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Today is a special milestone for the Hello My PA team as we celebrate 9 years in business 🥳 With business stats in the UK telling us things like; 20% of businesses fail in the first year, 60% fail in the first three years, only a third make it to 5 years and 70% fail before 10 years, we are feeling super proud of ourselves and very excited to make it to the next milestone. On reflection, our business journey has certainly followed 'seasons': 🌱 2015 - 2018: Just getting started and working it all out! 🪴 2018 - 2019: Becoming an employer and starting team expansion 🌳 2020 - 2024: Navigating a global pandemic and the after effects as a service based business and growing quicker than our first 5 years. Our digital capabilities and agility has had a huge impact on our clients and on us 🌳🌳🌳 2024: Business growth planning and a re-brand on the horizon! 🤫 You heard it here first. We are in the process of doing for our own business what we do for our clients. For the first time in a LONG time, we have had some space to think about what we REALLY do for our clients and how we step that up and present ourselves going forward. We're looking forward to going into our tenth year with stronger foundations from which we can serve our business community 💪 But for now, here is to today and all of the lovely people who have helped us to get to this point 🫶 (Special shout out to the whole of the Welsh ICE team for all of their support and Annie's forever business buddies and friends Alexis Charkiw and Georgina Lewindon FCIM 📈 ❤️) #business #businesssuccess #supportsmallbiz

From overwhelmed to organized! "I had great ideas but no focus. Working with Chris transformed my business and my life. 💼💡" If you’ve ever felt stuck, with too many ideas and no clear path forward, you’re not alone. I can help you unlock your potential, get organized, and actually see results! 💪 Join us in Bellevue on November 13th for an in-person event where I will share how you can take your business to the next level. 🚀 #BusinessGrowth #SuccessJourney #EntrepreneurLife

'PLANNING YOUR EXIT' - ONE WEEK TO GO! Last few spaces left - don't miss your chance to attend. Apply Now for your free place: https://lnkd.in/dxbbiZ2C Opportunities to meet with David Green, Danny O'Neill & Cian O'Toole after the event. "We're here to help you scale and sell your business" David, Danny & Cian. #sellyourbusiness #sellmybusiness #businessgrowth #scaleabusiness #exitplanning #exitstrategy

For business, Breakfast > Lunch > Dinner (that is, Breakfast is better than the rest). Pros: Cheaper, more engagement, people walk around. Cons: carb bomb. 1 min read how we organized this event with our investor Armilar. within a conference week -> https://lnkd.in/dq2wV2dE

We want results now or we think we're failing. That’s what your inner voice says, right? To grow steadily, stay ahead, and build trust, we must look beyond immediate gains. Long-term strategy, uhu. Focus past the next 10 clients and year-end revenue goals. Know where you’re going, with whom, and why you choose one path over another. For that, you need: 👊 clarity 👊 the courage to decide without knowing the outcome 👊 commitment and trust from your entire organisation and network Yes, it's scary. But focusing on the long term makes short-term solutions easier. Not the other way around. Bold decision-making is a must if you want to survive. Waiting too long to decide kills your business plans and strategy. In October 2022, I committed to organizing my first public event for 100 business owners in January '23. That led to another big event for 115 business owners in October 2023. Today, it's a core part of my business model. All because I dared to say and commit: I'm ready for that stage. Our next big event? October 2024! I know I want a bigger stage than last time. Which venue should I book this time? 📸 taken by Alex Harris #andynijs #bolddecisions #businesstrategy

It was a pleasure to host one of our Armilar Community Breakfast events last week in Porto during the SIM Conference! ☕ The breakfast took place at the spectacular office of Rows! 🤝 Thank you Humberto Ayres Pereira and the Rows.com team for your hospitality and assistance in planning this informal yet insightful gathering. As Humberto mentioned in his recent blog post, "It's such a simple event to organize! Conversations were positive, excited, and with lots of small insights." We would like to extend our thanks to all the founders who participated and engaged in this gathering! Furthermore, we'd like to highlight the release of Rows 3.0, the fastest way to start a spreadsheet! After 12 months since the launch of the previous version, Rows 3.0 has undergone numerous updates, including improvements to the AI Analyst, integration with Google Ads, and the addition of combo charts, pivot tables, footnotes, and subtitles to tables, among many other features! 🚀 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dzB7x3aE. If you haven't already, visit rows.com to experience a modern spreadsheet in action! #Armilar #VentureCapital #Rows #Community #Innovation

'PLANNING YOUR EXIT' - ONE WEEK TO GO! Last few spaces left - don't miss your chance to attend. Apply Now for your free place: https://lnkd.in/dxbbiZ2C Opportunities to meet with David Green, Danny O'Neill & Cian O'Toole after the event. "We're here to help you scale and sell your business" David, Danny & Cian. #sellyourbusiness #sellmybusiness #businessgrowth #scaleabusiness #exitplanning #exitstrategy

'PLANNING YOUR EXIT' - ONE WEEK TO GO! Last few spaces left - don't miss your chance to attend. Apply Now for your free place: https://lnkd.in/dxbbiZ2C Opportunities to meet with David Green, Danny O'Neill & Cian O'Toole after the event. "We're here to help you scale and sell your business" David, Danny & Cian. #sellyourbusiness #sellmybusiness #businessgrowth #scaleabusiness #exitplanning #exitstrategy

Boost Access to Finance Will be coming along with Susan (Sue) Denver and Simon Brooke - and we will have Roger Phillips from PM+M Solutions for Business LLP discussing how the budget might just affect your business. A chance to find out what you need to do and how you can work with the budget. #GrowingLancashire

Making mistakes, fcuking up, it’s all part of the journey when building a business. You just need to make sure you learn from them 📝. Want to come and hear about some of my, and my fellow entrepreneurs’s, calamitous business confessions? Get yourself a ticket to the next Social Circle event in Bristol on 12th Nov below 👇🏻. See you there! #startuplife #entrepreneur #businessconfessions