Now’s the time, not to brush health & safety matters to one side, but to ensure you’re still do all you can to keep your employees and visitors safe.

Perhaps you think due to the nature of what your employees do, a bit of stress is inevitable or even a good thing? You may be right, but it’s worth taking some time to consider whether stress is an issue in your business and addressing it if so.

As a small or medium enterprise (SME) you set up your business to deliver a service, manufacture or produce goods for customers. However, there comes a time when you have to consider outsourcing functions of your business such as finance, IT, HR or Health & Safety.

In a recent EMC and Vanson Bourne survey of more than 10,000 IT managers, 71% said they believe IT must serve as in-house brokers for on-demand services to help business growth. One imagines that, immediately after answering that question, they emitted a collective groan.

VAs are becoming a more popular hire than ever before. But if you’ve never worked with a VA before, you’ll undoubtedly have some questions. Here, I cover off all of the most frequently asked questions around my profession, its perks and just how a VA could work with and for businesses to offer their services.