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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

“We have a whole generation of millennials and college grads who have come out of college seeing how their parents were perhaps treated in 2008 and are choosing income security over job security” by freelancing, temping and so forth. It just felt like a really comfortable environment to learn in,” said our classmate Alexandra Molnar.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2011

Small Business Labs

  To see our past lists, click on the year: 2010 , 2009 , 2008.    New Localism Continues to Flourish:  Driven by changing demographics, new technology, economic pressures and growing concerns about the environment, more Americans are focusing on their families, friends and local communities. 

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. Both of these relationships are good for your cost-planning because they are not fixed, permanent costs, they are variable cost, meaning, when the project is finished the contract for your temp-workers, contractors finishes too.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? It was then she introduced me to Google. Introducing Goo.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. That's not my job!