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Irene, Founder and CEO of Admin Army, speaks to Nicola Shepheard from the National Business Review and answers questions about starting Admin Army and her journey to date.

They talk about our merge with Streamline Business in 2020, challenges the business has faced (including the impact of Covid), lessons learnt about managing remote teams, and Irene’s favourite question – “What is that secret sauce?”….

Following the recent government announcement that minimum sick leave for all NZ employees will be extended from five days per year to ten, some business owners have expressed concern over affordability during what has already been a tricky year.

While many businesses were already using their own discretion to offer more than minimum sick leave for employees, those who weren’t can lessen the financial impact of the….

One of the biggest positive changes for business in New Zealand brought about by the pandemic has been the rapid increase in digital technology advancements.

Reports indicate years of tech growth happened in a matter of weeks, as solutions to help businesses run remotely were implemented, and remote interactions became the norm. This has also meant it’s become even easier for businesses to use remote support services…..

Bookkeeping, financials, communications, accounting, payroll and many other vital forms of organisation are simply part of the landscape when it comes to running a business of any size.

Until recently, the only option besides the business owner taking care of all these things themselves was to employ one or more office administrators. The ubiquitous office person has always had to be a jack of all trades – someone across multiple aspects of a business’s operations, juggling many tasks, requiring….

It’s been estimated that basic admin tasks take the average employee 69 days a year resulting in global lost productivity of an astonishing $5 trillion every year. 

 “Virtual assistants can be capable of so much more than low-level administrative work,” Irene Bennetts of Admin Army says. “They aren’t just about saving time; they can bring skills and knowledge to a whole raft of business activities…”

As companies scale up and take on more staff, the amount of administration and bureaucracy can also spiral upwards, putting pressure on business owners. So instead of concentrating on tasks that will boost revenue, they’re bogged down in red tape and spreadsheets.

For many, outsourcing admin, executive assistants and functions of the finance teams makes sense, but a growing trend is doing…”

Admin Army’s CEO Irene Bennetts shares her insights on Scaling Practices with Automation and Outsourcing.