Pothole or Change of Course: Dealing with Transition

9/21/2020

By Laura Renner

Transition is never easy. It is even harder when it is thrust upon you unexpectedly. In small business, transition ranges from things like losing a client or employee to shifting to a remote team to completely changing your business model.

You can turn to the cliches to help you adjust. The only constant is change. Or if you are not riding the wave of change, you will find yourself beneath it. Insert eye-roll emoji here. Do not get me wrong, I do find inspiration from quotes like those. Indeed my personal favorite is: Change from the outside brings pressure, change from within brings power.

However, when you are in the midst of transition, you need more than inspirational quotes. Here are 3 steps to help you deal with transition as a small business owner.

3 Tips for Organizing Your Small Business

9/14/2020

By Jenny Boyles

Running a small business can lead to an overwhelming amount of work. Allowing your inbox to go unchecked or trying to keep up with everything in your head will only lead to disaster. You don’t have to go it alone these days! There is a myriad of helpful tech tools and resources to help support you.

At Freedom Makers, we have clients from many different areas of business. The one theme that runs the same for all of them is their need to stay organized. Here are our top 3 recommendations that will help your small business be more organized and ultimately more successful.

Give Yourself Grace

8/31/2020

By Laura Renner

By now, schools have started for some and others will start in the coming weeks. What that looks like for many families with children depends on location. Some are meeting in person, some completely online, and others have given parents the choice.

With this uncertainty, there is uncertainty in how many people will be working this fall. Even if you do not have children, you will be affected by others in your office and the accommodations that must be made for them. Many employers are offering flexible work options for parents. Some will be more flexible than others. At the end of the day, it all adds up to more 2020 fatigue that the COVID-19 continues to plague us with.

What Sets Freedom Makers Apart

8/24/2020

By Laura Renner

Freedom Makers was born in 2015 after I had been running a recruiting business for two years. I noticed many small business owners were not ready to commit to having an employee, even part time. Revenue fluctuations were often too unpredictable and there was a reluctance to take on the responsibility for managing someone else. They wanted and needed help, just not full time help.

Meanwhile, due to my experience in the military, I knew there was an under-tapped resource of talent in the military spouse community. I would look around during my active duty time and see spouses that had an awesome work experience and strong education but were limited due to duty stations and constant moves.

I had no idea the journey I was embarking on when I formed Freedom Makers and I am incredibly grateful and proud for what we have built. The company has grown to a company of 4 employees and over 130 Freedom Maker virtual assistants all over the world! We have so much more to go for sure, but we have built a solid foundation.

The Importance of Being Their "Right Hand"

8/17/2020

By Jenny Boyles

I have been a virtual assistant for 4 years now and there are a myriad of reasons why I love the work I do day in and day out. For one, no day is the same as any other. Each day I am performing different tasks that arise and tackling different aspects of my clients’ businesses. Of course, there are the routine tasks but it is up to me to determine how I shape my day to achieve those. The most important part of my job is being my clients’ “right hand.” It is crucial to be thinking ahead as to what they need and fulfill the tasks they expect. In order to be their “right hand,” I focus on communication, learning, and being proactive.

Refining Your Art of Delegating

8/10/2020

By Laura Renner

We recently found this great article offering nine simple ways to do better at delegating. While reading it, I found myself thinking about specific examples we have seen at Freedom Makers where clients thrive or struggle with delegation. Check out our insights below.

The Future is Virtual--Embrace It

8/3/2020

By Jenny Boyles & Laura Renner

2020 has brought about a whirlwind of changes that many of us did not see coming. COVID created a new landscape for business and that landscape is virtual! Freedom Makers has always been virtual so this is nothing new for us. But going partially or completely remote is new for a lot of businesses. Five months out since COVID struck the world and some are saying they may never go back to the office. We always had an idea that the future would be more virtual but it seems that the future is here and it is indeed virtual.

Remote Strong Webinar Series: Amplifying with Technology

7/29/2020

As we have stated throughout this series, technology amplifies. They make bad workflows worse or good workflows better. We finish out this Remote Strong series with a summary of some of our favorite tech tools for small business.

WATCH HERE

No More Late Nights: Hire a Virtual Assistant

7/27/2020

By Laura Renner & Jenny Boyles

It is easy to feel overwhelmed at this time. Some find working remotely is easier while others find that they have a hard time separating from their work. It is always there and they cannot get away. If you are exhausted, overwhelmed and becoming burned out, you may want to consider adding a virtual assistant to your business.

By delegating certain tasks from your business, you will have more time for your business’ mission. You can grow the business without being slowed down. Your workday can end at 5 rather than 10 pm because you will have handed off the administrative tasks that are a hindrance. If you know this is what you need but not sure what you can delegate, go through these steps below:

Invest in Your People to Soar

7/20/2020

By Laura Renner

At the end of every quarter, the Freedom Maker Core Team has what we call a “Vision Call.” We discuss what we thought went well during the quarter and what we think we should focus on improving in the next quarter.

It is where all of our initiatives come from and even major breakthroughs, such as one of our guiding principles: Strive for Excellence. We set goals based on what we think we can accomplish during the following quarter around those initiatives.

During our call in June, one of us mentioned how much she enjoyed working at a company like ours, where we actually care about our people. She stated that she hated working at previous companies where all they focused on was how they could make more money by giving less to the employees and contractors that contributed to their overall success.

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Pothole or Change of Course: Dealing with Transition

3 Tips for Organizing Your Small Business

Give Yourself Grace

What Sets Freedom Makers Apart

The Importance of Being Their "Right Hand"

Refining Your Art of Delegating

The Future is Virtual--Embrace It

Remote Strong Webinar Series: Amplifying with Technology

No More Late Nights: Hire a Virtual Assistant

Invest in Your People to Soar

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