Hi all

My name is Isadora, I'm from Brazil and living in London for the past 6 years.

I quit my job last year after deciding I wanted a happier and more flexible life and since then I found out about the VA industry and have been doing a lot of research prior to starting out.

I'm not working at the moment so I'm a bit desperate to start , but I'm trying to absorb as much information as I can and trying not to rush into things.

I'm still a bit lost with the amount of information here and around and trying to figure out everything I should do before advertising my business and starting working.

I'm sure the forum will be a great resource for me and I hope to hear more from from both experienced VAs and newbies like me

See you around !!

Welcome to the community and good luck with ur new business Isadora! You will find out very soon the same thing i did. Ppl here is so warm, friendly and helpful that u will feel like home! I am doing research to start my practice too and i keep returning to the forum 10 and more times the day to look for something that crossed my mind, see new posts and get strenght and ispiration from the ppl around!

Welcome Isadora. I'm also a newbie to the VA world. Netta-VA is right, people are very friendly and helpful on here. If you go in to your Settings (the gray bar at the top) you can add a signature line to your account so everybody will know your name when you post messages. Good luck with your new endeavor.

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Your "basics" are my business!

Welcome Isadora to VAF! You have chosen the right forum to be part of. Everyone is very helpful and if you ever have a question, people are always willing to help you solve it. Congrats and good luck on your new business.

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Thanks girls for the kind messages!!

PS: I will get my signature sorted very soon - and hpefully my website too

Hi Isadora, I am new here too. I am setting up in the North East and have found the free HMRC tax courses to be of great benefit. I also found lots of really helpful information on the Business Link website. It organised the steps to go through when setting up your business into easy to follow processes.

Regards

Sue

Hi Sue

Thanks for the information. I will definitely have a look at both websites.

Good luck with your business

Isadora

Hi Isadora,

Nice to see a fellow Brit on here! My name is Myrthe, I am originally from the Netherlands but have lived in the UK for what feels like a lifetime. I am in the process of starting my VA business (intentions: check, clients or website: nil) and so pleased to have found this forum!

Good luck with it all.

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