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Business plans are essential for any successful business owner. You need to know where you are now, where you want to go and how the hell you are going to get there! It is also very important to keep writing new ones.

So this week I have had poorly children who needed time at home instead of school.  I am very lucky to be self employed and work at home and therefore this doesn’t cause major juggling acts in our house anymore! Yes I couldn’t work as much as I would have done if they were inContinue reading “What are your back up plans?”

If you have a small business and are looking to grow your client or customer base then online promoting and marketing is important, but so is face to face networking. However, for a lot of people this can be TERRIFYING!!!! If I’m being completely honest here, the first time I went to a networking eventContinue reading “How to network when you really don’t want to – my top 5 tips”

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be interviewed by the lovely Laura Jane Griffiths as part of her spotlight on business series. In this interview we discuss all things VA and the benefits of outsourcing admin….watch to find out more and please leave a comment, I’d love to know what you allContinue reading “Spotlight on Business Interview with Laura Jane Griffiths”

Since I have launched my Virtual Assistant business, lots of people have asked me questions such as ‘what is a virtual assistant?’ and ‘how does it work?’. In this blog I answer all the questions you may have about working with a Virtual Assistant.

Hi! I’m Louise and I am the owner of Louise Mackie Virtual Assistant. The aim of my virtual assistant business is to provide small and medium sized businesses with admin / business/ social media support – and therefore freeing up precious time to spend with family and friends or developing the business further. By working onContinue reading “Hello!”