Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Our free webinar series includes a free webinar offered each month. In this month’s program we covered the topic: Don’t Let Fear Sink Your Career. . Learning Highlights From Webinar: How to identify the fears holding you back from living your best life. 7 surefire steps to conquer fear confidently and courageously—including a real-world example of the process in action.
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Most small businesses in the U.S. were started or acquired with less than $30,000 in invested capital. To be more precise, the median small business was started with about $27,000. The chart below is based on data from the U.S. Census 2014 Survey of Entrepreneurs. It shows the percentage of small businesses by the amount spent to start or acquire the business.
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Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
We recently teamed up with technology specialists, Brother, to give you a chance to win one of their office labelling machines. It is an amazing piece of office tech and a fantastic prize! Don’t just take our word for it… We have asked four assistants from around Europe to test the product and give us their feedback. How does the P-touch compare with writing labels or printing them from a PC?
Tips From T. Marie
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
The Small Business Administration says that 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years and only a third make it to the 10-year mark. Those numbers leave me feeling pretty hopeful as Clerical Advantage celebrates nine official years in business today. So why do I believe that my small business to business services company is still alive and kicking?
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Eco-Office Gals
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Although our nation once relied on the concept of reducing, reusing, and recycling to lessen our environmental impact, many businesses are now turning to sustainability development as a means of reducing our overall carbon footprints and protecting the environment. In fact, it’s an initiative that can be adopted by many different companies in nearly every industry imaginable.
Andrea Kalli
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Love how this Scary Pumpkin Halloween video turned out. Can be used for business or personal promos, parties, events, and greetings. There’s a place to put your logo and message right next to the pumpkin. Available for purchase as is for $35 (without the watermark). Want me to add your text message and logo for you? No problem! Order yours today for only $70.
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Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Over the past three decades companies less than 1 year old with 1 to 4 employees have averaged creating more than 1 million jobs per year. That's a lot of jobs. Less surprisingly, 86% of all new employer companies have between 1-4 employees. That's not surprising because even well funded Silicon Valley startups usually start with just a couple of people.
Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
We’ve teamed up with technology specialist Brother to give you the chance to win a state-of-the-art office labeller. Earlier this year Brother’s flagship next generation labelling machine, the PT-D600VP, received an iF Design Award for outstanding design quality, functionality, safety credentials and environmental performance. Its energy efficiency has also been recognised through EnergyStar certification.
Tips From T. Marie
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
If you’re someone who has done business the traditional way for years you may not be able to fathom the idea of an office that doesn’t rely on the phone to do business. The truth is, while a well-planned and scheduled phone call is still a relevant business tool, a lot of time is wasted on the phone that could be better spent. Click To Tweet For example, how many times have you, your assistant or receptionist played phone tag trying to schedule a meeting or appointment?
Clutter Coach
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. In this episode, I’ll talk about how to get more done by not putting off small tasks, and learning how to fit them into little time pockets. Here are some highlights: How much can you really get done in 2 minutes ? But I have an important project to finish! I can do that any old time.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
Andrea Kalli
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Using animated scenes with a moving jeep and character, I was able to personalize this video based on the clients specific request for a jeep scene. This was a FUN project and allowed me to explore creating some custom animation sequences based on client requests. By combining the custom animated jeep scenes with some explainer style scenes, it brought just the right amount of animation and simplicity that the client wanted to promote their new technology product.
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Autumn is here and I’m loving it. Are you enjoying the cooler weather of fall? I love fall (yes, even in Las Vegas). To me, fall represents cozying up at home, days ending a little earlier, a new television season, football, cooler evenings and mornings, sweater weather and. pumpkin. I am so ready for fall, that I recently brought a pumpkin-scented candle into work for my office, bought pumpkin caramel corn from Trader Joes (for an office staff treat) and am enjoying my pumpkin spice coffe
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
One of the more interesting findings from the Intuit On-Demand Economy (ODE) study is the large number of people who say learning new skills is a key reason they work in the ODE. Across the entire sector, 17% of ODE workers listed this as a reason. The number are even higher for creative professionals and those working in IT. About 1 in 3 creatives listed this as a reason and over 40% of those working in IT listed this.
Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
It is our responsibility to make the changes we can to be more sustainable but naturally we cannot all chain ourselves to an oil rig and declare to stop flying places. We can however use the events industry to make small but significant changes. We can review our venue contracts and make conscious decisions to ask the questions about waste and sustainable resources.
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Productivity Bits
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
When you have to juggle work, home life, and social responsibilities, it can often feel as though there just isn’t enough time in the day. In order to get it all done and do it successfully, you need to have a daily routine that works for you. On top of that, you need to have the discipline to stick to it every day. Here’s how to establish a winning routine and then resist the temptation to shift away from the schedule.
Clutter Coach
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. In this episode, I’ll talk about why you need to budget in time to put things away to keep clutter from getting out of control. Here are some highlights: What are the three phases of a work session? Why can’t I just leave stuff out if I’m using it again tomorrow?
Energage
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Six Key Contributors to Employee Engagement and Performance. How can employee engagement help your organization to maintain Top Workplaces status over time? We asked the leader of a company who knows. John Yanak is managing partner of Grossman Yanak & Ford , a certified public accounting and consulting firm that’s been a Top Workplace in Pittsburgh for six years running.
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
I hope your September is off to a good start. We are quite busy here at Office Dynamics getting ready for our big administrative conference in Las Vegas starting October 10. It’s always a lot of work but we love hosting more than 400 assistants from around the world. Anyway, on to today’s topic: choosing what you focus on. Thanks to Jasmine Freeman who led our Friday Pillar Huddle, I was reminded about focusing on abundance and the positives in life rather than paying attention to al
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Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Lyft's cofounder John Zimmer's essay The Road Ahead provides a fascinating look at Lyft's vision for transportation over the next 10 years and beyond. It's a pretty compelling forecast of how ride-sharing and autonomous vehicles are going to change transportation and even society. The two key forecasts are: Autonomous vehicle fleets will quickly become widespread and will account for the majority of Lyft rides within 5 years.
Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
On Friday 9th September we held our second Assist Travel event at The Grange Tower Bridge and from the feedback we received it looks like everyone had a thoroughly good day. After spending quite a bit of time shaping the programme and finding the right speakers I was really pleased with the content which gave lots of practical support for assistants booking business travel.
Productivityist
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Today’s guest post is from Jamie Robinson. Jamie runs SelfThrive.com , a site that focuses on personal development through motivation, positivity, health and productivity. Jamie is passionate about supporting individuals’ self-development goals and encouraging improved productivity. Procrastination eats away at your momentum and is what keeps you from making real progress.
Clutter Coach
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. In this episode, I’ll talk about how it’s much easier to get your projects done when you break them down into baby steps. Actually, you have to! Here are some highlights: What is a baby step? How do I stop procrastinating? What if I don’t have a plan?
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Brilliantly Better
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
It’s 6AM in the morning and the park is almost empty. I can barely see a silhouette every now and there, strolling through the grey light of the dawn. It’s silent. Very silent. The only thing I hear is the… The post The Epic Battle Between The Two Minds appeared first on Dragos Roua.
Office Dynamics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Our free webinar series includes a free webinar offered each month. In this month’s program we covered the topic: Don’t Let Fear Sink Your Career. Learning Highlights From Webinar: How to identify the fears holding you back from living your best life. • 7 surefire steps to conquer fear confidently and courageously—including a real-world example of the process in action. • What “courage” actually is and what it is NOT.
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Millennials, and especially millennial men, love their pets. According to the Washington Post's Millennials are picking pets over people 71 percent of men between the ages of 18 and 34 have dogs (versus 62 percent of women), while 48 percent have cats (versus 35 percent of women). This, BTW, means that a sizeable percentage of millennial men have both dogs and cats.
Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
In order to avoid missing the mark, hotel trends have to give us something we actually need– especially when it comes to business travel. Those of us working in the travel industry are constantly being bombarded with trends. Trends that influence how people are travelling, as well as trends that react to people’s travel habits. Buzzwords such as “Top Ten”, “Millennials” and “Bluxury” all promise to successfully predict the future of travel.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Productivityist
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Marina Darlow. Marina is a systems’ expert, and a productivity geek. She sees her job as helping impact-driven entrepreneurs get 10–20 more productive hours a week, stop leaking money, and prevent stress-fuel breakdowns. We talk about her view and definition of a “system”, effective ways you can master your to do list, how to get out of a creative rut, and much more.
Clutter Coach
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. In this episode, I’ll talk about why it’s critical to back up your computer and phone regularly, and give you ideas on how to do it. Here are some highlights: Why is this important? I don’t have much data. I have copies of files in other spots. I’m not tech savvy.
Small Business CEO
SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
In this always-on, mobile world, consumers receive a constant flood of marketing communications across multiple channels, including email, SMS texting , smart phone apps, social media and now even smart TVs. But email remains among the most efficient and cost-effective ways for a small- to medium-size business to promote itself and generate business. photo credit: Kevin Fitz.
Brilliantly Better
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
In a rather twisted way, I chose to run a 48 hours race before even trying a 24 hours one. It happened this March, and you can read all about it here. Since the 48 hours race didn’t go out… The post The Story Of My First 24 Hours Race – S24h appeared first on Dragos Roua.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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