Help for busy entrepreneurs
New and small business owners are often torn between the need to keep administrative tasks up to date and the desire to press on with building up the business itself.
Now it is possible to do both with help from Virtual Assistant Sussex, an Uckfield-based firm run by Sue Edwards, pictured here.
Sue offers a wide range of office administration and secretarial services and her aim is to lighten the load when an extra pair of hands is needed on a one-off, temporary or long-term basis.
For example she types up minutes of monthly meetings, invoices, reports, letters and Christmas labels for one of her clients. Most of the work is returned via email but sometimes the finished documents are posted on, saving the client more time and hassle.
Sue's clients include a director of a plant nursery, a small business consultant, club committee officer and members of the general public.
Sue is also partner in Weald Business Solutions, which is run by husband Phil. Together the two businesses offer an all-round service to benefit fellow entrepreneurs.
‘We both specialise in offering help at the times when it is most needed by small businesses and would be pleased to talk to anybody who feels in need of support,' said Phil.
At Weald Business Solutions Phil's expertise lies in helping cut costs and improve efficiency. He analyses the way a business is run then finds ways of making it more efficient and improving customer service.
His clients have included shopping organisations, national charities, international couriers and manufacturers but he particularly enjoys working with small businesses and wants to do more within the retail sector.
(Added to site Monday, November 10th, 2008)
