
It is always lovely to welcome a new member or new friend to the SMBN, but it’s something extra special when a member has a break then re-joins, or renews their membership. It’s a real pleasure to extend a warm second welcome to Carol McIntyre, after her confirmation of renewal of being part of what we are so proud to be. A force for good.
So, for those of you who don’t know about Carol or Exec Pro VA – here’s a little snippet:
Via https://www.exec-pro-va.com/services/neurodivergent-service/
Supporting our neurodivergent clients by unleashing their awesomeness
we’re passionate about sharing our knowledge and providing tailored support for business owners who may have a different style of working
Services
- take minutes of meetings – never forget a name again as we minute and transcribe it in easy bullet point format for you
- need a body double? We will sit with you remotely, wherever you are in the world and help you work through those pesky boring tasks – we will sit quietly or if preferred have a laugh and bash things out with you – whatever it is you need, we are there for you
- we have a professional copywriter on hand to help read through any research documentation or proofread it for you
- need some research – let us do it for you
- out and about and afraid you’ll forget something – ping us a message and we’ll make sure you remember by keeping track for you
Why choose Carol?
Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you I’m one of the most compassionate, caring people you will ever meet. Me and the team are passionate about helping our clients thrive in whatever business they do. I’ve always prided myself on being super efficient with a ‘can do’ attitude and nothing is too much trouble. My clients know, all they need do is ask. I’ve managed offices for large corporations and had a successful EA career as well as mentoring teams of PA’s. I now run my own successful business and have an awesome team who work with me. We are all motivated because we value each others skills. It’s not all about work though, we have a lot of giggles along the way which makes us fun to work with. We understand the importance of giving fantastic customer service and our vast experience lets us know which systems and processes really work for you. Equally important, we are reliable, honest, flexible and fit in with our clients’ needs and everything we do is treated with the highest integrity and confidentiality.

Connect with Carol:
I am SO proud to have some really lovely members and friends of the SMBN, I love doing what I can to help them and I love to see them help each other. Want to join us? Just click here!
Webinar #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity – My talk on Barriers to Finance, and how Barriers to Work, Homes and Finance are interlinked..
On Wednesday 8th March I co-hosted a webinar with SWIG finance. Speakers included:
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Member Impact Story – Claire Harris – Pets2Places
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The BOOK – Single Mum & 21st Century Peasant – Breaking out of Benefits Jail.
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Sarah Harvey, SMBN Member and Students in Mind Founder, delivers Wellbeing Workshop to Weightmans Solicitors.
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I’ve had to share this as an audio rather than video for privacy reasons as I failed to remove videos of attendees, but please listen, and do what you can for positive advancement.
Welcome New SMBN Member – Danielle Baron – Integrative Therapist | Life/Career Coach | Experienced Teacher and AHT 10+ Years | 11 + Entrance Exam Tutor | Seen in Daily Mail, Prima, Grammar School Insider, Brainz Magazine… and there’s more!
I am delighted to welcome Danielle Baron to the Single Mums Business Network! Danielle catalyses children and adults to rise like a phoenix from the flames 🔥 and to reach their optimum potential. She is an entrepreneur, inspiring 11+ and 7+ entrance exams tutor, rapid transformational therapist®, business coach for overachievers, a life coach for…
Right darlings! The Gov have just made a ‘bit’ of a ‘massive’ poop in judging you instead of tackling the root cause and keeping you safe in the interim, so, let me see what I can do to help… Webinar/ Workshop – Breaking Free from Benefits – Flexible Working and Self-Employment – Free of Charge – all welcome regardless of reason for needing support.
I cannot express enough how disappointed I am in the Chancellor’s attitude towards the most vulnerable members of society in receipt of universal credit. I am all for everybody working, and I am all for growing the economy, but punishing the most vulnerable, instead of tackling the root cause, epitomises what is wrong with our…