Success

OCTOBER 22, 2021

No matter which industry you’re in, here are three actionable ways to stand out and create a legacy. Team up with industry underdogs. So he traveled. Selling his kits on the go wherever he traveled Getting his sunglasses into the coolest, most popular stores overseas. Find creative ways to meet your business goals.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

A well organised travel itinerary is an essential service that assistants can provide for their managers. Think about all the different bits of paper you have to keep with you – tickets, hotel details, travel guides. At the bottom of the blog I have uploaded the template I use for my Directors.

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Eco-Office Gals

MARCH 14, 2016

From high levels of carbon emissions to absurd amounts of waste production, the auto industry is often associated with rampant disregard of environmental concerns. They promise to reduce both waste production and carbon emissions, two detrimental effects that the auto-industry is infamous for. Enter airless tires.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Industry clusters are place where there is a concentration of companies and services related to a particular industry.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

MAY 10, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.     Low cost business models have disrupted a number of content industries, with music, newspapers and magazines getting hit very hard.    It costs $79 a year to subscribe.

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Allwork

AUGUST 9, 2023

It’s August 9, which means just one thing in the coworking industry: Happy International Coworking Day! He’s traveled to over 60 destinations worldwide, and reckons he’s worked in more than 100 global coworking spaces. Today, the global coworking community comes together to celebrate the power of coworking. Why August 9?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2017

Travel Planning Apps: Whether you’re the one traveling, or simply attempting to get your executive from point A to point B, travel planning apps can be a life saver. iBooks, Kindle, or Other eReader Apps: Want to catch up on the latest industry trends on your lunch break or finally finish that novel on a long flight?

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 18, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs AZVAs Podcast 3: Prepping to Attend Industry Events Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2:34 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: AZVAs Podcast Your quick link to the April 2010 AZVAs Podcast is at the bottom of this post. The event takes place in Phoenix, Arizona, April 20 – 23, 2010.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Your blog’s role in your professional visibility Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:11 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Ever wonder where blogging is headed now that social media web sites have become mainstream tools? Check it out!

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 16, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Has your blogging pace waned? Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:49 am // By: // Category: Blogging 126 spams. Lately this is what Akismet tells me when I log on to the backend of my blog. We all blog about a specific topic, piece of legislation, social issue, etc.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 4, 2016

For any of us that have heard Lucy speak, we will know that Matthew is the person that keeps the wheels rolling at Executive Secretary Magazine while Lucy travels around the world promoting the industry. You can hear Matthew sharing his tips on all things business travel related at Assist Travel in London on the 9th September.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce | Main | What is Freelance Camp?   We will, of course, continue to post on coworking on this blog. . 

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 23, 2010

Sharon’s been hopping around the blogosphere answering industry questions and promoting this year’s Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC). Tomorrow, I travel over to Amy Blesser’ s blog at Virtual Services 4 U. Okay Katie, time to move on to the next stop.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 6, 2014

A few months ago I wrote a blog post about all of the different apps that are available to help assistants organise a business trip to London. It went down pretty well so I thought I would share a few more of my London business travel tips with you. Here are my top ten tips for assistants organising a business trip to London.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 12, 2015

The last few years I have written a blog about what assistants can expect from the year and here you will find the tradition has continued into 2015. I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. Technology. Role diversification.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 15, 2015

Succession planning for administrative professionals is critically necessary to ensure future success in every industry and every business regardless of size. .” This vibrant profession is continuously expanding to encompass higher levels of responsibilities and broader, dynamic opportunities.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 5, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Dissecting a WordPress Blog Crash Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging This is a really long, detailed post for anyone who may ever have to sort through the labyrinth of possibilities in the aftermath of a blog crash.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 18, 2017

Both labour and industry groups in the UK are criticizing the report.  But it also covers the mostly negative reactions from a wide variety of other sources, including industry groups and lawyers.  It is the people told to be ready for work or travelling to work only to be told none is available.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 21, 2017

Today I am very, very excited to be writing this blog post. We have always tried to make the events a little different to other conferences in the industry and we have always had good feedback from our efforts. This is the first event of its kind for the PA industry so you might have a few questions. What is a virtual summit?

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My EA Career

APRIL 26, 2023

I wanted to share my thoughts in The Linchpin Assistant Blog as well for those of you that prefer reading to listening! The author devised a list of common responsibilities of an executive assistant, such as meeting preparations, note-taking, travel planning, and calendar management.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

We recently worked with Gallus Events who managed our Assist Travel event in London. I’ve mentioned Eventbrite a few times on the blog and it has been my ‘event tech of the week’ So good is the system that I wanted to highlight it to you guys. It almost wants me to run more events. Well almost.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. I’m quite lucky because I work in the events industry so my colleagues understand that I want to attend events that will support my professional development. All of which are relevant to our industry too!

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. I’m quite lucky because I work in the events industry so my colleagues understand that I want to attend events that will support my professional development. All of which are relevant to our industry too!

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. I’m quite lucky because I work in the events industry so my colleagues understand that I want to attend events that will support my professional development. All of which are relevant to our industry too!

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 4, 2013

I think it will be another interesting year for assistants with lots of changes and further challenges for our industry. Remember assistants need to keep up to date with the latest innovations in our industries as much as any other profession. I wrote a blog recently on useful apps for assistants which you can find here.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 29, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. “ Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections&# describes the new rules and is designed to bring some consumer satisfaction from an industry that has consistently ignored the very basics of customer service.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 19, 2014

We have increased the number of blog posts and will continue to publish around four per week, each themed around the following areas: Career development. Travel management. So here is to 2014, it has been a wonderful year and I can’t wait to see what 2015 brings the assistant industry! Key skills. Office politics.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 11, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. And Erika is not alone since more than half of Americans have a summer trip planned, and the airlines hope to capitalize by the flurry of travelers. Their overall score increased by 26 points. The lines move a lot faster now.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 24, 2017

The rich and dazzling visuals you can produce from your drone footage can be sold to local businesses for use in their ads, corporate blog postings, and other marketing materials. Like real estate, agriculture is another rewarding industry that can be informed well by the unique capabilities of a drone. Advertising and Marketing.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 12, 2010

Sharon Williams, CEO, MVA, PREVA (image provided by the 24-Hour Secretary) One of the most respected VAs I know, Sharon Williams , president of the 24-Hour Secretary , is about to launch this year’s 30-Day Podcast and Blog Hopping Virtual Tour (April 15, 2010 – May 16, 2010). Join the Tour and Win a Prize!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2013

The following are just a few but for people in different industries there will undoubtedly be others. Unless you are in an industry that requires the use of a powerful workstation there is really no reason to use a desktop rather than a laptop. Smartphone. A smartphone is in many ways the swiss army knife of business gadgets.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. The article suggests this industry consolation will lead to "architectural mediocrity" and less innovation. .    Industry analysts are upping their app revenue forecasts almost monthly.  A

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 15, 2010

Or, for that matter, your blog and website? Friday, January 15, 2010 at 11:09 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives With social media in its apparent heyday, what happens to your print or enewsletter campaign? Are those still viable markeing and branding tools? Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 18, 2012

So do such revolutions of the 20th and 21st centuries as large-scale industrial agriculture and the reliance of globalized markets on long-distance transport of goods. Expanding bicycle lanes and multi-use travel corridors is another approach. Providing alternatives to automobile reliance is another rich avenue for business innovation.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

If you are like me and enjoy writing and/or reading lots of blogs then you will have picked up an invaluable skill that can be easily adapted for business. Does your company have a blog? If so ask if you could write something for it or alternatively if your manager contributes then draft a blog on their behalf. Tweet Tweet.

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