Hiya! I'm Kate, of Kate Hardie VA.

I'm a musician, cyclist (less so nowadays) and baker. With my two boys, husband and big dog, I love to walk around villages and stop off at the occasional playground and/or pub.

Kate Hardie VA came about in the summer of 2023 after I decided to leave the classroom after 14 years. My teaching career gave me a wealth of skills - managing several projects at a time; project management - from development to implementation; customer service skills; problem solving; data entry and management, and a whole host of other skills that mean I make a great VA. It was a BIG change but I absolutely love what I do now.

I set up Kate Hardie VA to help small business owners lighten their business load.

I am the 'behind-the-scenes' assistant, helping small business owners with a variety of tasks that help their business run more smoothly.

These are just a few of the tasks that I've undertaken for clients:

• Developed integrations between websites and applications - Zapier, Airtable, Active Campaign, Inifinity Boards, managing plugins
• WordPress websites - uploading content to, managing Fluent Forms, Woo, WPFusion,
• Data entry and streamlining
• Social Media outreach
• Developed training resources (specifically created scenarios for discussion)
• Used CRM software to develop automations for new clients (Active Campaign, Mailerlite & Kajabi)
• Social media management - Canva graphic and copy creation, scheduling through Meta Business Suite (with experience in Later and other scheduling tools)
• Customer service support - telephone and email

I am learning a lot at the moment about Tech VA roles. I love anything techy so if you'd like some help with that - I will. I am willing to learn pretty much anything.

As part of my business, I have a set of values that underpin everything I do:

• Respect - As a business owner, some decisions are incredibly hard and are hard to face. I respect you and your business decisions and will offer support strategies.
• Honesty - I am a no-nonsense worker. I promote open communications for a more successful working partnership & I am a critical friend when needed.
• Integrity - As your VA, I am part of your team. I work to support your business and values whilst upholding my values.
• Family - My family is the reason I run my business but everyone's priorities are different. My role as a VA is to relieve some pressure to give you the flexibility you need for your priorities, whether it's family - young or old - or something else.