Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 25, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Write Effective E-mails By The Professional Assistant on Saturday, August 25, 2007 Filed Under: A re you the type of person that likes to ramble on and on about something? You want to tell your co-worker that you need to get a report from them within the hour.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity A re you a Virtual/ Professional Assistant or want to become one? You can then print a summary report to Excel of all of your hours for any time period, for any task, or for any client. Want to be More Productive?

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 17, 2008 Filed Under: Travel Y ou’re standing in the elevator and everyone is crammed like a can of sardines. No one wants you to report the weather. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? That’s what The Weather Network is for.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Today the British Chamber of Commerce announced in its latest monthly report that: 33% of companies said access to finance was more difficult over the last three months, is is up 13% on the previous quarter; 3% reported improved access to finance – a drop from 6% a quarter ago. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. File e-mails chronologically by date and time.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Buying the best insurance for your Business : It’s important to pay close attention to the kind of insurance you buy for your small business; otherwise you could face a shock when you file a claim. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Managing A Small Business In A Recession by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 10, 2007 Here in the UK we had the “ Pre Budget Report &# yesterday. The result was immediate, looking thru my log files today, I stopped at the search term listings and saw many references to “ recession &# in it. Kind rgds, Henry Baker. – ST.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

As Jeff Glor reports, many small businesses aren’t offering paid sick days, so they must keep germs to a minimum. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under SME News Round-up. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Canadian small businesses report card : Ninety eight per cent of small business owners gave their companies a passing grade in a recent TD Canada Trust Small Business Survey, which asked 1002 small business owners with fewer than 20 employees to score their performance during the past year. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 12, 2008

Small Business Startup Checklist – Naming Your Business by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 12, 2008 This is the first of a series of weekly posts focusing on some of the key issues that a small business startup faces. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

How to Make Social Media Useful : Lisa Barone reports that a Citibank and Gfk Roper study found that 76 percent of small business owners don’t find social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn helpful in generating leads and business. « Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Many India SMBs are turning to SaaS CIOL News Reports : KOLKATA, INDIA: India SMBs (Small and medium business or companies with up to 999 employees) are on track to spend US$30 million on accounting software in 2009, showing a 5 per cent growth over 2008. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Analyst reports, traditional media (newspaper, press releases), job search engines, business and academic sites and even trade shows. Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 3:38 pm and is filed under SME-Blog. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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APRIL 27, 2010

All I ask is that you respect this offer, and don’t post any links to ‘dodgy’ websites, any such links will be promptly removed and the user reported to Facebook. There is no catch, just free publicity for your small business, and some great written copy for the winning small business every week. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JANUARY 22, 2008

by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 23, 2008 The last couple of days you could follow what can only be described as a panic on the world stock markets. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 at 8:37 am and is filed under Exporting. Micro Business, Recession and Exporting.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Get testimonials from consumers or subscribe to market research report. « Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor Top 5 Tips for Paying Yourself » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 8:00 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Is there more market share to grab?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Pay gap between women and men comes under scrutiny : ANY employer, including small businesses, would need to disclose what female staff earn relative to men to a Pay Equity Unit with a ‘’sticks and carrots&# approach to solving the gender pay gap, a Federal Government report recommends. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

To set an email signature file: 1) From the Tools Menu, choose Options 2) Select Mail Format 3) Select Signatures 4) Select New and follow the instructions to add your email signature. Tip for filing emails: If it is necessary to file a hard copy of the email. File emails chronologically by date and time.

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DECEMBER 30, 2007

We need to open new administrative files for 2008. We have to finish off any year-end expense reports and any other accounting that needs to be entered to close off 2007, and we have to do our regular work. It will be a busy week when we get back to work in 2008.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. Lets enjoy our day together.© Here are the top qualities that an assistant must have: Be organized.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Bookkeeping made easy – WinWeb CashBook by Stefan Töpfer on Sep 26, 2006 I am happy to report that WinWeb has launched WinWeb CashBook. Let your accountant post your entries for you & you will see reports of how your business is doing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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AUGUST 9, 2007

The NFIB-National Federation of Independent Business in a small business poll reported yesterday: “… nearly half of all small businesses, 49 % experienced no employment turnover during the past 12 month… &# The news for small business is getting better and better – let’s hope it will stay that way.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2008

revised February 2008) The Associated Press reports that her first appearance was in 1962 as the secretary to M, the head of the secret service. just to see her take on organizing files!) It won't be the first nor last time. We know her character well. Many of us admired her wit and professionalism.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2008

To set an e-mail signature file: 1) From the Tools Menu, choose Options 2) Select Mail Format 3) Select Signatures 4) Select New and follow the instructions to add your e-mail signature. Tip for filing e-mails: If it is necessary to file a hard copy of the e-mail. File e-mails chronologically by date and time.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December. September 19, 2008 Patricia Robb said.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Servers are usually backed up daily, so your file will likely be restored. However, you probably want to password protect file. vs. i.e.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Customer Service The Backbone Of Any Small Business » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Friday, November 16th, 2007 at 6:37 pm and is filed under Entrepreneur , Question & Answer , Software as a Service , WinWeb LiveNet™ , Work/Life Balance , be eco-friendly , be successful. Great info and knowledge base this blog.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Thats great! the next day!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email. You can also attach a file from Word, Excel or PowerPoint or a business card from your Contacts if it is someone you need to remember to call and want that information available.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 5, 2009

Symptom 1: “Cannot Connect to Server Database Error&# In early December 2008, I updated this blog to v.2.7. However, if the blog has been offline for more than 7 days we will not have a backup on file. All the support files you should need are on the web. Any evidence of a hack should be contained in this file.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This can be as simple as having hanging file folders marked from January to December and then you just put items in the appropriate month that you need to bring forward for your boss. Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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JUNE 23, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:39 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , colour coding , coloured file folders , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. .

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JULY 26, 2009

Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? On the right, make sure Attachments is clicked. I always set reminders on my tasks. Word Tab within a table cell without going to the next cell. If you press Ctrl. The importance of having someone to talk to Psst!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? But if it is a job that goes on and on with nothing to show for it I get bored. This is an important thing to know.

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