Blog and Case Studies

How to run an Online Workshop

25th August 2021

Since 2020, we've seen a marked transition from face to face workshops and training sessions to online. Teams, Go to Meeting, Google Meet, Collab and Remo are all popular and have their place. However, Zoom tends to be the prefe ...

The End of an Era

15th July 2021

Today is a sad day in many ways. After four years as secretary of Lincoln Business Club, I’ve made the difficult decision to stand down, and today was my last meeting in post. Work has been busy (in a good way) and, outside wo ...

Reflections on my fifth Business Birthday

18th June 2021

This month sees the fifth birthday of my business. What a journey it's been! When I started out five years ago, I was at a bit of a turning point in my career, and I had a somewhat 'now or never' moment when I realised that t ...

Why working with a Virtual Assistant is beneficial to you and your Business

11th May 2021

Whether you're a micro business, small or large business, charity or social enterprise organisation, a virtual assistant could be beneficial to you and your business. Here's why.Partnering with a VA gives you the support of som ...

A practical Guide to hiring a Virtual Assistant

19th April 2021

As a business owner, the more time you spend on your back-office operations, the less time you're spending on billable work.Suppose you could get those back-office tasks done by a professional virtual assistant in a flexible, co ...

Say Hello to Lummus Virtual Solutions

2nd April 2021

After much thought and careful consideration, I’ve taken the plunge and retired KL Secretarial Services. However, fear not – Lummus Virtual Solutions, step forward and take a bow! It’s nearly five years since I launched KL Sec ...

2020 - A Year End Review

29th December 2020

Well, where do I start? 2020: the year when the little things became the big things, and we all started using expressions such as 'social distancing', 'furlough' and 'the R rate'. It would be easy to say that 2020 is a year to ...

Client Case Study - Steve Robinson, Si Training and Consulting

9th June 2020

I love the work I do to support Steve. At times it can be fast-paced, quite intense, and it feels like I'm 'keeping lots of balls in the air.' It keeps me on my toes, and gives me a real sense of achievement to help drive Steve's ...

Client Case Study - Mark Jarvis, The Referrals Builder

29th April 2020

If asked what my personal attributes are, what I 'bring to the table,' 'organisational skills' would be one of the first responses I'd consider. My clients are busy professionals; their role is to get out there doing whatever it i ...

Working with a VA - What would you outsource?

15th April 2020

I've previously written about how to choose and work with a virtual assistant. Let's now look at how to decide which tasks to outsource. Letting go isn't always easy; I totally get that. Sometimes, also, you're too busy to 'see th ...