Episode 70

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26th Jun 2024

Setting up and running a small business (with Children!) with Rebecca Newenham

Rebecca started her business when her children were quite young (the youngest was starting school) and she wanted to ‘find her thing’. 

We chatted about: 

  • Rebecca's background – she set up an outsourcing agency ‘Get Ahead’ in 2010 working with companies to provide Virtual Assistants (VAs).  
  • Having an open mind and a confidence to see where things go and how setting up a business feels like nurturing another child! 
  • Balancing having a family and young children when setting up a business and how Rebecca managed it. 
  • The challenges Rebecca faced along the way, how she tackled them and the impact this has had on the children and how they have developed. 
  • How Rebecca transfers what she did when setting up her business to the VAs (who Rebecca calls ‘Virtual Experts’) working in the business empowering them to also work around their families. 
  • Lockdown and how nothing really changed for Rebecca during that time (except for having the children at home!) and how the authenticity of working from home has been made so much easier since then. 
  • Work / life balance and whether there is such a thing for people running their own business. 
  • The joy of WhatsApp!! 
  • Empty Nesting, the children in your life and how that feels for Rebecca and other business owners. 
  • Rebecca’s proud moments and 3 tips for parents setting up their own business! 
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Get Ahead VA (Rebecca’s company) - https://getaheadva.com/ 

Get Ahead VA on Instagram - getaheadva 

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Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between
Your go-to for advice on how to communicate with the children in your life. Brought to you by family consultancy Bespoke Family, enabling families to thrive
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