by Sarah Banks | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog, Business Planning
Coping With Christmas – tackling the additional stresses and strain at this time of year Christmas can be a difficult time of year for many of us. There can be such a stereotypical and commercial view of what Christmas should look like, complete with family...
by Sarah Banks | Nov 19, 2021 | Blog, Business Planning
I often talk about getting the right processes and systems in place for your business as a way of ensuring your success by being able to deliver a consistently reliable service while making things easier for you to manage. Contracts are an integral part of this not...
by Sarah Banks | Jan 30, 2021 | Customer Service, Virtual Assistant Services
Why You Should Never Ask A Freelancer For Their CV Recently, I’ve seen a few job opportunity ads for Virtual Assistants where they’ve been asked to send their CV to apply. While it might seem perfectly acceptable to understand the skills and experience of someone you...
by Sarah Banks | Jan 13, 2021 | Blog, Business Planning, Customer Service
Preparing for the unexpected – Things You Can Today To Prepare For Tomorrow Take a minute or two to picture this. You sell products through your website and use a simple form to do so, taking payments via PayPal or bank transfer. It works well for you. An order comes...
by Sarah Banks | Jan 8, 2021 | Blog, Customer Service, Marketing
How winning the #SBS award was the perfect ending to a challenging year I’m now in my 7th year as the owner of Banks’ Business Solutions and I know just how important recognition and reputation is in a crowded marketplace of other business owners and freelancers...