How many of us feel there simply aren't enough hours in the day? Or that our 'to-do' lists grow increasingly longer instead of shorter?

One busy mum has come up with the ideal solution - selling her time and experience by the hour in a bid to make life easier for other working parents.

Debbie Whipps, who lives in Verwood, has launched a personal assistant company with a difference.

Pink Spaghetti works with local small business owners, consultants, freelancers and homeowners to complete all those non-urgent jobs both in the office and in the home, including creating newsletters and databases, filing, event management, social media help and even booking holidays, domestic help and errand running.

“Basically, it's pay as you go," explains the mum-of-two.

"There are a burgeoning number of microbusinesses across the Wimborne. Salisbury and New Forest area, many of which operate from people’s homes and are not in a position to employ a full time or even part time assistant.

“That is where I come in. I can take over the tasks that no business owner enjoys, from managing their social media to decluttering, bookkeeping and creating newsletters."

Debbie says she set up the company, which also now offers franchise opportunities, to take away the 'leg work' from small business owners, giving them more time to spend on parts of the job that they love.

“I believe I am unique in that I offer small businesses as many hours of support as they want, without making them commit to a regular contract," she says.

Having worked in marketing and business development for the past 19 years, Debbie has a massive amount of commercial expertise that many small businesses lack, including working to a deadline, and says she is very results focused.

As well as local companies, Debbie anticipates that many of her Pink Spaghetti clients will also be working mums, juggling businesses and domestic tasks throughout the day.

"I have spent my career working long hours and commuting long distances," she says.

"It was not easy at all. I left the house by 7am and often didn’t get home until gone 6pm and even when I was home I didn’t switch off. I rarely attended school events and often had to work through family holidays.

“Running my own business will be hard work but will give me much greater flexibility. As well as having a better work life balance I am looking forward to helping other busy people achieve this.”

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