Having worked for ten years as an Executive Personal Assistant, I started Joanne Manville Virtual Assistance in 2015. We support growing businesses by giving managers and founders the space to concentrate on what they do best. I was honoured to to win the award of UK Outstanding VA 2020 and 2019 and Small Business of the Year in the Devon Women in Business Awards in 2022.
Podcast with Vic Williams #vicstakeon Super excited to feature in the #vicstakeon podcast where the lovely Vic Williams interviewed little old me! So honoured to feature in this series. Listen on to hear about my journey as a VA and how a VA can help you in business.
Why you should have a virtual landline number: guest blog from Numberite A couple of weeks ago, I attended a new networking event in Exeter and was fortunate to meet up with the lovely Pauline Bonito from Numberite. It was really interesting to talk to Pauline about the changes in her industry and the services…
I recently saw this blog from the fabulous VA Coach Amanda Johnson. The blog is about the questions that VAs should know the answers to, as they are questions that potential clients often ask. So what better to give you the answers BEFORE you have even asked for them, so that when we have our…
Stability: A reflection on 2019 It’s that time again. The year is drawing to a close and Christmas is around the corner. As I sit down to review my year and set my targets for 2020, it’s time to reflect on the past twelve months. It has been a really busy year! When I set…
Whilst many freelancers work from home, there are a large percentage who choose to work from a co-working space. This could be because they don’t have the space for a home office, or maybe they find it hard to focus in a home environment. There are a lot of benefits of working from co-working spaces,…
Why did I decide to set up a quiz? Back in September 2018, I attended a fantastic marketing conference from Watertight Marketing. I’d been struggling to work out where to start with my marketing and it was all becoming very overwhelming, and I needed help. Before the conference, we were sent a link to a quiz,…
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Everyone talks about how when you are running your own business, how you need to know your ‘why’ – why you set up on your own in the first place. This might be that you were sick of the daily grind and daily commute, perhaps you hated your employers, maybe you had an illness and…
So it’s a new financial year, you’ve handed in your accounts for the last twelve months to your accountant and now it’s on to 2019/20. Have you reviewed last year’s budget? Did you even have a budget? I’ve talked before about how important it is for a business to know its numbers. You can’t know…
If you have never been to your trade’s annual conference then you are surely missing out. This year I was fortunate to be able to attend the annual PA Show (formerly known as Office) which was held at Olympia in London. I had attempted to attend last year but my trip was scuppered by the…