NEWS FROM ADMIN ARMY

The Difference Between Automation And Expertise
No one has time to waste. There are only so many hours in the day, you want to ensure you maximise each one. Especially if it means you can finish work on time and enjoy time with your pets or family! If you are trying to boost productivity and efficiency in your...

7 Things To Include In A Task Brief For Your Virtual Assistant
One of the hardest parts of starting to work with a virtual assistant (VA) can be figuring out how to hand your tasks over. Often, a barrier to even handing tasks over can be knowing that they won’t be done the way you currently do them. This is not necessarily always...

What To Do When Everything Goes Wrong In Business
Sometimes in business – as in life – things don't go to plan. The cash flow is just not flowing, you may face an unanticipated family crisis, or be thrown a curve-ball by mother nature. It can be tempting to find a rock to hide under. But burying your head in the sand...

Finances 101: How To Get Them In Order
Regardless of how big or small, or how new or old, your business is, getting your finances sorted is vital. Failing to get these basics in order is like setting off for a run without tying your shoelaces. You might make it through the front door if you're lucky, but...

Can I Claim Those Expenses As Business Expenses?
Running a business can be bewildering at the best of times. But, come tax time and the fine print gets even more confusing! Knowing exactly which things you can and can't claim back can help things run more smoothly at "that" time of year. Plus, it’s always nice to...

7 Things You Can Do To Operate More Efficiently Today
Do you wake up each day feeling overwhelmed with all the things that need to get done in your business? We get it. There are a hundred items on your to-do list and that number is only growing. You don’t have enough time, money, or energy to get them all done. While...

Irene Bennetts Named Among The ‘Top Women In Accounting’ for 2019
On the 13th March 2020, Practice Ignition named Admin Army's CEO, Irene Bennetts, one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting. This global award recognizes women who are leading the charge when it comes to advocacy, change and community within the Accounting and Bookkeeping...

Your Small Business End Of Year Financial Checklist
As the end of the financial year approaches, you are probably thinking about hiding under the desk from your tax return. Unfortunately, you might have to crawl out from under there as that return won’t submit itself! While your bookkeeper and your accountant can do a...

10 Tasks You Didn’t Know Your VA Could Help With
Virtual Assistants (VA) are pretty awesome, right? They save you time, stress and angsting about those boring jobs by just taking them off your hands. I bet you keep your VA busy with all the usual things - data entry, tidying up your diary, probably loading your blog...

E-Invoicing – What Is It And How Will It Affect Your Business?
If you despise the process of raising invoices, then listen up! There is a better, less time-consuming way. You can ditch the fillable template documents and manual invoice book (if you are still using them of course). If you run a business, chances are you will have...

Admin Army Joins Streamline Business Group
A note from our CEO, Irene Bennetts: I have been working on a pretty exciting project for the last few months and I'm so happy that it is now at the point where I can share this news with you. Having started the Admin Army journey in November 2016, in 2020 change has...

The Opportunity Cost Of Not Outsourcing
The number one reason businesses don't outsource is that they think they can't afford it. While affordability is always a valid concern, quite often business owners make this assumption without taking into account the opportunity cost of all the time, money and...