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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

Success

For project management, Devesh Dwivedi of BreakingThe9to5Jail.com says “I love BaseCamp. It has every possible feature for project management, and other products from 37signals’ Suite [web-based apps for collaboration, sharing information and making decisions]. It has made us [nearly] 100% virtual.

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Maximize Growth with Virtual Service Providers

Tips From T. Marie

Have you ever seen the sorcery a solid project management tool like Asana can pull off? They’ll be left dusting off their fax machines. The rise of cloud-based tools, AI, and video conferencing has made it possible for VSPs to do their thing from anywhere in the world. And honestly, it’s not just possible—it’s better.

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Top 5 Tips for Making Email the Cornerstone of Your Business

The Small Business Blog

It’s more difficult and requires a lot more specialist knowledge to intercept an email than it does to get hold of a letter or fax. Faxes with sensitive information are often left on fax machines in plain view of the whole office. Email is still one of the more secure and private ways to message people.

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6 Tools to Help You Manage Large Projects with Local & Virtual.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  The situation: Tweet "Rob" is a project manager that is responsible for a number of projects across the world and he needs to keep track of all of them.    I LOVE basecamp I have used it to coordinate many different projects where team members are all over the place.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. Project Management – Time Management, Critical Thinking and Coordination Skills. Event Management – Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Other services that a virtual office could provide are a receptionist to handle and direct all your calls, as well as having the business mail, faxes and courier documents handled for you. Obviously you need a business address for post / faxes etc but is even a live receptionist necessary?

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

If it is a project management position, prepare a project status review presentation or the like…you get the idea. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode. Turn off the computer when you leave for the day.