Meet our Founder, Rebecca Newenham
Rebecca Newenham founded Get Ahead in 2010, starting from her kitchen table in Surrey with a clear conviction: that growing businesses deserve access to genuinely expert support, without the cost and commitment of hiring in-house.
Her background was in buying for major UK retailers, including Sainsbury’s and Superdrug. She knew what good commercial thinking looked like, and she built Get Ahead around it. By 2017, having grown a strong team and a loyal client base, she launched Get Ahead as a franchise, bringing Regional Directors into the network across the UK.
Today Rebecca leads Get Ahead nationally and works as a strategic mentor and advisor to founders and franchisors. More at rebeccanewenham.com.
Built to grow with you
Over a decade of matching growing businesses with the right support has taught us one thing: no two businesses need the same thing.
That’s why Get Ahead doesn’t offer fixed packages or off-the-shelf solutions.
Your Regional Director takes time to understand your business, then hand-picks the right expert from a team of more than 90 specialists.
You get exactly what you need, when you need it, with no minimum hours and no long-term tie-ins.
What kind of support can Get Ahead provide?
Get Ahead’s team of more than 90 specialists covers every function a growing business is likely to need: virtual PA and business administration, marketing, social media, finance and bookkeeping, HR, creative and design, website development, and lifestyle management.
Every expert is a specialist in their field. They work remotely, typically with a Get Ahead email address for security and consistency, and they’re chosen not just for their skills but for how well they’ll work with you and your business.
A hand-picked solution
Finding the right person isn’t something you should have to do alone. Your Regional Director handles the matching, drawing on direct knowledge of the team and years of experience pairing businesses with the right support.
It’s not a marketplace where you browse profiles and hope for the best.
It’s a managed introduction, backed by accountability on both sides.
How it works
Three straightforward steps.
First, you have a conversation with your local Regional Director. No forms, no funnels: a proper conversation about your business, your challenges and what you’re trying to achieve.
Second, your Regional Director identifies the right expert or team from the Get Ahead network, considering skills, experience, working style and personality fit.
Third, you’re introduced, you agree how you’ll work together, and the support begins. Most clients are up and running within a few days.
If your needs change, the support changes with you. That’s the point.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get Ahead is a UK-wide outsourced business support agency. It provides growing and owner-led businesses with flexible, expert remote support across a wide range of functions, including virtual PA services, business administration, marketing, social media, finance, HR, creative and design, website development, and lifestyle management.
Get Ahead was founded in 2010 by Rebecca Newenham. Rebecca’s background was in buying for major UK retailers including Sainsbury’s and Superdrug. Having stepped back to start a family, she identified a gap in the market for high-quality, flexible outsourced support and launched Get Ahead from a Surrey base.
Get Ahead grew steadily from its Surrey origins, building a reputation for careful expert matching and genuine client relationships. By 2017, having proved the model worked, Rebecca launched Get Ahead as a franchise. The franchise model brought in Regional Directors across the UK, each running their own Get Ahead business within a defined region while drawing on the full national network of experts.
Clients work with their local Regional Director, who takes time to understand the business, its challenges and its goals. The Regional Director then hand-picks the right expert or team of experts from Get Ahead’s network of more than 90 specialists. There are no minimum hours and no lengthy contracts. Clients pay only for the support they need, when they need it.
Get Ahead provides outsourced support across virtual PA and business administration, marketing, social media, finance and bookkeeping, HR, creative and design, website development and SEO, and lifestyle management. Every specialist works remotely and is hand-picked to fit your business, not just your brief.
Get Ahead operates nationally across the UK with nine regional offices, covering areas including Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Kent, Sussex, Dorset, the Midlands, Wiltshire, and Yorkshire..
Three things distinguish Get Ahead from most virtual assistant providers. First, the matching model: clients are not left to browse a marketplace and hope for the best. A Regional Director personally matches each client with the right expert. Second, the breadth of the team: with more than 90 specialists covering over a dozen service areas, Get Ahead can flex as a client’s needs change. Third, the local relationship: Regional Directors are embedded in their business communities, which means clients get national capability with genuinely local knowledge and accountability.
Yes. Get Ahead has operated as a franchise since 2017. Regional Directors are independent franchise owners who run their own Get Ahead businesses within defined territories. The franchise model is accredited by the British Franchise Association.
Get Ahead works primarily with owner-led and growing businesses: founders, consultants, professional services firms, coaches, marketing agencies, and established businesses looking to scale without the overhead of additional permanent headcount. Clients range from sole traders needing a few hours of PA support each week to businesses requiring a full outsourced back office.
Visit getaheadva.com and use the local offices section to find the Regional Director covering your area. Each Regional Director has their own profile page with contact details, local events, and information about their region.