Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

'What are the main aspects of your role? As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. All the restaurants are within walking distance, so I sometimes give journalists and some clients a walking tour around the restaurants and show them the projects in progress.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

'Technology is making us forget one very important aspect of building your business… And that is building a relationship with your subscribers and clients. In today’s fast-paced, technologically super-charged business world, the art of building a relationship with your clientele has become lost in favor of using the latest whiz-bang gadget.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

'Regular readers know we like pet trends. But I admit our coverage has been slanted towards dogs, mostly because I like dogs.  But cats are more popular with online audiences. In fact, according to Bloomberg's The Magazine Trying to Bring the Web's Cat Obsession Offline , cats drive almost 15 percent of all Web traffic. There are also about 30 million Google searches per month for the search term “cat" Despite cats dominating web traffic, a few dogs and other

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'Have you been curious about the various assistant certifications? In today’s competitive workplace, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. Employers want admins with more than experience. They want true professionals—people who are committed to the administrative profession as a career choice, willing to invest in their own growth, and eager to go the extra mile to expand and prove their capability.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'Outsourcing sometimes gets a bad reputation as it can conjure up images of workers being paid low wages while a company’s profits soar. While that certainly happens in some instances, outsourcing can also be a really savvy way for business owners to take their startup operations to the next level. Below you’ll find a list… Read the full article here: Ready to Take Your Startup to the Next Level?

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Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

'Every week, I hear from at least one Virtual Assistant who struggles with how she''s managing multiple clients, to-do items, and deadlines. I get it—I really do. Even if we don’t look at my leading AssistU , with all the people we train to be Virtual Assisstants , and our community members and clients who want to work with them, and we look just at my coaching practice , I have 22 private coaching clients, so that’s 22 businesses I’m working with, 22 relationships, 22 people, each with needs, p

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

'You know teleclasses are a great list building strategy…. But you don’t know where to start when it comes to marketing your teleclass. You know that this is a great list building strategy, but getting the momentum going with marketing can feel overwhelming. And so it’s hard to get going with your promotions. Don’t worry …. With a little bit of thought and forward-planning you can ensure your teleclass is a success and generates a ton of new leads for you.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'BI Intelligence , the research arm of new site Business Insider, has an excellent report on PayPal and Square's activities in the small business lending space. Their report - The Small Business Lending Opportunity - requires a paid subscription. But they don't seem to mind if I publish a couple of their charts, especially if I mention how much I like their service (it's great) and how cheap it is ($495 a year).   The small business lending opportunity discussed in the report i

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

'Welcome to February— the month of love. But sometimes we don’t feel “the love” for certain coworkers. With extra tension and anxiety in the workplace due to multi-generational differences and workers feeling time compressed, you may be experiencing a bit of ‘conflict’ with coworkers. As more companies embrace the spirit of teamwork, you must learn to work with other people and truly become a team player to get the work done and help your organization be more competitive.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

'I think anyone knows that doing business is often all about personal relationships, especially in the B2B sector and when it comes to substantial personal investments. Not surprising then that building a personal relationship with your new business partner is essential to the final outcome. Find out how to do better in the future. Read… Read the full article here: People do business with people. on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

'This is an older story—one I use because I think it makes the point easy to understand. Years ago, at lunch with a friend I hadn''t seen in quite some time, I ordered the Chicken Peppercorn Salad, but I wanted it with blue cheese dressing rather than the usual parmesan peppercorn. One of the things I loved most about this salad was that it was tossed in the kitchen, so it would be all yummy when it got to me and I didn’t have to deal with dressing on the side.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

'What is DocuSign? DocuSign lets you sign documents electronically and easily send documents for electronic signature in just minutes. It’s safe, secure, and legally binding. There is a free trial available for new users and prices start from £7 per month for individuals. What does it do? Docusign allows users to upload documents and place electronic signitures where required.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'Doing a good job at follow-up is a piece of cake. You just capture every lead or potential referral partner you run across, then place a call or send them something, or both. If you don’t make a sale right away, you calendar them for the next follow-up and do the same thing again. Pretty straightforward, isn’t it? So why is follow-up such a problem?

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'Popular Mechanics has a great story about robot penguins being used to study Emperor penguin colonies in their natural habitat without disturbing them. After discovering tagging penguins with bands around their flippers was harmful—it impaired their survival and the number of their offspring, presumably by reducing their speed in the water - scientists switched to implanted RFID tags.

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Often when it comes to buying a home, so much of the focus is on location or size. But if you’re an especially environmentally-conscious person, you may want to know how “green” a home is. Does the home use a lot of electricity? Are there aspects of the house’s history which make it a potential health hazard? If you’re looking for an ideal green home, here are some important tips to remember as you shop around.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

'Making it easy for your customers to do business with you is one of the cornerstones of business success. Customers are happy to invest in relationships that promise simplicity in the future, i.e. with their personal data. But what good is all that if that data is then locked away and not available when needed,… Read the full article here: How to achieve simplicity in a complex world. on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

'My friend Shannon is a content strategist and fellow writer. The other day on Facebook, she posted this image, along with her thoughts about how people get what they pay for. (click to enlarge). That’s one view, of course. And although that ad is for a writer, there''s no shortage of people who want the help of VAs, and all other sorts of knowledge workers, on the cheap.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

'At some point in an assistant’s career they will be asked to put together a slide deck for their Executive. This could be for a presentation in front of the board, for other members of staff or a pitch to win new clients. Whatever the occasion it is really important that the slides reflect the key points that your Executive is delivering. In the past I’ve been given scraps of paper and been asked to turn them into something visually stunning – it isn’t easy getting into

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

'For several weeks, I have been presenting full-day workshops, mini videoconference workshops, and hosting a variety of webinars. I have covered a range of topics from building strategic partnerships to decision-making, success and engagement, creating your career portfolio and emotional intelligence. A group of executive assistants and I were talking about self-management vs. stress management.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

'Barlow Research Associates is an analyst firm that works with banks to help them better understand the needs of small businesses. According to one of their recent surveys, small business owners turn to a number of sources for advice and as the chart below shows, accountants are their first choice. We were somewhat fascinated that the survey asked about Google.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'What’s stopping you from getting all the clients you want? Do you know? The answer to this one question may be the key to making your marketing more successful. It would seem from the questions people ask me about marketing that everyone is trying to fix just one type of problem — how to fill their marketing pipeline with more new prospects. “What else should I be doing to attract potential clients?

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

'It is so ‘cute’ to see how naive Ed Balls really is – £10 to have your hedge cut? What century is he living in? No wonder we are struggling with the minimum wage. Better yet, he seems to say that most micro and small business owners are tax dodgers. Does he ever consider how… Read the full article here: Is Labour saying all small businesses are tax dodgers?

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Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'A friend sent me this funny thing (whether or not it''s factual is in debate!): You''ve Gotta Love the Irish! This is the transcription of the ACTUAL radio conversation between the British and the Irish off the coast of Kerry, October 1998. Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-98. IRISH : Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

'I’ve worked with a number of Executives over the years and seen many many different types of management styles. Some Executives have been incredibly inspirational, others have been controlling and micromanage your every move and then there are those type of managers I want to discuss today – the manager that never makes a decision. The non-manager so to speak!

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'Thank you to all who entered our “Month of Love” contest this month by attending one of our Wednesday Webinars. Congratulations to our prize winners: 30 min private coaching session with Joan Burge: Jana Reffel. 2014 Conference On Demand: Lori Bules. Mastering Exceptional Self-Leadership On Demand: Tracey Hall. The post “Month of Love” Prize Winner Announcement appeared first on Office Dynamics.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

'Virgin has opened their first hotel - The Commons Club - in a refurbished bank building in downtown Chicago.   Virgin describes the hotel as a combination of a boutique hotel and "a bold new vision for the modern day social club" They say the Commons Club offers “exclusivity for all” (which sounds like an oxymoron to me) and a nightly “roundtable of ideas and indulgence”.  The Chicago Tribune has an excellent article on the hotel , including their coworking-like

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

'Last week I had an interesting conversation with one of my clients. We were talking about her business and the plans she had for her business over the next couple of months. She was stuck with deciding which way to go with a decision she had to make. I reminded her that “business is a test” ; if something isn’t working in the way that you’d hoped, or you simply don’t like it, you can always change it.

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Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

'by Originally posted 2008-06-12 10:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter It may be small, but your wallet can be chock full of clutter. You don't want to be one of those people who holds up the line trying to find her preferred shopper card, do you? Or the guy with the unsightly rectangular growth on his backside (because we know it's not all money)?

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

'It is almost tragic to see the CEO’s of MYOB and Xero have a go at one another. They both seem to forget that what they call innovation may very well damage their clients business, at least in my opinion. Using any of these fragmented software solutions vs. an integrated, simplified business software solution, will… Read the full article here: MYOB vs XERO – War amongst the irrelevant?

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

'We all have important documents that we need to keep safe. Whether it is for personal or business use, there are always some papers, invoices and key documents we just can’t afford to lose. Whilst you can never be 100% assured you’ll never lose those difficult to replace documents, there are some steps you can take to minimise the risk of losing them. 1.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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