Episode 12 Shirley’s Story

In this week’s episode, I talk to Shirley Henderson from Uppercase VA.

After being furloughed, then made redundant due to the pandemic, Shirley started to research Virtual Assistant’s and how she could set up her own business.

Shirley has experience working in similar roles which helped her confidence in starting up.

We chat about what she loves most about being a Virtual Assistant [2.23 min] and the advantages of being a business owner.

The hardest challenges she had to overcome on her journey so far. [4.55 min]

The launch of her new website! Be sure to check it out…the link is below 👇

Shirley shares how her business has evolved and the services that she offers [7.10 min] and some wonderful comments that her clients have shared with her. [11.43 min] Really shining a light on how valuable Shirley and all virtual assistants are to their clients.

We talk about where we met (Shout out to Hayley Hudson and the VA Lounge) [13.08 min] and that Shirley was so generous with her time and skills, helping me and a fellow VA with networking. This just adds to the sentiment that the VA community is such a fantastic one!

Shirley’s top tip for those of you starting out is to get some training to help you along the way. Shirley completed Sarah Rug’s VA course [16.19min] when she was starting out and found it so useful.

Shirley’s recommendations:

Jo Monroe – The VA Handbook  [18.32 min] A firm favourite for VAs and extremely generous with her free resources.

Lea Turner   [18.45 min]

Luke Manton [19.04 min]

If you’d like to connect with Shirley, here are her details:

Website: uppercase-va.co.uk

LinkedIn: LinkedIn Shirley Henderson 

🦸‍♀️ If you are interested in learning more about copywriting, then this may be for you…

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I would recommend you sign up for her emails as she gives you brilliant copywriting tips! You can find her on LinkedIn Chantelle 

You can join her VA Copy club where it is the only monthly membership for Virtual Assistants specifically dedicated to developing your copywriting skills!

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