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Credit Crunch Biting? Outsource To A Freelance Virtual Assistant

Cyber Guinevere @ November 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

There are many names for a virtual assistant — not to be confused with non-human virtual assistants — virtual secretary, virtual personal assistant (PA), virtual temp — and we perform a variety of admin tasks to support start-up, SME, and larger businesses.

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UK Small Business vs Non-Payers: The Verdict

Cyber PenDragon @ October 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet

As promised in our post titled ‘Small Claims Saga: Payment Gratefully Received’ (September 14) here is our answer to the question initially posed: ‘So, how easy is it for a small business in England to recover debts from non-paying customers?’

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Small Claims Saga: Payment Gratefully Received

Cyber PenDragon @ September 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Would the cheque be honoured or bounced? Had one of the other claimants already filed a Third Party Debt Order, freezing First Metal’s account? I could almost hear the excuse; a voice saying, ‘But I tried to pay! It’s not my fault that someone like you has frozen my account’.

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Small Claims: Warrants and Bailiffs

Cyber PenDragon @ August 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

We conducted a little research prior to parting with the £55 to hire the services of the court bailiffs, as we didn’t want them ending up at a mail forwarding company. A search on the Companies House WebCHeck gave us the registered address, however we were unable to get a phone number or email and decided to phone Companies House who informed us that they were also currently examining the company.

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Small is Beautiful [Umbrellas for the Self-employed]

Guest Contributor @ August 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Raising the business drawbridge, many small and medium sized enterprises are opting to stay small, to avoid hiring employees, and burdening their bottom line with more bureaucracy.


Virtual Offices/Meeting Rooms — use normal office services as and when you need them without long term commitment.

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