I loved being a virtual assistant so much that I started my own franchise for others. Here's how I did it.

Jul 6 2022 by Business Insider

 
Rebecca Newenham.

Get Ahead

Rebecca Newenham, 50, didn't want to return to the corporate world and became a virtual assistant. She expanded and now has 50 virtual assistants in Britain and Spain. This is how she grew her business into a franchise, as told to Claire Turrell.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Rebecca Newenham, the founder of the virtual-assistant franchise Get Ahead. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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