Moonpoppy Enterprises

- providing a virtual solution to your business needs


Why use a Virtual Assistant?

So why is it a good idea for you - either as an individual or as a business - to use an experienced Virtual Assistant? 

Maybe you are an individual looking for help with typing a manuscript from handwritten notes? Or you are a complementary therapist, needing a little help in sorting out your client consultation forms, typing up case studies for CPD purposes or making your marketing materials flow together seamlessly.

Or maybe you are part of an SME (small and medium enterprise) looking for an extra pair of hands to help with transcription or have particular projects in mind which need specific skill-sets but you don't want (or have space for) another person in your already-cramped office?

Maybe you are part of a large company and temps are proving too expensive or too difficult to place?

Virtual assistance provided by a Virtual Assistant will give you experienced support given off-site which frees up more space and gives you freedom to continue working, without having to oversee the "temp" or train up another person. You will always have direct link to your Virtual Assistant and you choose to either use their skills on an ad-hoc, short-term or long-term basis.

By using a Virtual Assistant's skills and knowledge you will be able to cut back on not only time and space, but also substantially on financial expenditure.

The financial advantages of using a Virtual Assistant are plenty: no taxes or payroll issues to concern yourself with; no health or safety issues; no need to buy more workstations and hardware; no need to move staff around to find room for just one more desk - a big issue for today's corporate, banking and legal sectors; no need to ring a dozen agencies to find a temp at short notice or worry about finding someone to train the temp up.  Instead, all you need to pay for is the time that your Virtual Assistant has spent entirely focused on your project.

It is always, in today's environmentally-conscious society, good to feel as if you are doing your small bit for the world too.  No need for a temp or new employee to commute in, suffering stresses of daily commuting and fuel usage; less energy used as no extra hardware is needed.  No need to have the air-conditioning turned up to accommodate another hot employee in an already-cramped office; less consumables used. 

Why use a Virtual Assistant? Because it gives you a timely, cost-effective and environmentally-sound option, enabling you to tap into specialist skills that may be all but unidentifiable when you are recruiting ... and affords you FLEXIBILITY.

Take a peek at our Fees section to see examples of how to maximise your clientele and profit-margins by making use of your cherry-picked VA!

Database set-up and management

Are you finding it increasingly difficult to keep track of your ever-expanding client list? 

We are able to help you devise, set up and manage a new database specifically designed for your needs by using Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel.



Designing brochures, flyers ...

If you need advice, assistance or a little bit of help to "tidy up" your promotional materials we can help you by using Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Word.

:: advertisements
:: leaflets
:: mailshots

:: websites

We are also unique in being able to offer a copywriting service for therapists and practitioners who may need a little assistance in focusing on their target audience, given Callie's experience and skills of working in, and with, complementary therapies and alternative medicine.



e-Campaign design and maintenance

E-campaigns (e-mail campaigns) are a very powerful way to keep in touch with your customers, members of your organisation or people interested in what you do.  This is achieved by sending out regular newsletters, promotions, or any other page of content that you wish. They are also known as email newsletters, e-zines and e-newsletters.

Professional-looking e-campaigns grab attention and help you build successful, lasting relationships. Regularly sending out  e-campaigns helps keep you visible and gives you a prime opportunity to escalate your leads and contacts with minimal cost and effort.

The keys to planning a good e-campaign are:
:: content
:: formatting and layout
:: delivery and list management

Moonpoppy Enterprises can help you to set up your own e-campaign, suited entirely to your - or your company's or organisation's - needs.  We can also guide you step-by-step to see how easy it is to maintain it yourself or alternatively, we can take over the regular maintenance for you.

As each e-campaign is entirely different, there is no set-in-stone fee for this service as it is based purely upon your specific requirements.  Call us now to discuss how we can help you tap into this easy, but incredibly powerful, marketing and networking tool.

General secretarial services

We are able to help you with everything from specifications, reports and journals to letters, memos. Minutes and complete procedural manuals.  Overflow typing.  Your documents will be professionally-presented electronically in your specific in-house style or in our professional corporate style

With an excellent eye for accuracy and detail, re-formatting tricky documents is a speciality - no more need to spend hours trying to figure out what to do, no need to panic or start re-typing! Just send it to Moonpoppy Enterprises where we can work some magic on it.

We are also able to incorporate special features such as graphics and DTP (desktop publishing) options. If you wish us to include special layouts incorporating columns, tables or charts, just let us know.

No more old-fashioned typewriters ... all hi-tech, fast and accurate!

:: Event organisation

If you need to organise business meetings, trade shows, conferences and exhibitions, Moonpoppy Enterprises can help you to project-manage your big event by issuing invitations, collation of responses and preparation of literature.


:: Editorial work

We can offer any, or all, of the following:

  • correction of grammar, spelling, punctuation and English usage, retaining the original meaning
  • checks for clarity, tone and structure of the document
  • reorganisation of text and/or change the order of paragraphs to improve the overall clarity and readability of the document
  • rewrite service which will improve the flow of content and text
  • checks to highlight format, layout, content or heading inconsistencies
  • reduce word count


NB.
Should the project contain technical terminology or subject-matter which we are not automatically familiar with, we reserve the right to limit editorial services.



Manuscripts and novel transcription, case studies, e-books, theses and dissertations

For all writers, publishers, University students or trainee complementary therapists or homeopaths (not an exclusive list, by any means!) ... this is the quick turnaround service you have been searching for!

If you have:

:: handwritten notes

:: typed drafts

:: frameworks of an e-book but you can't piece it all together or do know where to begin marketing it

:: a mixture ... just send them to Moonpoppy Enterprises to be prepared for readership.


On most occasions it will be easier for you to send to us via mail (or by email for typed drafts).  Please do remember to always take a copy of your work before sending via mail and ensure you send it via registered post or by courier, for your own peace of mind. 

After completion, we will forward it to you via email, encrypted if you so wish, and also by mail on CD. 

Is English not your first language?
Not a problem at all!  We are happy to check your document for spelling mistake and make sure that is grammatically correct.  We can either read through your document and make handwritten changes and provide suggestions, or provide you with a complete editorial service where alterations are made without changing your original meaning.  Please note the different fees for these options.

Newsletters & manuals

We are able to help you if you need eye-catching newsletters designed for your company or organisation; we can also help you to determine the best layout, content and imagery to tie in with your corporate branding.

If you require manuals to be updated, re-written, re-formatted - or you are starting from scratch - we will help you to decide the best structure and layout for your needs.


Presentations

What do you do if you are due to make a presentation or deliver a lecture, but the overhead projector never works and you can't figure out - or have the time and patience to work out - the peculiarities of PowerPoint?  Or if you need it reformatting to fit a new company structure or business idea?

All we need is for you to provide us with your notes (and a company logo or company PowerPoint (PPT) template for extra "wow" factor).  We can turn them into a dazzling PowerPoint presentation for you. From your notes we can also incorporate graphics, clipart and charts - even music if you so wish. 

The PowerPoint presentation will also enable you to print out accompanying handouts, exactly as per your presentation.



Proofreading

Checking proofs (documents) for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors is a critical but fundamental task for any business.  Mistakes not noticed at this stage can lead to huge costs being incurred at the page proof stage (or even after printing).  Although spellcheckers are useful, they are limited in their intelligence and will not be able to distinguish the correct tense in the sentence. 

We are able to provide:

:: straight proofreading, marking-up on hard copy using industry-standard proofreading symbols

:: corrections to digital copy with all changes flagged for approval before printing

:: checks for clarity and fluidity

:: checks for problems in page layout and mark-up copy

:: checks for inconsistencies in both content and style, querying errors

:: checks for English grammar errors, punctuation and spelling



Research - internet and desk-based

We are able to search and review Internet resources on specific topics and report to you in your preferred format. Desk-based research is also available.



Staff induction, training and development, recruitment support

For many companies recruitment, staff induction and continuous training and development are a patchy area. Not through lack of want or need but because they recruit so rarely, or sporadically, that it is an unnecessary expense to have a qualified HR person onsite throughout the year.

We can help you to:
:: target your recruitment to a specific audience
:: help you to devise a generic, or targeted, application form
:: set up recruitment templates to help you sift through the mountains of applications or CVs
:: manage your recruitment process by taking over the sifting process
:: devise interview templates for scoring candidates
:: devise a structured induction program
:: devise and produce a company induction manual for all new starters
:: plan workshops for administrative staff

Induction is a key process in recruitment and retention.  According to research from www.reed.co.uk, 1 in 25 employees have walked out after starting new jobs because of poor induction and nearly all workers believe that a poor induction has a continual effect on their productivity in the job. 

It pays to invest a little time, money and effort for long-term gain - for your company, for your employees and for your productivity and long-term growth of your business.



Transcription services

If you need transcription and routine typing for all routine correspondence, notes, minutes of meetings, Hearings, committee reports and other items regularly required by attorneys - we can do that with ease. We are also available to type up notes of proceedings at conferences, telephone conversations, interviews and meetings.

Our experience is primarily from the legal (Intellectual Property, criminal) and Human Resource management sectors but we are very flexible - please do get in touch with us to find out if we can help.

Occasionally you may wish to have old or historic papers or precedents copy-typed.  We are delighted to take on these (or any other specialist) projects for you.



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