Karen Book & Katie Skinner
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Virtual Assistant Preston
We are Karen Book and Katie Skinner, the owners of Pink Spaghetti Preston. We have a wonderful and experienced team of virtual assistants ready to support small and medium sized businesses with a wide range of tasks.
We live in Blackburn and Chorley and love our work, as it’s so varied. It’s such a pleasure to be part of other companies and carry out work that really helps in the day-to-day running of their business. We are part of so many teams and get to work across many industries – what’s not to love?
Why Us
We started the company and brought many different skills and characteristics to our business and have since enhanced these skills with the addition of other team members. With first-rate organisational and time-management skills our aim is to integrate smoothly into a company allowing owners and staff to concentrate on essential tasks to help the business grow.
Our background industries include legal, public sector social services, career advice and guidance, disability specialisms and British Sign Language communication support, education, counselling and so much more.
We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and a desire to provide quality support, which are the 2 core foundations of our work.
Our Team
Our team is a careful selection of fabulous people that are the lifeblood of our business. Together we complement each other and are able to provide an all-round service to our customers.
Rachael
Rachael is brilliant and loves all things social media. She can create copy and graphics to reach your target audience, showcase your business on every platform, and possesses a creative flare that is something to aspire to. Her ability to promote your business is a talent! She is fantastic and we would be lost without her.
Emma
Emma is a fantastic team member and alongside administration skills, she is a previous dog groomer with a passion and skills to help out in all areas of the business. Whether it be writing newsletters, creating social media posts, and undertaking research – every team needs an Emma.
Vicky
Vicky is a great asset to our team, with a skill set which includes administration, events, sales, and marketing. She works across many areas of the business and all customer industries. Vicky can adapt to varying customer support needs with her personable approach, and we love having her in our team.
Lisa
Lisa is a wonderful team player who possesses administration, sales and marketing, and customer service skills to name a few. Lisa’s friendly and professional approach is passed on with each and every interaction with our customers. She is a valued member of staff, and we are lucky to have her in our team.
Why a virtual assistant?
Why would you use a virtual assistant? Quite simply, because we are great! The benefits to a business can come in many forms, but here are just a few:
• We can provide specific support to the skill set that you require.
• We charge for the work being undertaken and not any downtime.
• You don’t pay the usual employee costs of sickness, annual leave, national insurance, and tax to name a few.
• We can seamlessly integrate into your team, taking on extra tasks and work when needed.
• We are efficient, affordable and approachable (see our strapline!)
• We can help your business grow steadily by providing support when needed and in various areas, whilst giving a business owner time to focus of the important development strategy.
• We don’t have any agency or recruitment fees associated with our services.
• We can work remotely meaning that there are no equipment costs or office space needed.
• We are part of a wider network – which means if we don’t have the answer, we will know someone who does.
Why Pink Spaghetti?
You may be wondering why you should use us at Pink Spaghetti over another Virtual Assistant company, and the answer simply has to be down to the overall experience you will receive as a customer. As a network of over 50 franchises, the vast amount of experience across our teams is immense.
If you have a task that is not a specialism with the local team, we have an extended network to call upon to get the task completed on time and to a fantastic standard.
As we are small business owners ourselves, we can really empathise with the majority of our customers, in terms of their daily struggles and provide that quality solution to suit the situation. We always welcome a no obligation chat and are happy to discuss ways of working that suit a specific organisation.
A range of Virtual PA Services
So, what do we actually do? Well, this really could be a never-ending question as the requests we received are so varied depending upon the customer, the industry in which they work and the tasks that they would like support with.
As a quick summary, our general areas of assistance cover; administration, social media, event support, CRM system set-up and updates, invoicing and chase-up, office organisation, process creation and implementation, newsletters, basic marketing tasks, and project support. However, if there is something that you are not sure about, simply contact us and we are always here for a chat to answer any questions on the support we provide or refer you on to a relevant organisation if it is a task that we cannot undertake.
Case Studies Here is how some of our customers use us.
Physio and Pilates Company
We have worked with this fantastic Chorley based company for many years and support with a range of administration-based activities that help with the daily running of the business. We look after emails, book appointments, organise zoom taught Pilates sessions and liaise with the customers. When the need arises, we also undertake research projects and source suppliers.
Pet Products Company
Having supported this successful Preston based company for years, we provide a wide range of support on a daily basis. With an ever-growing customer base, we regularly deal with email and phone enquiries, sort products, liaise with suppliers and the warehouse, update records and follow-up potential stockist applications. Another element of assistance is creating and posting social media content for every working day. We love the variety that this role brings and split the work across our skilled team.
Events Company
We have supported this company for over 4 years and they have an excellent reputation for producing quality events. We provide support throughout the whole planning and event process, by dealing with enquiries, taking bookings, updating relevant systems, and working at the events ourselves to help ensure smooth running on the day. It’s great to be part of such worthy events and share in the joy of our customer’s business.
Compliance Company
We love working alongside this company to provide administration-based support. Our weekly tasks include updating documents, sending out invoices, dealing with email and phone enquiries and producing documentation sheets to name a few. This company operates within the Financial Regulations industry and provides a vital service to other companies based across the Country. The meticulous eye for detail and strict following of regulations, are 2 of the key qualities we need to provide this support.
What our Customers Say
“I had set up in business last year and had become very busy in a short space of time. Whilst on one hand this was great, I also found my "to do" list was getting bigger every day and I never seemed to have time to get on top of all my admin work.
When I met Karen and Katie, I knew they were the ladies to help me straight away! They are both so lovely and nothing is ever too much trouble. They knew exactly how to help me and suggested things I hadn't even thought of myself yet.
Since our first meeting they have taken over the admin work of my business and help me in so many ways, whether it be coordinating with some of my suppliers, developing new systems to keep the business and myself organised, raising sales invoices, collecting client records for me.... the list goes on!!
Making the investment in the services that the team offer has been the best decision I have made not only for my business but for myself personally also :-) I can't recommend them enough!!"
Donna, Coplow Business Support Limited
"Running a successful business can be a challenge. What really helps is people you can trust and work with that help get the job done. I consider Pink Spaghetti part of my team that manages and delivers key tasks associated with my business. They are honest, reliable, understanding, flexible and very efficient in what they do. I would highly recommend Karen and the services of Pink Spaghetti. I can focus on doing what I love, fully knowing they will take care of those jobs that I don’t have time for, as my time is better used on my customer facing tasks. Huge thanks to Pink Spaghetti for being part on the journey..."
Lateef, ALB Confidence Coaching
“Pink Spaghetti are my go-to company for events support at our annual lovelocalexpo business exhibition. Karen and Katie run the reception desk for us and are the point of contact for our visitors and exhibitors alike. Reception staff are the start (and end) of the whole on-the-day experience so it’s vital to have reliable people who are courteous, approachable, efficient, professional, on-brand and calm under pressure. Karen and Katie bring that to our event and to every event they support."
Rachel, LoveLocalExpo
“Pink Spaghetti are supporting me with my social media, since looking after my account, I am receiving weekly emails to confirm my profile is being noticed and I am having thousands of views, which for me personally, is a massive improvement, as I never really understood LinkedIn. Many businesses are now approaching me to connect and have a conversation. I find the team an absolute breeze to work alongside and nothing is too much trouble. The posts certainly do help me stand out from the crowd. I just want to say thank you for supporting me in my business and I would highly recommend Pink Spaghetti - thank you so much."
Lisa, Merchant Services Provider
Areas Served By Our Preston Office
Based in Chorley, this office serves areas across Lancashire, including:
Penwortham | Longton | Warton | Leyland | Eccleston | Croston | Goosnargh | Chipping | Ribchester
Key tasks...
Administration
Artwork creation
Business Branding
Business Development
Canva Experts
CRM management
Customer Service Support
Data entry
Diary management
Email management
Email Marketing
Financial Administration
Marketing
Minute Taking
Newsletter creation
Organisation
Outbound calls
Personal Assistant
Project Management
Reminding
Research
Retainer Agreements
Seasonal updates
Small Business Administration
Social Media Management
Spreadsheets
System research
Template creation
Virtual Assistant Services
Website management
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