Although the holidays are meant for joy and excitement, as a business owner, this season can also bring a lot of stress and overwhelm. Just thinking about everything you need to get done before you take time off can raise your heartbeat.

What if this year, you set yourself up for success (and less stress) without sacrificing your business growth OR your mental health THE holiday season?

Being an entrepreneur and running your own business is amazing and empowering, but that doesn’t mean it comes without its share of struggles and challenges. ⁠If you are feeling stuck in your business (or your personal life), here are 4 ways to get unstuck and find your way back.

No matter where you’re at in your business, what degrees or certifications you have, or how much money you make, you will always face changes and challenges. Business is ever-evolving and there will always be bumps in the road. The best way to face changes and challenges is to embrace them as redirection. ⁠

Whether you’re a brand new virtual assistant just starting out or you’ve been in business for a while, setting your prices can be tricky. When it comes to pricing your services and knowing your value as a service provider, the online space can feel like uncharted waters. There isn’t a lot of transparency around money and many providers don’t even include their prices on their website or in their portfolio. It’s become a game of showing and not telling. Here at AK/VA, we believe in full transparency, which is why we don’t gate-keep our secrets to financial success (or hide our prices!) Read on for our top 3 tips for setting your prices as a virtual assistant.

This blog post is a message for all of my fellow badass, smart female entrepreneurs who are changing the world. I know it’s tempting to go-go-go and constantly feel like you should be doing more as you focus on your one end goal. I know it’s easy to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others and working yourself into a state of burnout to achieve what you set out to do. I blame social media and hustle culture for this. The reality is, the most pivotal, expansive moments of growth happen along the way.

Your success on social media is not about the number of followers you have ⁠or the number of likes on your posts. It’s about putting yourself out there, sharing your expertise, establishing yourself as an authority figure and expert in your industry, and gaining visibility so that your dream clients can find you. ⁠

You are not the security blanket for your team and you cannot foster a culture of codependency. I reminded my team that they were more than capable of supporting our clients and excelling in their roles. This reminder empowered them to own their roles and kick ass at them, with or without me.

If you’re a business owner with trust issues, this one’s for you. Consider this a mini-intervention that will save you a whole lot of time, stress, and anxiety as your business grows and expands. Are you ready to hear it? You MUST put the trust in your team!

As a business owner, there are a ton of characteristics you must embody. Drive, ambition, passion, heart, and resiliency are just a few, and the list goes on. In order to truly run a successful business and make an impact, the one characteristic you must embody is integrity.

Selling always seems to get a bad reputation. So often, entrepreneurs struggle to sell without feeling guilty, slimy, or pushy. But what if selling wasn’t really the problem at all? What if it was your mindset around selling? If you want to drastically improve your mindset and process around selling and actually feel fulfilled in your business, this is the advice you need to take in…

Focus on selling whatever you are most excited about!

Have you ever had one of those days where the alarm goes off and your body just shouts, “No!”? One of those days where your body and mind are telling you to slow down and rest? I know how guilty that can make you feel, like you’re not being productive or wasting the day away. Your body knows best and when it is telling you to rest, you need to take a step back and step into your needs.

The number one thing that you have to do for your business to succeed is simply to give a shit about the people you serve.

That’s it. That’s the golden ticket to success. Give a shit about your current clients.⁠ Give a shit about your potential clients.⁠ And give a shit about your past clients.⁠

If you want to take your business to the next level, you have to walk the walk. In order to make your dreams a reality, you have to shift into the energy of taking action. ⁠It's not just about having systems, processes, or life-altering ideas, even though those are extremely important and I want you to have those too! Success and sales come from actually taking action, no matter how big or how small those actions are.

Running a successful business isn’t about reinventing the wheel. In fact, it’s about honing in on the things that consistently work and amplifying them with your unique set of skills. Check out these 6 sales tips to help you get back to basics and crush your goals while serving major value to your clients.

If you’re an online entrepreneur that works with service providers, team members, or an agency that delivers services, you should ALWAYS have a contract in place. A contract sets out the terms of your working relationship including the services to be delivered, the price, how payment should be delivered, and more.

It is essential to read your contracts carefully in order to fully understand what you can and can’t expect from your service provider and how they do business. When you sign the contract, you’re making a promise to the person that is delivering the service that you will honour what is in it.

As an online business owner, one of the biggest parts of the job is creating content. Your content is what attracts your ideal clients, adds value, and builds know, like, and trust before they decide to buy from you. However, constantly creating content can be a huge time and energy suck. Instead of always being in creation mode, check out these 5 types of content that you can batch like a boss.

Many entrepreneurs start their business with the goal of creating a life with more freedom, flexibility, and opportunity. Then, once they see the impact their business is making and the lifestyle it’s creating for them, they can’t help but want more. If you’re at this place in your entrepreneurial journey where you want to scale sustainably, read on to learn about the 3 types of support your business needs in order to go the distance.

Do you have a ton of knowledge, expertise, and content inside of you that you just can’t wait to share with the world? A great way to deliver all of this to your ideal customers is through an online course or program. Once you decide you’re going to go the course/program creation route, the first step is finding a platform that allows you to beautifully design and deliver your material.

Read on for our 3 favourite platforms to launch your course or program.