Never too late for change

Let me introduce myself my name is Rose, I am a Virtual Assistant and Founder of Rose Francis VA. My background comes from working in blue-chip financial institutes gaining over 20 years working for Global Heads and organisation leaders as an Executive Assistant.

In 2020, I had an opportunity to take a career break. People around me said, “what are you doing leaving your job in Banking to try something different!" I decided to take a leap of faith and use my extensive administration knowledge to build my own business, and support coaches, creatives and small business owners with their everyday admin tasks. These tasks would take me no time to complete and give business leaders the time to focus on building their businesses.

If I had let fear limit my growth, I probably would not have started my business. I am planning to grow my business in 2023 taking on associates and expanding my services, and I will be making a major announcement in mid-2023.

Two quotes that always stay with me “build your dreams before someone hires you to build theirs” and “everything you want is on the other side of fear.”

Life as an Entrepreneur

Hey girls,

I just wanted to write about what life is really like as entrepreneur especially when it seems like this season isn’t going in your favour. A lot of entrepreneurs don’t talk about these times or they write a book a speak on it once they have ‘made it’…. Don’t get me wrong I’m not dismissing there struggles but I have always felt in these times I need the raw truth.

If this season isn’t going your way the most important thing I would advise is, study your industry! Learn about things you have overlooked and felt that wouldn’t benefit you. I believe there is so much knowledge in the unknown. The world moves so fast and we often find that what worked for us a few year ago may not work anymore. So read up! Watch loads of videos and see what’s happening in your industry as it might just be that your methods are outdated.

I would also advise seeking help from professionals! Sometimes we can’t do it all. There are people trained experts in something you struggle with. Spend the money and get help! Look at it this way if your car broke down you would call a mechanic right! A professional ‘car fixer’ . The same applies for your business! It needs maintenance! It needs love. Think of the professionals as your businesses god parents. I think you get the idea!

I would also like to touch on you as person! Have you worked on yourself recently? Sometimes ‘we’ can hold our businesses back by not believing in ourselves especially if you’ve had a rough patch in business lately. Rough patches are normal it’s about how you sustain your business through that time. Don’t give up or go silent, keep making sure your business is still active as you never know when someone may need your product or service. If you go silent it’s so easy for your business to be overlooked especially when social media moves so fast.

I hope these tips have helped you! If you ever need to vent about your business my DM’s are always open!

Lots of love Rhianna Powell , Founder of Sugar Island Clothing.