blueumbrella has just celebrated its 21st birthday, an amazing business milestone. When the company was launched in 2001, technology was very different and seems primitive in comparison to what we take for granted today. This means that, over the past two decades, the role of a VA has undergone changes in line with the development of new technologies.

It’s a very special birthday for blueumbrella - it’s 21 years old! To celebrate blueumbrella’s 21st birthday, I thought it would be a lovely idea to look back over my first 21 years as a female entrepreneur. 

Thinking of hiring a virtual assistant? If you’ve decided it’s time to get some extra help, here are a few tips to help you hire the best VA for you.

How can a VA make your life easier? We discuss the benefits of virtual assistants & how they can help with your professional & personal life.

If you work as a PA or EA but are now thinking of going it alone as a Virtual Assistant (VA), it’d be good to know what to expect.

This is why we’ve asked Karen to tell us about her job to find out what life is like as a blueumbrella VA.

Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? VAs offer huge advantages to companies, we share 7 reasons why to consider hiring one!

A virtual assistant (or Virtual PA) is an assistant who works remotely. Sounds simple enough? That’s because it is! VA’s work as independent contractors assisting with administrative, business development, and more frequently, social media and marketing tasks.

The reason I became a VA is not much different from the reasons many new business owners set up on their own today. With working from home now more of the ‘norm’ than ever and individuals realising they no longer have to answer to someone else or work on someone else’s schedule, ‘being your own boss’ is the ideal solution. But it wasn’t always this way.