Running a business means wearing many hats
The admin that needs doing. The marketing that keeps slipping. The finance that is getting harder to keep on top of. And the growing sense that you spend your week running the business rather than growing it.
It’s not a skills problem. It’s a capacity problem.
Get Ahead gives you back your time and your focus
Your Regional Director matches you with experienced Virtual Experts who slot into your business exactly where you need them: a few hours a week, or specialist help at a key moment. They stay involved and adjust the support as your needs change.
No long-term commitment. No recruitment or HR headaches. No time wasted on someone who isn’t quite right.
Matching our business experts to your business needs
Get Ahead: your trusted business support team. Our Regional Directors hand pick your support from our network of UK-based Virtual Experts (VEs), choosing people with the right skills and the right personality for your business. There’s lots of flexibility and no minimum number of hours, so you only pay for the support you need, as and when you need it.
1. Tell us what’s not working
Start with a relaxed, free chat about your business: what is taking up too much of your time, where things are slipping, and what you would do with your week if you got some of it back.
2. Your Regional Director finds the right people
From our network of vetted, UK-based Virtual Experts, your Regional Director picks the right person, or team, for your needs and the way you work. If the fit isn’t right, they find someone who is.
3. Support that fits around you
No minimum hours and no long-term contracts. Scale up when you’re busy and back when you’re not. Your Regional Director stays involved, so you’re never managing it alone.
A partner, not a platform
Most virtual support services give you a login and leave you to get on with it. Get Ahead works differently.
Every client has a Regional Director: a real person, based in your Region, who takes time to understand your business, matches you with the right Virtual Experts and stays involved as things change. If something isn’t working, your Regional Director sorts it. If your needs change, the support changes with them.
It’s a personal, managed approach, and it’s why our clients stay.
- Virtual Experts matched on skills and personality, with real business experience
- More than 90 Virtual Experts, all UK-based, with Regional Directors who know their local market
- Flexible: scale support up or down as your business changes
- No long-term contracts or minimum hours
- One point of contact who knows your business
- Trusted by hundreds of UK businesses since 2010
Expert support across your business
Whatever is taking up too much of your time, we’ve probably helped someone in exactly your position.
Business Administration
Diary, inbox and day-to-day admin handled, including Virtual PA support.
Marketing
Campaigns, content and strategy, carried out for you, not just planned.
Finance
Bookkeeping, payroll and year-end, kept accurate and up to date.
HR
Practical HR for growing businesses, from contracts to difficult conversations.
Social Media
A steady, on-brand presence without it eating into your week.
Business Development
Lead generation, CRM and sales campaigns, so new business keeps coming in.
Two ways to work with Get Ahead
Looking for support for your business?
Experienced, flexible help, matched to your needs and managed by someone who knows your business.
Thinking about running your own business?
Become a Get Ahead Regional Director and build a flexible, rewarding business in your own Region, with an established network behind you.
Trusted by growing businesses across the UK
From sole traders to established firms, our clients rely on Get Ahead for dependable, expert support and a relationship they can count on.
“Working with a VA was new but made sense for us, and it’s worked out really well. Fiona was a joy to work with and took the time to understand our needs, rather than just fielding any old person, and it’s that right-fit that’s made the difference… we know all the essential recurring weekly tasks will be done like clockwork, and it’s a real relief in a small owner-managed business.”
Rachel Burrell-Cook, Managing Director, threetenseven
“This has been my first venture into the world of virtual assistants and I couldn’t be happier. Sarah was very patient while, with her guidance, I worked out what support would be most useful and then matched me with a great member of her team to provide the support. I was unsure about using a VA but now wish I had taken the plunge much sooner!”
Stephen Carter, The Intellectual Property Works
“Get Ahead’s PR support has been invaluable. I’ve been able to concentrate on my business while Louise has delivered the PR. I love being able to use Get Ahead on an ad hoc basis, whether I need ongoing support or a one-off project, they can deliver what I need without tying me into a restrictive contract.”
Katy Heath, The Original Black Garlic
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Sound familiar?
You’re probably here because at least one of these feels a bit too relatable:
“I’m spending my evenings on admin that should have been done in the morning.”
“My marketing keeps slipping because there’s always something more urgent.”
“I know I need help, but I’m not ready to hire someone full-time.”
“I’ve tried a freelancer before. It didn’t quite work out.”
“I’ve got a big project coming up and I need the right person for six weeks, not forever.”
If any of those resonate with you, we can help. Get Ahead works with sole traders, founders, owner-led businesses and professional services firms across the UK. If you’re overstretched and spending time on work you shouldn’t be doing, you’re in the right place.
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Common questions about working with Get Ahead
Get Ahead is a UK business support network founded in 2010. Support is organised by Region, each led by a Regional Director who matches clients with the right specialist from Get Ahead’s UK-based network of Virtual Experts (VEs).
Get Ahead provides flexible remote support across admin, PA and VA work, marketing, social media, website support, HR, finance, creative and business development. There’s no minimum number of hours and no fixed package, so clients pay only for the support they use, matched to the specific skills and personality their business needs.
Yes. Every Virtual Expert in the Get Ahead network is UK-based. Your Regional Director matches you with the right person from that network based on skills and personality fit, not through an overseas outsourcing model.
No. There’s no minimum number of hours and no fixed monthly retainer. Support flexes up or down as your business needs change, so growing and owner-led businesses pay only for the time and expertise they actually use.
Get Ahead has supported growing and owner-led businesses across the UK since 2010, and has been recognised with a range of national business awards.
Arrange a free chat using the form below, or call 0330 223 7580. Your Regional Director will call you back within one working day to talk through what you need, with no obligation. You can also find your Regional Director on our Regions page.
Within one working day. Your Regional Director, or a member of the Get Ahead team, will call you back to arrange a time to talk.
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