VJR Business Support Ltd

🌿🎨 Exciting News! VJR Business Support joins the Play It Green community! 🎨🌿

We're thrilled to announce that VJR Business Support Ltd, founded by the visionary Victoria Russell, is now part of the Play It Green community! 🎉💚

VJR Business Support specialises in helping businesses streamline operations and enhance efficiency. They share our passion for the environment, and together, we'll drive meaningful change for a greener future! 🌱♻️

Now, the team is receiving sustainability education, the planet is benefiting from our nature repair efforts, and the company is part of an extraordinary community. Additionally, Mind - Mental Health Charity is receiving vital support! Let's give a warm welcome to VJR Business Support! Stay tuned for exciting collaborations and green initiatives as we work together to make a lasting impact! 🌍🌟

We recently caught up with Victoria Russell to learn more about VJR Business Support's commitment to making a difference and what the future holds. 👌 Check out the link in the comments to read more! 👇

We now accept Access to Work clients, so if you are looking for a VA to help you,

please drop us a message or email [email protected]

Just a friendly reminder that if your VAT Quartered ended on the 31st January, your return is due on the 7th March.

Need help with with this? Then speak to our team!

Have you ever thought about what tasks a Virtual Assistant may help you with?

Here are a list of our favourite ones...

➡️Calendar management - Keeping calendars organised, scheduling appointments, managing invite lists for meetings/events.

➡️Email management - Reading, sorting, responding to general emails on behalf of the business owner.

➡️Travel planning - Booking flights, hotels, transportation for business trips.

➡️Expense reporting - Tracking business expenses, preparing expense reports.

➡️Bookkeeping - Accounts payable/receivable, invoicing clients, tracking payments.

➡️Office management - Coordinating repairs, IT support, office supply orders.

➡️Document management - Organising digital and paper files, managing cloud storage.

➡️Research - Conducting market research, compiling reports/presentations with key data.

➡️Social media management - Creating content, engaging with followers, running ads for social platforms.

➡️Website maintenance - Making updates, posting new content to the company website.

➡️Appointment setting - Scheduling sales calls, investor meetings, media appearances.

This was a nice surprise!

Our very own Victoria has been shortlisted for the Networker of the Year award 🏆

The Winner will be announced on the 25th Jan 🤞

Just a friendly reminder that if your VAT Quartered ended on the 31st December, your return is due on the 7th February.

Need help with with this? Then speak to our team!

Merry Christmas from our team to yours :)

Our final is Spreadsheets

Who doesn't love a spreadsheet! They help you to organise and understand key financial data!

I love them and use them all the time.

What is your final S word?

I hope you've enjoyed my mini series 👍

✨ We are closed from Thursday 21st December

and reopen on Wednesday 3rd January ✨

If you need to reach a member of the team during that time, you can call us on

01865 968040 (and leave a message)

or email [email protected]

Our Penultimate / Eighth Assets

Economic resources controlled by a company that has a future economic benefit

What would your A word be?

Our seventh is Management Accounts

They provide financial information to managers to aid them in planning and decision making.

What is your M word?

Our sixth is Trial Balance

A summary of all ledger accounts in a double-entry bookkeeping system, showing the debits and credits for each account and ensuring that they balance.

Can you think of a better T word?

Our fifth is Statement

This can be Bank statements, Supplier Statements, Statements of Financial Position!

Either way, whatever Statement it is, it's useful in your business.

What S word would you have gone with?

This is your monthly payment reminder to schedule your CIS, NIC & PAYE payment to HMRC in the next few days if you haven't already.

Our fourth is Income

Let's face it, without Income you don't have a business!

As always, let me know in the comments what your word would be!

Our third is Reconciliation

Matching financial records to external sources to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.

Probably my favourite thing to do!

What is your R word?

The Second of our is Harmonising

Aligning different accounting standards or practices to ensure consistency and comparability.

I'll be honest, AI helped with this one... lol

What word would you have gone with?

So the first of our is Credits

Representing income or increases in assets or equity in accounting.

What C word do you think of? ( Keep it clean!)

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought It'd be fun to share with you Festive Finance Words,

so over the next 9 days, I will give you a word relating to accounting/ bookkeeping each day...

Feel free to join in and comment each day if you can think of a better one!

Just a friendly reminder that if your VAT Quartered ended on the 30th November, your return is due on the 7th January.

Need help with with this? Then speak to our team!

It's been a while and as I have quite a few new connections, I thought now would be the perfect time to introduced myself :)

Happy Monday!

It's almost the end of the month, so why not make these next few days count.

What does the week ahead look like for you?

What challenges are you facing?

How long do you need to pitch your business to a room?

This was a question that came up recently when networking with some connections.

I am big on business networking, it's great for making connections and is important for growing business, especially as I work remotely with my clients.

7 Seconds, 20 Seconds, 60 Seconds, 2 Minutes, Whatever it is, you need to be able to pitch your business in a way that grabs the attention of others, so what should you remember to include?

Let's start with the basics

Who you are ( Your name)
Where your from ( Your company or location)
What you do ( What services do you offer)

These sound obvious, but people do forget!

If you have enough time, then I'd also recommend getting in your strapline.

Mine has changed over the last 12 months, from

"Providing a professional service, with a personal touch"

to

"I'm Victoria from VJR, Supporting your business, so you can focus on growth and success"

If I'm 100% honest, I'm still not convinced by it, but I'm sure I will eventually settle on one that's right.

Whatever it is, it need to be catchy and suit you.

Finally, if you have more time, tell people about what you've been up too, the problems you've solved, the solutions you offer and who you'd like to connect with.

5 tips for organised business finances:

1. Set up a system.

This is often one of the first things that we do after onboarding a new client. If you already have a system in place that works, Brilliant! but if you don't then we help you put one in place/

2. Be consistent.

This goes without saying really, but consistency is king!

3. Reconcile regularly.

As a minimum we encourage clients to reconcile monthly and if the business is quite big then we aim for weekly. It's much easier to reconcile whilst it's fresh in your mind, than 6 months later when you can recall what the transaction was for.

4. Use technology.

Technology is great when used correctly! We use software for importing transactions, for producing reports, heck, I even use AI to help with content creation, but you have to find what works for your business.

5. Get help if needed.

When it comes to getting help, often people are reluctant too because they fall into this trap of "I can do it myself", no one is doubting your ability to do it yourself, it's about decided when to bring in help.

I can do the gardening myself, but twice a year I bring in a gardener who can do it in half the time it'd take me, do a much better job and with alot less swear words 😜

My time is better spent working in the business with our clients than in the garden attempti ng to trim the hedge.

Yesterday we touched on why Bookkeeping is important for entrepreneurs and business owners and today I'd like to briefly discuss what the benefits are of working with a company like ours that offers Accountancy and Administration solutions?

When I founded VJR Business Support in 2016 it was because I had experience of working with entrepreneurs, supporting them with both their finance and admin needs and I knew there were other business owners out there also looking for the same great support with minimal hassle.

Your running your own business (or multiple businesses ) and don't have the time to sort things out, let alone hire multiple people right?!

So why should you work with a company like ours?

Convenience- Having all of your Bookkeeping and Admin needs met by a single company can be very convenient. It saves you the time and hassle of having to find and manage multiple providers.

Expertise- firms that offer both Bookkeeping and Virtual assistant services typically have a deep understanding of the needs of entrepreneurs. They can provide you with expert advice and support on a wide range of topics, from accounting to marketing to customer service.

Integration- When you work with a single company for both Bookkeeping and Virtual Assistant support, your data and processes can be easily integrated. This can save you a lot of time and effort, and it can help to ensure that your finances and operations are running smoothly.

Cost-effectiveness- Working with a company that offers both Bookkeeping and Virtual Assistant solutions can be more cost-effective than hiring separate providers. This is because you can often get a package deal that discounts the services you need.

Why is Bookkeeping important for Entrepreneurs?
(or any business owner)

This is a great question that was asked recently by a potential client.

Whilst they were fantastic at creating businesses and making money, they weren't so good at keeping records and had come to us for support.

Briefly we had a discussion on the fact that;

Bookkeeping helps you track your income and expenses.
(This potential client had no idea how much they were spending on thing like travelling and business entertaining)

Bookkeeping helps you to stay organised and compliant.
(Again, this potential client was unhappy that they had received points for late filing)

Bookkeeping can help you attract investors and lenders.
(Whilst this potential client wasn't seeking funding at the moment, it is something he was looking into for future projects)

I could go on and on with this subject and even bring MTD (Making Tax Digital) into it, but you get the point of this post.

Bookkeeping is an essential part of ant successful business!

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Drop me a message and schedule a free call :)

Just a friendly reminder that if your VAT Quartered ended on the 30th September, your return is due on the 7th November.

Need help with with this? Then speak to our team!

Just a friendly reminder that if your VAT Quartered ended on the 31st August, your return is due on the 7th October.

Need help with with this? Then speak to our team!

We have a few new projects/ clients coming on board in the coming months and so we're looking to expand our team of associates.

So if you're a Bookkeeper or a Virtual Assistant and interested in working with us, please complete the form below :)

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