigans
/ March 29, 2023
2022 brought artificial intelligence into the mainstream and digital tools and AI are not going anywhere. As a Virtual Assistant…
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The decline of copywriters in 2023 and the rise of AI generated content
Maya Vertigans
/ February 6, 2023
Chat GPT, the newest AI platform, is everywhere at the moment. This all singing, all dancing AI platform can write…
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Green Friday vs Black Friday: How to run an ethical promotion this November
Maya Vertigans
/ November 10, 2022
In the UK, it is predicted that we will each spend an average of £189 over Black Friday weekend. With…
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Growing a Sustainable Business – 7 Lessons I have learnt in my first year running an eco-friendly Virtual Assistant Service
Maya Vertigans
/ September 26, 2022
Although I have been working as a Virtual Assistant for 18 months now, it wasn’t until September 2021 that Planner…
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Ethical Investing for Young Entrepreneurs – a Beginner’s Guide
Maya Vertigans
/ July 8, 2022
Today’s article has been contributed by Rebecca Robertson of Evolution Financial Planning, an expert in all things finance and entrepreneurship….
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Running an Eco Virtual Assistant Service – my Journey in 2022 so far…
Maya Vertigans
/ June 27, 2022
Like many people, I ended 2021 with big plans for 2022. With Covid restrictions finally easing, 2022 was going to…
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How your personal values can be reflected in your small business to attract and convert your ideal client.
Maya Vertigans
/ April 5, 2022
How can your personal values be reflected in your small business? Did you know that 90% of customers mentioned authenticity…
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5 Easy to Implement Ethical Practices for your Small Business
Maya Vertigans
/ April 2, 2022
Why should I implement ethical practices in my small business? Every business, no matter how big or small should be…
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How the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) affects your small business
Maya Vertigans
/ August 24, 2021
The Effect of COP 26 on your Small Business in 2022 and Beyond The 26th Conference of Parties (or COP…
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