IMAGINE having a super-professional personal assistant to keep your diary up to date, meetings on schedule, being an effective gatekeeper, keeping the day-to-day hassles of life at bay – but that’s the province of the big, successful businessman – right?
Wrong.
IMAGINE having a super-professional personal assistant to keep your diary up to date, meetings on schedule, being an effective gatekeeper, keeping the day-to-day hassles of life at bay – but that’s the province of the big, successful businessman – right?
Wrong. A personal assistant service, like that offered by Sue Ives of Virtually Sue, provides everything a full-time PA would, but in a format to suit the client – from the small business owner to the company executive – and without the need to employ someone, with all the administration and commitment that having a member of staff entails.
Sue spent many years working as the PA to the Managing Partner of a top City law firm, until the four and a half hour daily commute from her Northampton home to the City lost its shine.
“I missed the buzz and motivation of direct client contact,” she explained. “I wanted to have my own clients, and do the things I enjoy that I’m very good at, and deliver a cost effective professional service.”
This can include anything from diary and email management, project management, travel booking, event organisation (breakfasts, lunches, dinners and conferences), document production, being a confidential resource, i.e. when a client needs an external resource to work on a sensitive project. Sue also offers lifestyle management such as organising car maintenance, shopping orders, theatre tickets, day trips and even handling credit control.
“Many businessmen and women need someone to make their professional and personal lives easier, but they can’t afford to employ someone. I have an hourly rate, charged in 15-minute chunks. Clients get a first-class service for a fraction of the cost.
“I meet potential clients before taking them on, so I know what their priorities are. It’s important for the client to see me and me them – would you trust your business to someone you haven’t met in advance?”
For further details and to see why Virtually Sue is the VA for you, contact Sue on 01832 733234 or visit the website www.virtuallysue.co.uk