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I recently had lunch with a friend who is still struggling to hire a new employee. He’d finally extended an offer to a candidate, after a month of research, interviews and a trial, only to be turned down by the candidate. She had received a better offer elsewhere. Naturally I asked him why not go […]

Corkscrew, an EU funded start up school recently published a list of the Top Ten most Useful Tools for Start Ups and SME’s in the UK There are some amazing tools in here and we at Outsourcery are proud to be one of them. Have a read and if you have any more please send […]

  This blog post is a summary of a PDF we send to all our new clients on how they can get the most value from their online PA. It contains some great tips and best practices for working with a virtual PA.   Establishing and growing the relationship   Your virtual PA is your […]

Interview with Neil Finnie, Founder of Corkscrew www.corkscrew.io , Exeter, United Kingdom   1. Tell us a bit about yourself I love helping young people realize their potential and I love the startup world so founding an organization that combines both these things was a dream for me. Corkscrew is funded by the EU and […]

The greatest commodity an entrepreneur can have, besides money, is time. But because an entrepreneur is, well, an entrepreneur, naturally the personal life is first to go. Usually exercise is cut out first, followed by pretty much everything else including friends, family and any outside interests. Despite the drastic cuts, there still doesn’t seem to […]

  Have you ever wondered what exactly a virtual PA can do for you? Do you find yourself asking, how much is too much to ask of them? You’re not alone! Many first time virtual PA employers go through the same questions. Which is why we came up with this handy guide for what to […]

Despite having a busy office in Cambridge, my father still worked at home 2 days a week. He would wake up at the same time, put on a suit and tie, polish his shoes and walk across the courtyard to a converted barn that served as his home office. We children were accustomed to watching […]

Living in Cape Town, working in London My client FaceTime’s me as he’s walking over Hammersmith Bridge in London. It’s our daily check-in, a brief run-through of his calendar and a quick overview of his imminent travel plans. Shadows flit across his face as he moves from one end of the bridge to the other. […]

  Cutline Collective Co-founder, Nefeli on Why We Should Be Proud of What We Achieve in a Single Day   Every one is busy. If one isn’t busy, one tries to be busy. If you’re not busy and are an everyday human living as part of this society then you must, absolutely try your best […]

CEO of Treehouse, Ryan Carson, doesn’t think so. Carson thinks that 4 days a week is more than enough time for his employees to get their work done, thanks to productivity tools like Hipchat and Asana. These tools help keep his teams focused and productive, so they can then enjoy perpetual three day weekends. Not […]