Built by business owners.
For people building something.
Global Teams grew from the experience of building and operating real UK businesses with global teams — and seeing how much changes when the right people are in place.
Global Teams is part of Smail Group. Over more than a decade of scaling businesses across property, professional services and construction, we felt the constant pressure of growth landing straight back on the founder's desk.
Like most ambitious business owners, we tried local agencies (expensive, rigid), freelancer platforms (churn, no accountability), and traditional VAs (task-based, requiring constant micromanagement).
The breakthrough came when we stopped looking for "virtual assistants" and started building real global capability: degree-qualified professionals embedded directly in our workflows, supported by dedicated people operations.
"Our purpose is simple: help ambitious business owners build the support around them to grow with more freedom."
A people partner,
not a marketplace.
- Degree-qualified remote talent matched to UK business hours
- Direct daily communication via Slack, Teams, email & Zoom
- We manage all HR, payroll, benefits and performance support
- Fixed monthly investment with no surprise recruitment fees
The right people change
what a business can do.
Your business, understood.
We start with how your business actually works — the pressure, the goals and the gaps — not a generic job title.
Professionals with purpose.
Clear responsibilities, matched skills and meaningful work from the beginning.
Support beyond the start.
The relationship does not end when someone starts. Global Teams remains involved as the working relationship develops.
Let's talk about your business.
Tell us where the bottleneck is and we'll show you how we'd build the team around it.