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• Featured Virtual Assistant - Gwen Backhouse - Curlew Secretarial Solutions, Cumbria, UK Gwen is based in Cumbria and began her Virtual Assistant business, Curlew Secretarial Solutions, in February...

• Featured VA - Helen Jacobi is Director of The Inspired PA and winner of National Outstanding VA of 2012 for over 2½ years in business.  One of the best things about running The Inspired PA is being...

• Featured VA - Rona Campbell from Cloudberry Services, South Yorkshire, UK A Sheffield Hallam University graduate, Rona has more than 13 years’ experience as an executive assistant and has worked...

• Keep up to date with forthcoming International Virtual Assistant events, seminars, webinars, conferences, meetings and virtual events. BeMyVA.com supports the professional development of Virtual Assistants...

• Joanna founded her Shropshire-based Virtual Assistant business, Professional PA Services, at the end of 2012, one year after the birth of her second child. Driven by the desire to be self-employed,...

• Featured VA - Susan Stott - SMS Business Support, Tyne and Wear, UK Sue started as a Virtual Assistant in June 2012 as SMS Typing Services after being made redundant for the second time. Her business...

• Featured VA - Angela Proud - Proud Office Management, West Yorkshire, UK   The agony and the ecstasy of small business ownership Running a small or micro business can be an amazing, empowering...

• Featured VA - Sue Chadwick from Chadwick's Admin Ltd, Cheshire, UK Sue is a professional Administrator with over 25 years of experience ranging from customer service to Board / Director Level executive...

• Featured VA - Jane Cattermole - Bay Tree VA, Suffolk, UK Jane worked as a PA to senior management for 20 years before setting up Bay Tree VA in 2009.  Since that time it has gone on to become a multi-VA,...

• Featured VA - Lindsey Carroll - Outbox Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand Lindsey Carroll, owner of Outbox, was awarded ‘Virtual Service Provider of the Year 2012’ at the New Zealand VA Conference, held...

• Susan Moore is the founder of Moore Business an award-winning, industry-leading VA company.  Susan and her team support Non-Executive Directors and entrepreneurs and help authors and speakers to raise...

• Featured VA - Rachel Willmott of RHVA Virtual Assistant, Warks, UK RHVA Virtual Assistant was founded in 2013 by Rachel Willmott, who has a wealth of experience in business administration and management,...

• Featured Virtual Assistant: Stephanie Middleton of Outhouse UK, Worcestershire, UK As the Managing Director of Outhouse-UK; a premier provider of virtual business support for small businesses and entrepreneurs...

• Jennie is based in Bedfordshire and founded her Virtual Assistant business, Office Wings, in August 2012, beginning trading in January 2013. Jennie had spent many years as an executive PA, followed...

• Featured VA – Allie Teague of Your Office, Nottinghamshire, UK So why do I love being a VA so much? No two days are the same.  I’m naturally organized, enthusiastic and I love the variety...

• More Than Just a PA, More Than Just a Best Newcomer More Than Just a PA’s Director, Rachel Guyat, has been named “VA of the Year Runner up for South West England”, just two and a half years after...

• Featured VA – Michelle Smith – Value Add Business Solutions, Glasgow, UK Not enough hours in the day? Clocks ticking, deadlines looming, and pressures building…time simply slips away for most...

• Featured VA - Heather Greig - VPA-NI, County Down, Northern Ireland ‘Runner-up UK Outstanding VA 2017 award’ ‘Finalist 2015 – Ards Borough Awards – Excellence in Customer Service’ ‘All-Ireland...

• Featured VA - Joanne Hawkins of Executive VPA, Cheshire, UK Joanne established Executive VPA in early 2012 after spending 4.5 years in the Housebuilding Industry, after witnessing a multitude of redundancies...

• South Cheshire based businesswoman, Pam Allen, has won the prestigious title of Virtual Assistant (VA) of the Year for North West England 2015. Pam’s company PA Today provides a Virtual PA (Personal...

• A new venue awaited this year’s attendees of the third North West VA Conference 2017, organised by Executive VPA founder Joanne Hawkins and her team. As the fitting finale to a great event, day 2...

• VA Awards- North West England 2017 The next location and event for 2017 VA Awards will be the North West VA Conference (22nd-23rd June 2017) at The Premier Inn, Old Trafford Centre West, Manchester -...

• The fourth Northern VA Collaboration event, organised by Angela Dawson (Admin Doctor www.theadmindoc.co.uk) and her team, once again hosted the announcements and presentations of the North East England...

• The quest starts to find the next flag bearing Outstanding VAs!   We begin by finding our Regional and National VA of the Year winners for 2017, and the first deadlines for submissions close on...

• VA Conference 2017 at Office Show 2nd March 2017 VA day at Office* Show 2017 got off to a flying start with BeMyVA.com’s fifth VA Breakfast. With BeMyVA CEO John Palmer introducing this popular ‘early...

•   UK Best Newcomer VA 2017 Winner: Ruth Dyer, RDVA   www.rdva.co.uk       UK Best Newcomer VA 2017 Runner-Ups Imogen Allen,...

• 2nd March 2017The 10th Anniversary Year VA Conference at Office Show, Olympia, London As part of this year’s 10th Anniversary celebrations, we re-introduced the category title of Outstanding VA –...

• February 2017 sees much activity amongst the diligent Panel of Judges as the first phase of the UK VA Award programmes for 2017 reach their final stages.   The listings are in alphabetic order.      UK...

• Searching for the UK’s Outstanding VA 2017!   On 2nd March 2017, in the year of the 10th Anniversary of the UK VA Conference and Awards, one of three market leading Virtual Assistants will be...

• UK VA Awards 2016: England VA of the Year We are delighted to announce that Gwen Backhouse of Curlew Secretarial Solutions, based in Cumbria, has been named the England's VA of the Year 2016. The...

• UK VA Awards 2016: Best Newcomer VA We are delighted to announce that Clare Farthing of Your Virtual Assistant, based in Hampshire, has been named the UK's Best Newcomer VA 2016. The presentations...

• With its original inception in 2007, the UK’s VA Conference will be celebrating its 10th birthday in 2017 by moving to a new date and venue! To appropriately recognise the occasion of the 10th anniversary...

• BeMyVA.com proudly announce that the largest Business Show in the UK, with more than 25,000 visitors over 2 days, The Great British Business Show have invited the presentation of the 2016 VA Awards...

•     The second annual 2 day North West VA Conference 2016, organised by Executive VPA founder Joanne Hawkins and her team – hosted this year’s VA Awards for North West England. With another...

• The Northern VA Collaboration Event on 21st May 2016 in Newcastle played host to the 2016 VA of the Year for North East of England at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel at Newcastle International Airport. In...

• Starting out - get your VA business off the ground - 8.30 12 May 2016 Start your VA Day learning experience with the VA Breakfast sponsored by BeMyVA.com. VA Day’s opening breakfast session will start...

• England’s VA of the Year 2015, Jennie Bayliss of Office Wings Ltd, based in Bedfordshire will be presenting her own insight into what has made the business a success, and share her own experiences...

• Organisers and sponsors BeMYVA.com kicked off the VA Awards programme at The PA Show, staged at Olympia, London on 2nd March 2016.  John Palmer CEO of BeMYVA.com said “With the VA Award programme...

• Featured VA - Gina Antoniou - PA Workstation, Herts, UK How could a Virtual Assistant work within the financial services industry? Well a VA is short for a Virtual Assistant who works exactly the same...

• November 2015 has seen the VA Conference and Awards host the final elements of the 2015 VA Awards programme for the UK and Republic of Ireland.   Pictured top left is Suzanne Dibble, legal expert...

• VA Conference was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! From  “Absolutely Brilliant’ for 2014 to ‘A-M-A-Z-I-N-G’ and ‘Surpassed expectations’ in 2015, the VA Conference continued with it’s high quality...

• Best Newcomer VA 2015 – The results …. November 2015 has seen the VA Conference and Awards host the final elements of the 2015 VA Awards programme for the UK and Republic of Ireland. Pictured...

• As the this year's VA Award programme continues to progress, VA Day at Office* Show 2015 kindly facilitated the lunch-time announcement and presentation of VA of the Year for England 2015, sponsored...

•   One of the 2015 Office* Show's best attended sessions was the VA Breakfast on VA Day, 14th October 2015, sponsored by BeMyVA. With pre-registration reaching a record high for this session, more...

• Join BeMyVA in the 'Experts Theatre' to see who will be announced as VA of the Year for England 2015. England's Regional finalists will find out who will win the coveted title for 2015. Our superb line-up...

• We can reveal and congratulate these five super "Best Newcomer" VAs to make it to this year's finals - they are: (in alphabetical order by first name) Angela Clark - Valued Support Services - www.valuedsupportservices.co.uk Gwen...

• Another recognised Award winner - Jennie Bayliss (pictured left) of Office Wings, based in the Bedford area, has been named as the VA of the Year 2015 for East England. Jennie continues to grow her business,...

• Multi-award winning Stephanie Middleton-Foster (pictured left) of Outhouse UK, based in Redditch, has been announced as VA of the Year for West England. Steph founded her business in 2010, and has previously...

• With the VA Awards final for England forthcoming (14th October at Office*2015), BeMyVA.com have been managing the final stages of the VA Awards across the England regions. Last week saw the intrepid...

• Early July saw the launch of the VA Conference for North West Virtual Assistants, organised by BeMyVA's 2014 North of England VA of the Year Joanne Hawkins of Executive VPA. The event was also supported...

• With last year's South of England winner Dawn Lane of Your Office Online moving out of the region in the last 12 months, and 2014 Runner Up, Amanda Johnson of Your Executive Secretary professionally...

• Saturday, 25th April 2015, saw the first VA Awards for 2015 presented to the winners for the North East of England as part of the Northern VA Collaboration Event at the Copthorne Hotel, Quayside, Newcastle...

• 2015 is finally here, and the eagerly awaited announcements for the BeMyVA VA Awards have been released. With head-line titles to be won for All-Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the regional crowns for...

• The 2014 VA Conference and Awards was the first externally accredited CPD conference for Virtual Assistants. As part of that framework, each session was rigorously monitored with detailed feedback...

• The latest of Mike Caridia’s interview series Carmen MacDougall is interviewed by pa-assist.comTheir session encompassed a discussion around the VA Conference + Awards. (Full interview notes can...

• Lunchtime in the Interactive Theatre saw the remaining announcements and presentations for the VA Awards 2014 with the Regional winners considered for the title of VA of the Year for England 2014. VA...

• Exclusive VA Breakfast at office* 2014 We are delighted to announce that office* 2014 will play host to a dedicated VA Breakfast, sponsored by BeMyVA.  Taking place on the 8th October at London’s...

• As the crowds gathered in Glasgow at the beginning of the October for the Business Women Scotland LIVE event, three professional VAs prepared themselves for the final of the coveted title of VA of the...

• Exeter - PA and VA Networking + BeMyVA.com VA Awards, South of England Region Tuesday 23rd September 2014 – an event that attracted a keen mix of EAs, PAs and VAs to listen to the (very recently) past...

• Peterborough PA Network + BeMyVA.com VA Awards, East of England Region Monday 22nd September 2014 – an event hosted by Peterborough PA network, organised by Bethany Fovargue, supported by Jan Bradshaw...

• More than 100 EAs, PAs and VAs gathered at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel for The PA Club’s Late Summer BBQ (www.thepaclub.com) – and find out who the winner of the VA of the Year for London 2014. After...

• Featured VA - Edna Campos of Riolan Virtual Business Solutions, Yucatan, Mexico Edna Campos is an Online Business Consultant and is the proud founder and owner of  Riolan Virtual Business Solutions. Riolan...

• Our partner's BeMyVA.com's event travels took them to the Stadium of Light in Sunderland for the Northern VA Collaboration Event, sponsored by MinuteDock, where we all had the pleasure of meeting a talented...

• What a fabulous night to mark the return of the PA Awards to Dublin. Just don't ask what time the celebrations concluded - all great fun! The evening was hosted by TV3 presenter Sybil Mulcahy, with...

• Featured VA – Sophia van Dinter – Virtual Assistant Practice, Saint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles  Sophia van Dinter: Enterprising, Dynamic, and Experienced Sophia, a Christian Ambassador, in...

• BeMyVA are proud to announce the initial details of the VA Awards for 2014. The VA Award Grand Finals will be held in November 2014 in the London area, as part of the program for the 2014 VA Conference...

• The VA Magazine – to become a new digital format and new name: The VA Digest Virtual Assistants at Office*2013 had a busy day, starting with “The VA Breakfast” sponsored by BeMyVA and other VA...

• Obviously, running a successful and sustainable business model is about retaining existing customers, (and also adding new clients)! As comfortable as it may be working with your existing client base,...

• Stepping into 2014 and the excitement really now begins. Announcements for both the VA Conference in November 2014, and the events for VA Award presentations will be released as soon as they become...

• UK VA Industry – Special Announcement: UK VA Conference and Awards Following the UK’s inaugural “VA Breakfast” at Office*2013, our CEO, John Palmer, announced that BeMyVA have taken over the...

• Once again Office* 2013 returned to Olympia, London, UK.  Carsten Holm, MD, Event Manager, David Maguire and the Diversified team did a fantastic job and from the feedback received, a great time was...

• Come and meet us at Office*2013 8th-9th October 2013. Learn more about our plans for the National VA Conference and Virtual Assistant Industry Awards – come and meet us at Office*2013 in Olympia,...

• Featured VA – Dessire Izaguirre – Top Global Virtual Assistant, San Antonio de los Altos, Venezuela Dessire Izaguirre is a Bilingual Spanish-English professional with over 10 years of experience...

• Featured VA - Marion Jackson - My Virtual Assistant, Auckland, New Zealand My Virtual Assistant was launched on 13 March 2009. Catering for a wide range of clients, specialist work includes website...

• Featured Virtual Assistant - Award Winning Julia Burman, London UK Julia Burman is Director of Julia Burman Virtual Business Support which specialises in providing virtual assistance and online marketing...

• Featured Virtual Assistant - Emma Jones of My Little Angel, Mid-Glamorgan, UK Emma Leah Jones is first and foremost an entrepreneur. Having set up her own business by the time she was 16 years old,...

• Virtual Assistance Workshop in Caracas, Venezuela, June 15th  2013, sponsored by BeMyVA Dessire Izaguirre is proud to announce that she will be running the 3rd Virtual Assistance workshop on June...

• International Virtual Assistants Association - appoints Preferred Partner BeMyVA BeMyVA are proud to announce that we have recently been approved as a Preferred Partner by International Virtual Assistants...

• Sheri Bruneau is the founder and President of Get It Together Inc, based in Alberta, Canada. Sheri’s background is in education as she was an elementary school teacher for seventeen years. She has...

• Donna Coulling, Celebrity PA, announces the next training course: 'How to be a Better PA' 17th May 2013, Hays, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DB Want to learn how to become a better PA? Inspired by...

• IVAA Live Summit April 30 to May 3 2013 - Philadelphia, USA - Sponsored by BeMyVA The IVAA Live Summit, now in it’s 12th year, is the place for professional Virtual Assistants. One of the most valuable...

• Australian Virtual Assistant's Conference March 22 - 23 2013 Sydney, Australia - sponsored by BeMyVA AVAC announce that BeMyVA are  the first Gold sponsor for AVAC 2013. John Palmer, CEO, BeMyVA.com...

• Virtual Assistance Workshop in Caracas, Venezuela, 16th March 2013, sponsored by BeMyVA In January, Dessire Izaguirre “Top Global VA” in alliance with Ghislayne Perez-Barker “The Star PA”,...

• The First Virtual Assistance Workshop in Venezuela – to be held in January 2013 Organized by Dessire Izaguirre “Top Global VA” in alliance with Ghislayne Perez-Barker “The Star PA” Dessire...

• BeMyVA sponsors Executive Secretary's popular learning sessions #Adminchat on Twitter every Thursday. Following on from the hugely successful LIVE #Adminchat event at Office 2012 in London UK in September,...

• International Virtual Assistants Association - On-Line Summit October 25 - 26 October 2012. Now in its 7th year, the Online Summit (Virtual Conference) will be held over two days, 25 and 26 October...

• Featured VA - Maureen Floris from Kairos Business Solutions, British Columbia, Canada Maureen Floris is the owner of Kairos Business Solutions and she has over 20 years of administration, office and...

• Featured VA - Patty Juan - eXPERT Business Support Services, Florida USA eXPERT Business Support Services is a full-service, bilingual virtual assistance firm that offers 25 years of experienced business...

• Featured VA - Gerry Hyde of Virtually Gerry, Berks, UK Gerry Hyde started Virtually Gerry in September 2004. Gerry has over twenty years experience working for SMEs in the capacity of Office Manager...

• Featured Virtual Assistant - Marisa Aguilera of Virtual One PA, NSW, Australia Virtual One PA Marisa Aguilera has more than 20 years experience in the Business world. Based in Sydney, Australia, Marisa...

• Outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant has many benefits.  As demands on time increase and employments costs soar, the ability to have a skilled and flexible workforce is essential for the survival and...

• Featured VA - Alba Figueroa - So Savvy Solutions, Puerto RicoWhat’s your background and why did you start So Savvy Solutions™? I have worked in the administrative and customer service field for...

• BeMyVA.com are proud to announce that we are sponsors of the 7th IVAA Online Summit – the online conference for IVAA members and Virtual Assistants worldwide. Now in its 7th year, the Online Summit...

• On Thursday 13th September, Lucy Brazier’s hugely popular #adminchat, sponsored by BeMyVA.com took place LIVE via Skype connections at office* 2012, the UK’s ultimate business event for office professionals. With...

• Featured VA - LaTosha Johnson President of TargetStars, IL, USA LaTosha Johnson is President of TargetStars, a consulting firm dedicated to providing marketing and administrative services to small...

• BeMyVA is keen to support the recognition of professional Virtual Assistants, and the sponsorship of the 2012 New Zealand conference and awards was part of our organisation’s ongoing ethos to support...

• Featured VA - Melissa Kemna - Amethyst Office Support, New South Wales, Australia AMETHYST Office Support owner, Melissa Kemna, has over 9 years experience in Office Support. Her services are designed...

• Featured VA – Kimberley Cooper, The Instant Assistant, Essex, UK The Instant Assistant is Virtual Assistant business based in the UK; we offer an array of Virtual services to companies regardless...

• Featured Virtual Assistant - Charlotte Freeston-Clough of Time Ticket, Herts, UK   Charlotte has worked in administration for the last five years, most recently at John Lewis Corporate Offices,...

• Donna Coulling joins the BeMyVA.com Expert Panel. BeMyVA are delighted to announce that the UK’s leading Celebrity PA, Donna Coulling, has joined our Expert Panel – an exclusive support facility...

• International Virtual Assistants Association - the annual Live Summit 2012 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee, USA. Doreen De Jesus of Ambicionz has just completed her term as IVAA President and...

• UK – BeMyVA sponsor of the 6th National Virtual Assistants Conference - Award Winners announced Much to see and learn at this year’s UK Virtual Assistants Conference and Awards – 13th and 14th...

• BeMyVA.com are delighted to announce our sponsorship of OIVAC - Online International Virtual Assistants Convention May 17, 18 & 19, 2012. The event in May 2012 will be the 7th International Virtual...

• BeMyVA - recognised as a leading international directory for Virtual Assistants BeMyVA has quickly become recognised as a leading international directory of Virtual Assistants by both Entrepreneurs...

• BeMyVA are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a free afternoon session on Friday 13th April 2012, covering Social Media Training.    Please note - these details have been updated Revised...

• BeMyVA are delighted to announce our sponsorship of ACCELERATE! - Live in November 2012. We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to support and work with two thought leaders of the Virtual...

• BeMyVA are very pleased to announce our sponsorship of the awards and the VA Conference 2012 in New Zealand. This is to be the inaugural Virtual Assistant Conference in New Zealand, and the multi-talented...

• BeMyVA and AVAC, 4-5th May 2012, Melbourne, Australia   We are delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor and work with such distinguished multi-award winning members of the VA industry – such...

• Supporting Virtual Assistants: BeMyVA confirms sponsorship of the International Virtual Assistants Association’s Live Summit, April 17-20, 2012, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. As part of BeMyVA’s ongoing...

• UK Virtual Assistant Conference 13th and 14th April 2012 BeMyVA.com are pleased to announce that we have now extended our sponsorship of the UK Conference for Virtual Assistants for another year. In 2011,...

• Alice Stapleton, Professional Life Coach joins the Expert Panel of BeMyVA to answer questions from our Full Members. Alice’s Masters in Coaching Practice and years of working within the principles of...

• The exceptional achievements of Suzanne Dibble’s virtual legal practice, Lawyers4Mumpreneurs, have been recognised by the prestigious Law Society Excellence Awards at a ceremony in front of 600 legal...

• Founder Suzanne Dibble crowned ‘Best Business Support’ at The Mumpreneur Awards 2011Dragons’ Den veteran Duncan Bannatyne was among the judges who voted business lawyer Suzanne Dibble’s venture...

• Suzanne Dibble is a highly experienced, award winning UK business lawyer with over 14 years experience.   UK BBC's Dragons’ Den veteran Duncan Bannatyne was among the judges who voted business...

• BeMyVA announces sponsorship of the International Virtual Assistants Association’s Sixth Online IVAA Virtual Assistant Summit, October 2011 As part of BeMyVA.com’s quest to support the growth and professional...

• Anne-Marie Mittleman of A Virtual Angel - UK winner of Outstanding 9-5er for 2011 Anne-Marie collected her award at the UK's 5th National VA Conference and Awards event on 17th June 2011 (see previous...

• BeMyVA - Proud sponsors and supporters of the UK Conference and Awards for Virtual Assistants 2011.After 4 years of the National VA Conference being held in the Midlands, the location for this year switched...

• As part of the long awaited global roll-out of BeMyVA.com, it has just been announced that members of our team will be attending the UK National Conference and Awards for Virtual Assistants on...

• Happy New Year to all our friends, supporters, testers and web site reviewers of 2010. Thank you to every Viertual Assistant who has tested, helped, suported, developed and contributed to BeMyVA.com...

• Each month BeMyVA will be looking to spotlight Virtual Assistants as a "Featured VA" in the News area of this web site. The facility hopes to provide an insight to talented Virtual Assistants and their...