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Society of Virtual Assistants / Curlew Secretarial Solutions
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Gwen has an office in the town centre of Brampton, Cumbria. She began her Virtual Assistant business, Curlew Secretarial Solutions in February 2014.
Gwen has over twenty-two years of experience in the secretarial and PA sector. Five of those years were spent working as an Audio Typist and Receptionist at a busy inner-city doctor’s surgery, and she then went on to spend many years working as a Personal Assistant at an Occupational Health Company, dealing with all the aspects of a busy office as well as running the Managing Directors diary, planning events, seminars and conferences. Gwen also works with a variety of churches, organisations and charities to support them with the admin side of their work.
The business has grown fast and now consists of Gwen and a team of associates, offering a wide range of services from everyday secretarial work to web design.
In 2015 Gwen won Best Newcomer in the UK VA Awards and then went on to win the Outstanding VA UK Award in 2018 and is now a Judge on the UK VA Awards.
In 2016, she collaborated with another VA to start the Borderlands VA Network, a supportive network to help virtual assistants in Cumbria and along the Scottish/English Border to start and grow their businesses.
Gwen says, “I am truly passionate about being a VA, I have always enjoyed working in the administrative sector and having built a successful business around that has been so very rewarding.”
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Some of my favourite pictures from the 2023 UK VA awards which happened in Bournemouth last October as part of the UK VA conference. What I love about these pictures is the energy and the vibrance , the care and the support of and for Virtual Assistants in the room irrespective of where they were on their VA journey.
Have you entered the awards yet?
Have you bought your conference ticket I know that everyone in the room would love to see you?
Any questions? Drop me a message. I’d love to answer them.
#ukvaawards2024
#ukvaawards24
#virtualassistant
#virtualassistantuk
#virtualassistantconference
#vaconference
#virtualassistantuk
#virtualassistantlife
#virtualassistantcommunity #businessaccelerator
#bournemouth
#UKVAConference2024
#vaconference2024
#recognition
#awards #awardsuk #ukawards #nationalawards #britishbusinessawards #businessawardsuk2024
Have you entered the 2024 Awards yet?
This year we have the following categories:
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - Best Newcomer
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - Solo
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - running a small team
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - running a large team
- Associate Virtual Assistant of the Year
- Virtual Assistant Team of the Year
- Outstanding VA of the Year
Also the opportunity to nominate someone for a “Reward and Recognise” category.
Pop to the www.vaconference.co.uk website and click on the awards tab.
There is no fee to enter.
#ukvaawards2024
#ukvaawards24
#virtualassistant
#virtualassistantuk
#virtualassistantconference
#vaconference
#virtualassistantuk
#virtualassistantlife
#virtualassistantcommunity #businessaccelerator
#bournemouth
#UKVAConference2024
#vaconference2024
#recognition
#awards #awardsuk #ukawards #nationalawards #britishbusinessawards #businessawardsuk
A quick reminder... you have just 2 weeks to get your submission in for the #UKVAAwards2024 in?
This year we have the following categories:
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - Best Newcomer
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - Solo
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - running a small team
- Virtual Assistant of the Year - running a large team
- Associate Virtual Assistant of the Year
- Virtual Assistant Team of the Year
- Outstanding VA of the Year
Also the opportunity to nominate someone for a "Reward and Recognise" category.
Pop to the www.vaconference.co.uk website and click on the awards tab.
There is no fee to enter.
#ukvaawards2024
#ukvaawards24
#virtualassistant
#virtualassistantuk
#virtualassistantconference
#vaconference
#virtualassistantuk
#virtualassistantlife
#virtualassistantcommunity #businessaccelerator
#bournemouth
#UKVAConference2024
#vaconference2024
#recognition
#awards #awardsuk #ukawards #nationalawards #britishbusinessawards #businessawardsuk
One of my happy places in the world @pairidaizaofficial now has amethyst wings in the entrance of the ladies toilets to the park. So happy. #virtualassistant #vamentor #vacoach #vacoaching #PA2VA #vatraining #vamembership #vamomentum
Have you completed your application for the UKVA Awards?
#vaawards #ukvaawards #vaawards2024 #vaconfwrence #vaconference2024 #ukvaconference2024 #ukvaconference #vamemberahip #virtualassistant #valifestyle
Super early bird pricing ends on 31 Mar - so if you are looking to book in for the 2024 UKVA Conference you need to get a wiggle on.
Links in bio or message me
#vaconference
#vaawards #vaconference2024 #ukvaawards #ukvaawards2024 #vatraining #vatrainjnguk #virtualassistant #valifestyle
Yesterday was Get Shit Done Day for members of the VACT community. I love these days - they are inspiring, invigorating, soul searching and allow us to go deep on our goals for the next 90 days.
Do you make time to review your goals? How do you remain accountable?
#virtualassistant #vact #vatraininguk #vatraining #vamembership #vamastermind #vacoaching #vatraining #betheboss #veteranownedbusiness
Wow - today I was hugely humbled to learn that I was voted a Super Leader in the Virtual Assistant Networks awards run by @virtual_miss_friday
at The Virtual Assistant Network (on LinkedIn & Facebook).
This was part of their Virtual Assistant Festival, where they had over 1500 VA’s registered for the event.
https://www.virtualmissfriday.com/tvafawards
The award says “Equips you with the business mindset needed to set up and run your own successful yet empowered VA business.”
Yep that’s me!
There are some amazing VA Trainers listed in these awards.
Congratulations to all. I chose this track as it’s what I hope to help my clients feel that they are unstoppable.
#virtualassistant #vacoach #vamentor #vatraining #vamembership #vamastermind #business I aching #PA2VA #VACT #valifestyle
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