Ocean Secretarial Services providing typing transcription and virtual support nationwide

Tel: +44 (0) 1773 761425
Fax: +44 (0) 8709 127518
Email: info@o-sec.com

Testimonials

Carolyn Pegg is friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, energetic and incredibly professional: you can’t do better. Stewart Perkins PR

Ocean Secretarial Services have provided us with an excellent solution for our administration services. They have provided a professional, prompt and an extremely efficient service tailored to the needs of our company. Ocean Secretarial also offer in-depth advice and guidance on how to achieve a desired result and they have made available to us their expert knowledge in presentation to ensure our company looks good all the time. I would recommend Ocean Secretarial as an outstanding service for providing highly skilled and quality administrative services and a brilliant answer for both small business without in-house expertise or for larger business wishing to out-source. Catherine Albert
Director, WorkFuture Ltd

I can recommend Carolyn's services with complete confidence. She was my PA/secretary for a number of years while I edited one of the UK's big regional daily newspapers. The partnership ended only with my retirement. Under lots of pressure, her secretarial skills were superb, her confidentiality absolute - and she brings a can-do attitude to everything she faces. Carolyn's virtual venture means her abilities are only an e-mail away from anyone who needs her services. What a plus! Graham Glen Editor, Nottingham Evening Post (1995-2006) .

Ocean Secretarial offered an extremely efficient and comprehensive service. Carolyn was able to think outside the box and come up with a number of effective and efficient solutions to our needs which we had not previously considered, thus saving us time and ultimately allowing us to provide a better service to our customers. I would not hesitate to recommend Carolyn to others - she offers an extremely professional and efficient service, always with a smile and is willing to go that little bit further to ensure the right result is achieved.
Elena Botterill Marketing Director, Woodward PDA

Thanks for all your help with my research project, I couldn’t have done it without you. I have also received some really encouraging feedback from potential employers about the CV you did for me. They have all said that it is one of the most professional looking CV's they have seen for someone at my level, and that the format is unique and concise. Kam Singh BA Hons Student, Nottingham Trent Univ.

I contacted the company to provide secretarial and event support services for a personal function. The service was competitively priced and the company gave a friendly, fast and efficient response.
Most definitely use them again. Mrs Tatham

My name is Carolyn. I am a fully qualified Personal Assistant with more than 20 years experience working at Board Director level. I'm not an agency temp, I am an independent professional and decided to offer my secretarial expertise to a wider audience after helping out a number of friends and contacts with their typing and administrative tasks, realising that there was a real need for a virtual assistant/secretary. As the internet is such a powerful means of communication it enables me to offer remote administrative assistance to any organisation or small business.

Because I am not tied to normal office times, I can offer flexible working hours to suit and am happy to undertake one-off as well as regular assignments, providing flexible administrative support via e-mail or internet, telephone, fax and post.

During my working life I have learnt how to organise myself and more importantly others around me. I have learnt how to keep people happy and look on every job as an opportunity. You won't feel like “just another client”.

I can provide tailored office support at a fraction of the cost of employing a permanent member of staff and my livelihood and success depends on the absolute satisfaction of my clients.

I have a comprehensive range of skills gained from working in a wide range of industries. With a wealth of experience in specialist fields such as writing, subbing, presenting and administration.

Some of my qualifications are:

Audio Typing (RSA I, II and III).
Shorthand (Pitman - 90 wpm).
Typewriting (RSA I, II, III).
Word Processing (RSA III).
Proficient (Advanced certificated) in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Access, and Word.
MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist)
certified as a Word Expert level user.
Proficient user of the Internet and e-mail.

I am also a Member of the Institute of Qualified Professional Secretaries

Think of me as your friendly virtual PA – just a mouse click away, I'm always on hand to help.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU NEED A VA /PA?

You need me if one of the following statements applies to you:

• You only need a few hours of support per day, week or month.
• You need occasional staff cover.
• You need extra support when your business workload increases.
• You don't want to incur the cost or commitment involved using a temping agency.
• You have one-off or seasonal workloads that you don't have the resources for. You are spending too much time on administrative chores than on generating revenue for your own business.
• You need administrative support for your business that is outside traditional office hours.
• You need a professional ambassador for your business while you are travelling away on business.

How Can I Help?

If you have your own small business at some point, you will find yourself spending more time on administration than on generating income. I can provide an ‘extra pair of hands', when needed, to relieve this burden ensuring your business has the same support and professional appearance as the big ‘blue chip' companies, without adding to the payroll or having to train a succession of temps in your own working methods.

Cost Comparison

Compared with the overheads of running a fully staffed office with administrative personnel, I am extremely cost-effective. Please got to the Pricing page for further details.

WITH A VA / PA

• You pay only for the hours worked or services provided.
• Available as and when you need the job done.
• The reassurance of privacy and confidentiality.
• None of the legal responsibilities associated with an employee.