The Busy Bee Blog
Struggling to hire marketing staff? Why a Virtual Assistant could be a much-needed addition to your team.
The labour shortage is one of the biggest issues facing businesses across the UK and currently over ¼ of businesses are reporting a shortage of workers. With labour shortages and increased demand for marketing professionals coupled with a high average cost-per-hire, getting support from a Virtual Assistant with your digital marketing could be the catch-all solution. In this article, we
Building an Accessible Brand: The Basics
Today’s blog post on brand accessibility has been written by Rachel Mess from Rachel Mess Web Design. Rachel and myself met through a networking group for business women in the UK, and as a few of the only women running businesses based in Scotland, we quickly got on well with each other. Rachel has been developing her web design services,
Net Zero Explained: A Small Business Guide to Understanding the Basics
Sustainability is a bit of a buzzword in the business community at the moment and with the Scottish government setting targets to reach net zero by 2045, the emphasis on going green isn’t going anywhere. Keen to be at the forefront of the sustainable business community, one of our goals at Planner Bee VA Services is to become a net
The Lisbon Lowdown – how I made it possible to take a month-long working holiday and everything I learnt along the way
To give you some context, if you have managed to avoid the Lisbon spam on the Planner Bee VA Services social media, back in September 2022 I booked to move to Lisbon for a month-long working holiday in April/ May 2023. I have always been a lover of travelling, so when my friend invited me to join her as she
Introduction to VAT for Small Businesses
Today’s blog post has been contributed by the wonderful Cheryl Sharp from Pink Pig Financials. Cheryl and I first met at a Masterminding Day in London, earlier in 2023. As a highly successful Businesswoman and Accountant, I reached out to Cheryl and was thrilled when she agreed to put together an article explaining VAT for small businesses… Introduction to VAT