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About

Hi there, I’m Ann Read and the Founder of The PA Portal. I’ve been a Personal Assistant for over 2 decades and have gained a wealth of experience working in small-scale family firms right through to large international corporates. My background is in Sales and Marketing with a focus in the Retail, Creative and Fashion industries.

 

Awards

I founded the business in June 2017 when I was faced with a change in my corporate career.  I haven’t looked back and at the start of 2020 I was Highly Commended as Virtual Assistant Of The Year for the Digital Women Awards and also awarded runner-up in the Kent Women In Business Awards for Mumpreneur of the Year.  And now in 2022, I have been awarded Runner Up at the Digital Women Awards again for Virtual Assistant Of The Year.

 

Passion and purpose

I’m delighted that my award-winning Virtual Personal Assistant business allows me to use my skills and experience to support small business owners and founders all across the UK from my home office in Maidstone, Kent.

I am passionate about all things admin and a fanatical organiser. I have a young daughter and I’m a strong believer that everyone should have a healthy work-life balance. The PA Portal’s passion and purpose are to make that happen for you.

 

The team

We can’t do it all ourselves.  That’s why to increase capacity and deliver a superior service for my clients I work with a team of experienced and highly skilled Virtual Assistant Associates. My team support me with my regular retained client hours and specialist areas as well as when we have large-scale projects and events.

 

Our clients

We’ve worked with clients in the PR, Marketing, Retail, Design, E-commerce, Facilities, Law,  Business Consultancy, Construction, Property Development, Engineering, Technology and Health and Wellbeing industries. Working with such a broad range of sectors demonstrates our versatility. Why not take a look at our Services to find out more and hear what our clients say about me and my team by reading our Testimonials.

 

Credentials

Just so you know I am a sole trader and I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). I hold Professional Indemnity Insurance provided by industry leaders Markel and I’m also an Approved Member of the Society of Virtual Assistants and a member of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

You can rest assured that your business is in safe hands.

News

I am pleased to announce that in October 2022 I was awarded Runner Up at the Digital Women Awards 2022 as Virtual Assistant of The Year. A UK awards recognising the digital contribution that Virtual Assistants make to small business owners and founders.

Ann Read Virtual Assistant Kent

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