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Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2015 Finalist

The Great British Entrepreneur Awards

We are extremely happy to announce that PA Business Support Limited is a finalist in The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Micro Business category. Since merging our businesses in January 2015, we have been working hard behind the scenes to build our team and client base, so we feel honoured to be recognised for a national…

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September 15, 2015News and eventsBy Sophie Burnett

Successful Entrepreneurs’ Stories

Sophie was pleased to be interviewed by Adele McLay, for her ‘Successful Entrepreneur Stories’ blog about her transition from being self-employed through to joint Managing Director of PA Business Support Ltd with her business partner Sabina. She talks about the trials and tribulations of her business journey, how she and Sabina have worked together over…

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September 14, 2015News and eventsBy Sabina Hinchliffe

PA Business Support Ltd is delighted to be mentioned in the Guardian’s small business network

Many thanks to our long standing client Lee Warren of Invisible Advantage

To read the article in full please click here.

July 14, 2015News and eventsBy Sabina Hinchliffe

UK Small Business Statistics [INFOGRAPHIC]

It’s been said by many that SMEs represent the backbone of the UK economy. We took a look at some of the statistics from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills report and created an infographic to highlight some of the key findings. In 2013, there were around 4.9 million small businesses in the UK which employed…

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May 27, 2015BlogBy Sabina Hinchliffe

Leave Your Business in a Safe Pair of Hands [Case Study]

I get to work with a huge range of clients and build really good relationships with all of them. Being a Mum of two gorgeous girls myself, I was particularly pleased to help Julie Francis, Owner of BenBen… Client After working in graphic design for several years, Julie set up BenBen in 2011. She and…

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May 27, 2015BlogBy Sabina Hinchliffe

The Importance of the UK’s SME Network [INFOGRAPHIC]

As a follow up to our post on the UK’s Small Business Statistics, we found this cool infographic from Platform Black, which includes more detail on employment, geography and finance. As an aside, The Guardian recently reported that SMEs face £40bn in unpaid invoices stating “That’s an average of £38,186 per firm. If the figure reaches £50,000,…

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May 27, 2015BlogBy Sabina Hinchliffe

5 Top Tips for Small Businesses

Did you know that there are over 4.5 million SMEs in Britain? In the last three years, they’ve created 80% of the new jobs in the private sector – I think that’s amazing. SMEs make up 99.9% of all private businesses in the UK and employ 14.4 million people. With an annual turnover of £1,600…

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March 1, 2015BlogBy Sabina Hinchliffe

Celebrating community business with St Albans Chamber of Commerce

What a fantastic evening we had at the St Albans Chamber of Commerce Community Business Awards! Held at St Albans Cathedral, it was a spectacular event. With champagne flowing we were tempted by delicious canapés as we mingled between the beautiful floral displays for the Music in Bloom Festival. The awards celebrate the contribution of…

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October 17, 2014BlogBy Sophie Burnett

Sophie a finalist: St Albans District Chamber of Commerce Community Business Awards

I am delighted to announce that I have been named as a finalist in the St Albans District Chamber of Commerce Community Business Awards. The awards recognise not solely successes and achievements but also the impact of those achievements on the business community and the people working within it. The winners will be announced at…

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August 11, 2014BlogBy Sophie Burnett

The What and Why of Outsourcing

Do you remember reading about the US software developer who outsourced his entire job to China for a sixth of what he was being paid last year? He was found out when the company he worked for looked into who had been connecting to their system from China. His boss wasn’t amused and he was…

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July 20, 2014BlogBy Sabina Hinchliffe

10 Collaboration Tools for Virtual Assistants

Being a successful virtual assistant requires using the latest technology, it’s that simple. We work with lots of clients, all in different locations and that requires a host of collaboration tools that we can access at any time and from any device. I thought it would be cool to share a list of some of…

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July 13, 2014BlogBy Sabina Hinchliffe

Sophie Burnett named Young Business Person of the Year!

With the standard so high this year I didn’t think I had a chance of winning – however on 12 June 2014 I was awarded the title of Young Business Person of the Year by the Hertfordshire Federation of Small Business Awards. In announcing the results the judges commented on my ‘hardwork, vision and growth’…

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June 20, 2014BlogBy Sophie Burnett

Sophie’s business award featured in Hemel Gazette’s Business Weekly

Sophie’s recent win at the Hertfordshire FSB Business Awards was featured in the Hemel Hempstead Gazette’s Business Weekly magazine.

Named Young Business Person of the Year, Sophie is photographed with winners from other award categories.

June 1, 2014News and eventsBy Sophie Burnett

Networking and Collaboration: The Power of Many by Sabina Hinchliffe

One of my favourite quotes is, ‘If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together’. I’m pretty sure it’s not meant to refer to work but it rings true for the business world. In business, you realise quite quickly that to grow and realise your potential you have…

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May 18, 2014BlogBy Sabina Hinchliffe

We made the finals!

What a fantastic week! PA Business Support has been selected as a finalist for the Federation of Small Business (FSB) Hertfordshire Business Awards in the Young Business Person of the Year category. It’s good practice to regularly review your business but how often do we have time to really look at just how far we…

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May 15, 2014BlogBy Sophie Burnett