Creative Virtual Assistance & What that means

Creative Virtual Assistance & What that means

Without getting too technical about this topic, here are two scenarios we want to paint, in order to give you a little peep into how Virtual Assistance can help you. One, is how things used to work, and the other is how things can work now! Virtual Assistance isn’t anything too wild or new, it has existed for some time, and its origins stem from the strong and powerful Secretaries, Office Clerks, and Administrators that make the world go round! 

Scenario one:

It’s 1950 something and you are a high powered business person you have 3 different office personnel that make everything happen in the background. Without them your business is just a name that exists.

One is your personal assistant and handles all your daily tasks, this includes home life matters. They make notes and remind you about appointments and schedule them, sort your shopping lists, and make sure you have the birthday gift ready for that party you have on the weekend.

The other is at your office’s front desk, day in and day out, they are the face of the business and handle all customers, shareholders, any telephone calls, and they furiously write up anything you want on their state of the art typewriter.

The third is your backbone. They file, document, stamp, organise all your paperwork and make sure that all your business documents, supplier contracts, invoices,  you name it, are all up to scratch and the minute you need any of them they have it ready.

This was just how the business world worked and was completely doable and standard practice. Life really was full of admin but the Admin Assistants had it handled.

Scenario two:

It’s now 2020 something, your business survived COVID and you are back on your feet thriving in the world on fire. Technology has come leaps and bounds and we require less of humans to do many of the tasks we previously needed them for.

However, your business has had to adapt to a way of working and become more creative about bringing in revenue and making a profit. The exchange rate is unreal and inflation is through the roof, many people are working from their home office to save on costs.

This proves difficult to handle on your own and not everyone has a strong admin skill set. You find out about Virtual Assistants and you are instantly intrigued. You find out that you can merely delegate all the tasks you don’t have time for.

It’s not a completely foreign world either, why? because, you can choose to communicate via email or even whats app. Depending on the required tasks your Virtual Assistant (Who yes, is an actual human) will require access to certain areas of your digital folders or calendars in order to get the job done. It’s rather simple actually, it’s a matter of clear communication and the job is done.

At Triple C, we have specialised Virtual Assistant ‘packages’ that we can tailor to what you require. We can offer basic hourly rates, where you only pay for the hours worked, or you can put a cap on the hours and pay a set retainer, with any work done over and above that retainer charged at the standard hourly rate.

There is also the option to pre-set the specific days and times you require work to be done on a weekly or monthly basis. It’s all versatile and fluid.

“This is why we add the term “creative” to our service because there is no problem that creativity cannot solve!”

Get in touch with us for more information and book your consultation.

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Cherrise

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What Does Triple C have to offer?

What Does Triple C have to offer?

Hello again, and Happy New Year!

We are excited to get this year going! If you haven’t already had a read through our first blog post, giving you a quick rundown on how we got going, you can click here before you keep scrolling.

Firstly, you’d probably like to know what Creative Consulting is? We are sure google will give you some definitions, however, our version is slightly more personalised. The same service that you would maybe receive from a strategic, marketing, sales, brand or business consultants, Triple C combines into a creative format, giving you a tailored approach to your business needs. 

“It’s bespoke consulting with a level of creativity that you can outsource as a company and integrate into any department”

Being non-conventional in the sense that you can get services from Creative Consulting that you might get from a permanent employee, only it’s more convenient (One of our C words) because we consult to businesses and perform the services or tasks in a personalised and flexible contract or retainer that suits your budget and timeframe.

So without further adieu, Here are our two main services listed below and you can check out our full set of services here. 

CREATIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Not your average project management, we can take things to new heights if you give us the reigns.
We don’t like to limit ourselves to any industry or team and are open to most projects. We will adapt, design, organise, develop and execute. 

CREATIVE VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE

We are hybrid and cloud based, and can work from anywhere there is an internet connection. We offer structure and organisation for your personal or company calendars, as well as customised workflow management, scheduling, bookings and various administrative tasks.

We can’t wait to start with new challenges this year, let’s get creative!

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Cherrise

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Triple C – How we got here

Triple C - How we got here

Triple C. Creative Consulting and Collaboration. Yes, that’s what it stands for.

You will also notice a bunch of what I like to call “C- words” that float around while adding some context to the type of creative consulting. When you get to know me you’ll soon find out how much of a sucker I am for puns and alliteration.

Anyway, the name is meaningful in its own right, as is the short and sweet journey I took to get here. I would like to tell you an exaggerated version of how I took the gruelling roads of darkness and clawed myself into the light. But fortunately, this is not that story.

The real story begins with me being “fun-employed” after being retrenched, thanks to our dear friend COVID. It was a sad day, because I truly enjoyed my job and the company I worked for. In fact, when I landed that position, within weeks I felt right at home and could comfortably say “I love what I do”. I also grew A LOT! 

So, naturally, one would have a mild moment of panic emerge when one is jobless. The CV was updated, friends, family, work colleagues and ex-colleagues all came to my rescue. I have a boastful level of support I must say! I ended up getting interviews within the week! A personal thanks to Harriet Wex from Wexford sciences, another woman in business preparing to take over the world. She has her own recruitment business and runs a next generation workspace up the North coast in KZN with a coffee shop attached to it! I mean, do I need to say more? 

I went the interview route with some great advertising agencies based here in Durban, thinking that I wanted to continue Traffic management.

However, this was not the case. The universe had other plans.  I have always wanted to do my own thing, which came in the form of daydreaming about side hustles in Lady Boss suits and heels strutting up 5th Avenue in New York City. #girlbossgoals 

"As a huge supporter of women in business,
I will be sharing all the lady boss vibes along the way."

I ended up taking the plunge and called up another one of my beautiful Lady friends,  Monica Malan, who has her own Design studio and is based in St Francis! She has been a huge part of this journey. Without her intentional creative magic Triple C would not be the dazzling elegant girl at the ball. A huge thank you to her for running with my enthusiasm and fast paced thinking and just getting it done! #girlpower

As we couldn’t just have a pretty brand and needed to be a registered company, would it surprise you to know that ANOTHER woman who runs her own accounting company, took over this responsibility? I thought not. She is now my go to for all my accounting requirements. Thank you Mari !

So we have arrived! We are officially live! I am utterly grateful to have the massive amount of support that brought Triple C to life. More exciting news about our first creative consulting client to follow. Will keep you updated, informed, educated and entertained.

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Cherrise

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