By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
WHEN Barb Scott found herself on maternity leave, she needed an outlet.
At least that’s how she refers to her self-made business, Admin Angels, which next month will hold a special Girls Night In event at The Old Cheese Factory in Berwick.
“It’s basically for a lot of local people to come together, for business networking, but the focus is on a good cause,” Barb said this week.
“All the money raised goes to the Cancer Council, and there’s a lot of support from local businesses sponsoring the event.
“There will also be Cancer Council representatives coming along.”
Tickets for the event will be $40, including a light supper, while all the money raised will be donated straight to the Cancer Council.
Swimming champion Tammy van Wisse will also be the keynote speaker on the night.
Admin Angels is an administration business which helps other businesses, mostly local, get their affairs in order, helping complete those fiddly tasks that employers don’t always put aside the time to do.
“Admin Angels is my business, I’m a virtual assistant,” Barb said.
“I have a team of six girls who are all based in Melbourne and they’re all virtual assistants and we do client work, admin tasks.
“We can take care of their client data base and send out newsletters to the clients.
“We keep in contact with the clients through newsletters, we can be the face of their business, we can manage their email accounts and chase up outstanding invoices – any admin stuff they get bogged down in.”
Barb said the idea for Admin Angels originated when she found herself at home raising her young children and realised she could still make a worthwhile use of her spare time.
“I was on maternity leave with my first child and I needed an outlet, I needed my brain to be active,” she said.
“I’ve always been in office management type roles prior to having a family so it was always my passion and something that was a strength I had.
“When I was at home quite a lot with a young baby, I got on the internet and reached out to a few local business groups.
“It’s fantastic, it’s flexible, I can work until 2am in the morning and no one knows or cares, the technology around these days is amazing.”
The Girls Night In event will be held on Tuesday 21 October at the Old Cheese Factory, at 7pm.
For more information, contact Barb on 0419 330 490.
