Business Support in Worcestershire
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Helping to achieve your goals so you can focus on the things that matter.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where the credit control, the paperwork and all your admin was taking over your day job and you were having to work weekends to get things done?
Doing everything yourself because you don’t have the confidence to outsource or feel that it would take too long to explain everything could stifle your businesses growth. Keeping busy is one thing but under-utilising your most precious resource – time – is quite another.
I can help relieve this feeling, and work with you to get back to working on the things you love!
Gillian Waidson
Business Support Assistant
My name is Gillian, and I started Avanti Business Support to give businesses more time to do what they love doing! I take the administrative jobs off your hands and complete them on your behalf. By doing this, it allows you to spend time on other areas of your business that may have been neglected due to overwhelming piles of paperwork or administrative tasks.
I have over 30 years experience in the business support world, working with well known local and national businesses to develop my skills and learn what a business owner really needs help with when it comes to business support. Within these companies I have worked in Education, Engineering, Solicitors, Accountants and IFAs which has given me a wide range of knowledge and developed my skills to truly be able to support you whatever your need.
Outside of work, I love to spend time with my family and friends. I also enjoy trying new things and travelling to new places to experience the different cultures and culinaries the world has to offer!
How can I help you get back to the things you love?
I am able to assist with most aspects of business support, but my key areas are featured below.
Administration
From quotes to order forms to invoices – I can assist with all admin tasks at a fraction of the cost of hiring permanent staff
Diary Management
I can liaise with you and book appointments in on your behalf to save time.
Book Keeping
Your bookkeeping, invoicing, credit control can take time and distract you from your day.
Email Management
Overwhelmed with your inbox? I will organise your email system and prioritise what needs to be actioned first.
Document Production & Document Updates
I can work with you to implement your businesses latest updates across your suite of documents.
Sales Support
I can contact customers new and old to help you gain new leads and jobs consistently.
Repetitive Tasks
Saving time on repetitive tasks can be critical when you want your business to grow and admin support service can really make the difference.
Business Travel Organisation
I can help with researching and booking travel requirements such as travel tickets and itineraries.
Event Organisation
Webinars, conferences, exhibitions, product launches, team building events and even the company Christmas party are all areas I can assist with.
Testimonials & Featured Clients
"I love working with Gillian and would not hesitate to recommend her..."
“Over the years Gillian has helped me in a number of areas, including invoice chasing, preparing documents for meetings, updating my database and generally holding me to account for some of the marketing tasks I need to do for me. I love working with Gillian and would not hesitate to recommend her if you are looking for someone to help you streamline your business or take those tasks off you that you really don’t need to be doing!”
Jenni Henderson, Chrysalis Business Support
"She helped to keep me organised and focused within my business..."
“Having worked with Gill for a number of years she helped to keep me organised and focused within my business. Gill was proactive in setting and achieving daily goals. I would recommend Avanti to any business that requires administrative support. I have always found Gill to be honest trustworthy, and very amenable.”
"I can say that Gillian is very hard working and versatile and has an excellent knowledge..."
“Gillian has been working with The Friday Beer Co one to two days a week for several years. Her role has been varied but primarily has covered general bookkeeping through the use and management of our Xero accounts system. Gillian also undertakes many aspects of office management and a range of administrative activities. She has supported the company by organising our successful acquisition of the SALSA food safety certification and has managed the ongoing requirements for this standard for a number of years; hence gaining a good understanding of the requirements.
Gillian is well organised, extremely competent, hard working and very knowledgeable in many areas of small business management. She has become involved with some of our customer relation activities including invoice payments and the issuing of customer statements. She has also been involved in a small amount of sales work for the company. In summary I can say that Gillian is very hard working and versatile and has an excellent knowledge of office and business management systems.”
Gerald, The Friday Beer Co
