Get Ahead - East Surrey

05/11/2026

Most people start a business because they love the work itself, and very few dream of chasing invoices or sorting receipts late in the evening. With the busiest few weeks of the year coming up, our latest Get Ahead blog looks at five jobs a virtual assistant can take off a small business owner’s plate:

1️⃣ Scheduling your social media posts so your pages stay active, leaving you free to jump in and chat with your audience when you have a spare moment

2️⃣ Researching and entering awards that suit your business, so your hard work gets the recognition it deserves

3️⃣ Cold calling, from finding potential customers to making the first calls and the follow ups, which is a huge help if picking up the phone isn’t your favourite job

4️⃣ Answering your phone in a friendly, professional way so new business calls are never missed and you can ring people back when it suits you

5️⃣ Turning that pile of receipts into a tidy spreadsheet that’s ready for your accountant

The blog also has some useful pointers for Small Business Saturday on 5 December, including free marketing packs you can download and how to list your business on the Small Business Finder.

If any of these sound like the kind of help that would make your week easier, I’d be very happy to have a chat about what support would suit your business. You can read the full blog here: https://getaheadva.com/blog/5-things-a-virtual-assistant-can-do-for-your-small-business/

01/11/2026

The new Action for Happiness calendar for November is all about trying new ways of doing things, and it’s got me thinking about how hard that can be when life feels full to the brim.

So many of the people I speak to would love to take up a new hobby, spend more time outdoors or finally book that course they’ve had their eye on, but their spare hours keep disappearing into booking appointments, chasing deliveries, renewing the car insurance and remembering whose birthday is coming up. Good intentions don’t stand much of a chance against a never-ending to-do list.

That’s a big part of why I love my work as a lifestyle manager. When someone hands over the household and personal admin, the first thing they usually notice is how much more time and headspace they have for the things that make them happy, and that feels like the best new habit of all.

If you’d like to chat about what that could look like for you, my inbox is always open. And if you’re giving the calendar a go this month, I’d love to hear how you get on 😊

31/10/2026

I speak to so many people who run busy teams at work and have no trouble delegating there, but at home they’re still the one remembering when the boiler’s due a service, waiting in for the plumber, chasing the gardener and keeping an eye on an empty property while juggling the day job.

That’s exactly why I set up our lifestyle manager service here in Surrey. I become your go-to person for the running of your home, so the cleaners, trades, renewals and keys all come through me and you get to switch off a bit more. For me it’s all about creating headspace for people, not adding another layer of complexity to their lives.

It’s especially helpful at this time of year if you’ve got family coming to stay or a party to plan, as I can help get everything organised so you get to enjoy it too.

I look after households across Oxshott, Cobham, Weybridge, Walton-on-Thames, Kingswood and nearby, and if any of this sounds familiar I’d love to have a chat over a cuppa or a quick call. Just drop me a message here, or head to the website linked in my profile and choose Lifestyle Management from the Our Services menu to find out more.

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween weekend from all of us at Get Ahead East Surrey!

While the trick-or-treaters are out collecting sweets, we’ve been thinking about the cobwebs that gather in the corners of a busy business over the year. An inbox you’ve stopped scrolling to the bottom of, a stack of receipts waiting for the bookkeeper, or a CRM that hasn’t been updated since the summer can all start to weigh on you as December gets closer.

Our local VAs love nothing more than a good admin clear-out, and a few hours of their time now can make a huge difference to how the run-up to Christmas feels.

If you’re a business owner in East Surrey and you’d like some help getting organised before the year end, I'd would love to hear what’s on your list.

29/10/2026

Link Up Horsham is back on Tuesday 10th November, and I’d love you to join me at Koffie from 9:30 to 11:00 for our next get together.

It’s a relaxed and friendly morning with good coffee and lovely local business owners, where the conversations flow easily and nobody is there to give you the hard sell. Whether you’ve been to one of our mornings before or you’re thinking about coming along for the first time, you’ll get a warm welcome and hopefully leave with a few new connections and some useful ideas.

If you know someone in the Horsham area who would enjoy it, please do bring them along or share this with them.

Get all details and book your place here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/linkup-business-networking-horsham-tickets-2000154197046

Hope to see you there! ☕

27/10/2026

“I’ll write a blog post at some point next week” is a promise most business owners have made to themselves, and it’s surprisingly easy for next week to turn into next month. Having a topic and a deadline already written down makes a big difference, and that’s what an editorial calendar gives you.

Our latest blog walks through how to set one up. It covers what to include, from publish dates and channels to the audience, keywords and calls to action for each piece, and why it’s worth adding key dates like your business anniversary, industry events and awareness days so topical content is ready ahead of time. There’s also a simple layout you can copy straight into a spreadsheet, with columns for the channel, topic, format, owner and status of everything you plan to publish.

Whether you prefer a shared Google Sheet you can open from anywhere or a paper planner on your desk, the aim is the same: one place where you can see what’s coming up, what’s already gone out and where the gaps are.

You can read the full guide here: https://getaheadva.com/blog/create-editorial-calendar/ or via the link in my bio.

If keeping your content on track is one of the jobs that keeps slipping down the list, I would be happy to chat about the kind of support that could help across East Surrey and West Sussex.

19/10/2026

09/10/2026

I love this tip from Caroline, one of our Get Ahead virtual experts - when a trend is doing the rounds it's easy to feel you ought to jump on it, but Caroline's point is that you can join in with the latest thing and still sound like you while you do it.

The posts people tend to remember are usually the ones with a bit of personality in them, whether that's a glimpse behind the scenes, a lesson you learned the hard way or a little story from your week. Nobody else can copy those, and they give your audience a much clearer picture of who they'd actually be working with.

Caroline is part of our team supporting businesses with admin, business administration and CRM, so if the day-to-day is leaving you with no time to think about your socials, send me a message and we can talk through what sort of support would help.

07/10/2026

Are you coming along to Business in Surrey at Mercedes-Benz World tomorrow?

If you are be sure to drop by Stand 2 where I will be with Rebecca Newenham - Get Ahead founder and Kristy Roff - Regional Director for West Surrey and Hampshire. Come and say hello! 👋🏽

06/10/2026

Last call for my next Link Up Horsham, which is coming round next Tuesday 13th October! We'll be at Koffie in Horsham from 9:30 to 11:00, and I'd love to see some familiar faces as well as a few new ones.

Link Up is a relaxed and friendly morning where you can have a coffee, meet other local business owners and have proper conversations without any pressure to pitch. If you've been meaning to come along and haven't quite got round to it yet, this is your nudge, and if networking isn't usually your thing, I promise it's a very welcoming bunch.

You can book your place here 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/linkup-business-networking-horsham-tickets-2000154197046

See you next week! ☕