SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT EXPERTS 

PA Service Kendal & South Lake District 

SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT EXPERTS 

PA Service Kendal & South Lake District 

Contact Penny  
 
Telephone 0333 355 8930 
 
We'd love to learn more about your needs and explore how we can support you. 
 
Let's connect for a brief discovery call, where we can discuss your unique challenges and how we might be able to assist. Click the link below to book a time that works for you. 
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Virtual Assistant Kendal & South Lake District 

My name is Penny Millar and I own and run Pink Spaghetti Kendal & the South Lake District, a small team of virtual assistants. We specialist in helping small and medium sized businesses with their admin tasks and social media management, allowing them to concentrate on their business and less on the paperwork and admin jobs that come with running it! 
 
I live in Kendal, not only one of the most beautiful parts of the country, but also one with an abundance of fantastic small businesses. We’re surrounded by amazing, creative and passionate folk. Being able to support them and allow them to do what they do best is a privilege. 

Why Me 

I started my business in January 2019, prior to that I was a Support Manager for the Service Division of an international manufacturing company, a fast paced and demanding role that taught me a huge amount about corporate management. I loved it! For the past twenty years I’ve been fortunate enough to hold various managerial positions, each very different, each bringing their own challenges, but all invaluable in terms of experience gained. 
 
Being a virtual assistant has allowed me to bring all this experience to my own business. Approachable and diligent, I’m proud to able to give my client back the time to focus on their business. I’m super organised, a whizz with admin and pride myself on getting the job done. 

My Team 

My team really adds to my expertise. In the team are specialist administrators, content writers, and people who are used to using a wide range of systems used by small business owners. 
 
We are always happy to have a no obligation chat, to see if we are the right fit for your business. We are passionate believers in small businesses, and are very happy working with people from around Kendal and the surrounding areas. 
Ellie 
Ellie provides crucial admin support to our clients. In 2019, she graduated university with First Class Honours in Multimedia Journalism, which she puts to good use in her role as administrative assistant and is a highly valued member of the team. Her calm, no fuss approach to work means tasks are completed efficiently and on time. Ellie is also a photographer, with a passion for landscape, product, and portrait photography. You’ll often find her exploring beautiful locations with her camera, which she documents on her Instagram and her website (elliepaynephotography.com). 

Why a virtual assistant? 

Lots of business owners know they might benefit from using a virtual assistant, but many don’t realise just how much a virtual assistant can do for them. Often, it turns out to be more than they were originally hired to do. With years of experience and small business owners ourselves, we already understand the pressures and we also know what makes for brilliant back office support. 
 
There are the obvious benefits of using a VA, no need to worry about holiday or sick pay, there’s no pension to set up and contribute to, but we also don’t need training, we already have the experience to jump right in. With both retainer packages and a ‘pay as you go’ hourly rate, we work with you to find the best solution for your business and your budget. No job is too big or too small. As we work virtually, you don’t need to worry about providing us with space to work, or even a laptop. We have that all sorted! 
 
By employing the skills of a Virtual Assistant to help with those tasks you have neither the time nor inclination to do, you’ll free yourself up to concentrate on the business itself. Admin is our superpower. Think of us as the Robin to your Batman. 

Why Pink Spaghetti? 

One of the benefits of hiring a Pink Spaghetti franchisee means access to an extensive breadth of knowledge! I’m one of 50 other amazing franchisees, between us we come from a diverse range of business backgrounds. 
 
While we all own our own business, we’re very much a team and support each other and each other clients. If I need to double check on the best way to do something, they’ll be another franchisee who can advise, or if I need help due to a particular project being too big, or the time frame too tight for our team, there is always someone who can assist. 
 
We can also cover our own holidays by calling on other franchisees to help, meaning you really are never left without admin support. 

A range of Virtual PA Services 

Any of those back office tasks that you don’t have the time to do, or don’t want to do…we do those. Anything that you’ve been putting off for a little while, we can help with those too! 
 
Admin probably isn’t a broad enough term, as there are a multitude of tasks that can be handed over that you might not even think a VA would do. Social media management, transcription works, setting up and managing a CRM system. We can help with branding your business documents, website management, the organising of any back office systems, both online and off. Reconciling of invoices, email & diary management, we can also be customer facing. 

Case Studies Here is how some of our customers use us. 

Large Corporate Company 

One of our clients is a large corporate company, employing several hundred people in a specialist area. They contacted me when one particular department needed admin support. I’ve now be with them for almost two years, and the role has evolved over that time. I work closely with the Environmental Manager, attend the weekly team meeting, completing both monthly and weekly admin tasks. 

Local trades company 

Originally hired to assist a local roofing company while their Office Manager was away from the business due to ill health, we’re still there and we’ve really helped this company evolve! We’ve put new admin processes in place, introduced cloud-based file sharing and branded their customer facing paperwork. We are first point of email and phone contact on those days we are in the office, directing enquires accordingly. We have also set up and manage their new Facebook account. 

Health & Safely Advisor 

I’ve provided transcription works to a local business owner for several years now. With specific equipment and playback software in place, we can produce a typed version of dictated copy quickly and efficiently, either on his company’s headed paper or as notes for him to work through at a later date. 

Community project 

I’ve recently helped a group of village members with some market research work. They wanted to gain feedback from the local community around an update to the village plan. Using their questionnaire, we produced a SurveyMonkey survey, arranged the production and delivery of several hundred hard copies and collated the data once the survey was closed. We produced a report containing key data and a large spreadsheet detailing the responses to all questions. We adapted this so it could be filtered and multiple responses reviewed together. 

What our Customers Say 

"When I called Penny for help with Cycle Sprog I was in the classic small business trap of desperately trying to do everything myself. The benefit was immediate, as Penny used her skills of organisation and administration to take a massive burden off my shoulders, allowing me to focus on growing the business. Whether it's routine administration tasks or bespoke projects Penny's work has never been short of excellent and it's hard to imagine how I coped without her. Every small business owner needs their own Penny!" 
Karen Gee, Founder Cycle Sprog 
"Penny has recently worked for Anord Mardix for a 5 months period, covering a difficult period due to staffing issues and COVID-19. Penny quickly proved herself to be a vital member of the team, providing vast organisational and management skills in several areas of our department. Although a cliché, Penny worked efficiently alone or part of the team. No task was too difficult and was always carried out thoroughly and with no issues. Several of our clients had approached me to request Penny as their main point of contact within our company due to the professionalism and approachable nature she brought to the role. I hope to work with Penny and Pink Spaghetti again in the future." 
Ben Simpson, Anord Mardix 
"Testimonial for Penny Millar Pink Spaghetti PA Services. I have been working with Penny for about two years most of the work that she does for me is transcribing. The work is accurate and timely, I let Penny know when I need the work and she always gets it to me on time. I recognise that my industry does have some strange vocabulary and Penny is very diligent about pointing out any places where she has doubts about what she has heard. I have no problem in recommending this service." 
James Woolgrove Heritage Health and Safety. 

Areas Served By Our Kendal & South Lake District Office 

Based in Kendal, this office serves areas across the whole of the South Lakes, including: 
 
Kirkby Lonsdale | Staveley | Windermere | Ambleside | Coniston | Barrow in Furness | Ulverston | Grange over Sands 

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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