Practically Perfect PA

JULY 15, 2015

For example I always include the following contact details: The out of hours telephone number for the travel agent you booked through. In addition I suggest you upload the information to an online document management website (Dropbox for example), just in case they misplace the paperwork. Book your place now.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

It is quite common now to have help with travel arrangements as most companies do employ an outside supplier to book flights, hotels and car hire. So for example, if they are in Australia on a Sunday when all the airports shut down and you are at home asleep they can at least speak to someone. CTI Roadshows. Qatar Airways.

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 17, 2022

Vendors/Suppliers – Orange. In this example, I created a custom tag for one of my executives so I could quickly search by that tag to find all of the items I wanted to discuss with him. Color coding can be applied to notebooks, sections (or tabs of information), pages, and tags. Training – Yellow. Business Development – Navy Blue.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 1, 2011

  John is about to release a new version of his book Built to Sell , which we will review later this month.  The blog post I found most interesting shows that Facebook is the preferred social media network small businesses want their suppliers to use to communicate with them.  communicating directly with you)?

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Mark Williams aka Mr LinkedIn will provide fantastic examples and advice for any assistant who would like to get more out of LinkedIn and integrate it into their role. If you would like to book your place on the conference, check out the programme or the speakers, please do make your way over to the website.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 22, 2013

When I was asked to look at how we can reduce the cost of hotel accommodation in my department I used the measure stage of the project to interview everyone whether or not they booked accommodation and asked a series of questions regarding the process. there are new solutions that have been throughly researched and relate to real problems.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 7, 2017

Since I commute to work, on my way to Frankfurt I read lots of books on the train or I like to surf the internet for things that put me in a positive mood. Since my boss travels a lot, I take care of his travel expenses and supplier invoices. I use “dalango.de” for example and brushed up my French skills.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

For example, a summer gathering in a space with a rooftop garden might be magical. Often there are required suppliers and service providers such as audio/visual vendors, or caterers who you must use when working with a specific venue. Another example is working in museum spaces. What is your date / time of year?

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For example, you cannot hope to be the best florist in your area without meeting with your team, suppliers, delivery drivers, and clients. For example, you can set deadlines, schedule specific times and dates and organize tasks into projects. Systems: Web Browsers. Trello – Professional Collaboration.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I’ve said in the past training, networking and meeting suppliers should be an integral part of our career. This in itself is a whole other topic, but let’s say you’ve got past this hurdle and you are booked on to an event! How many other professions have such a large skill-set that needs to be kept up to date?

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

Over time I managed to add several hotels to our Globally Approved Travel Program, which enabled all global staff to benefit from discounted rates and also obtained supplier discounts for our intranet company benefits portal. My connections also enabled me to secure last minute table bookings – the value of which was priceless.

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On The Job

AUGUST 19, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 19, 2010 How to Network -- and Not Hate It One of the reasons I wanted to be a newspaper reporter -- and not a television reporter -- was because I didnt want to be in front of a camera.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Here is an example model I built with Crystal. As well as building dashboards Crystal is also very good at building online questionnaires (in my example a Bioteams Questionnaire) where you can instantly see charts and visualisations of the entered results.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 30, 2010

Keep stakeholders (customers, staff, suppliers etc.) You must set an example with your work ethic. I would add something to number 4: set an example with work-ethic, your attitude and how you communicate ie. Leo Thornton Said on June 1st, 2010 at 4:28 pm Yeah I agree that you have to lead by example.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

You can meet with potential suppliers but also attend free training sessions. I have complied a list of books for assistants which you can buy on Amazon, there are some great resources on the site so do check it out! For example minute taking, speed typing or preparing and writing reports. LinkedIn Groups and articles.

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BioTeams

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Pricing/Costs: In supply chains bids, it is common practice for suppliers to add in extra overheads as padding, typically in the region of 15-35%, to protect their costs. The prime supplier gets paid, and then, and only then, will it pay its sub-suppliers, who in turn pay their suppliers. A Practical "Exchange Model".

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 17, 2010 “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another. Set an example – bosses have always expected a lot from their employees and, in today’s day and age, employees are expecting a lot from their bosses. Getting Fired Up! It is the only means.” Here are a few ideas: 1.Set

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Let’s begin with the classic example of Toyota. Another example goes back to the 1982 deaths of seven Chicago residents after ingesting Extra Strength Tylenol. According to Stephen Fink’s book entitled Crisis Management , the company regained 98 percent of its market share it had before the Tylenol deaths.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The recent downturn has made companies think twice about who they are dealing with and has made them potentially more likely to switch suppliers. It also sets a great example with the sales team. Perhaps to your firm? Here are a few ideas to get you and your sales team fired up! Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

For example, one of these mentors runs one of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s Here are a few examples: • An employee conducts him/herself inappropriately with your competitor – wouldn’t you rather a friendly call from your competitor to inform you so you can nip it in the bud? This example shows that competitors do not have to be ruthless rivals.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 16, 2010

Developing markets are a key example of an opportunity and a threat may be a new competitor in your marketplace. VB, Stefan Chris Said on March 22nd, 2010 at 12:27 am Thank you for the great post, to Nicole, I recommend reading Reworked, a new book from the owners of 37Signals. Be creative – you&# ll find a way. Great post!

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 2, 2010

There is a great book by Andy Bounds called “The Jelly Effect&# , where he suggests that businesses should approach networking a bit like going fishing. One of the main reasons can be that, although they go out and network with many new businesses, they fail to define how they will network and who they want to network with.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 29, 2008

Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2010

For example, if you learn about products that are doing well in other countries then you may be able to adapt them for sale here if no-one else is doing it. Although these sectors will be crowded, at least there is a guaranteed market there for you to fight for a share. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2010

Allowing staff to work flexible hours is an example; at WinWeb.com my staff work from home, with flexibility and consideration for their families needs. For example because I don’t have any authority over them I can only suggest rather than tell them to do something. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Allwork

AUGUST 28, 2023

With the knowledge accumulated from his research, he bestows a powerful tool in his latest book, The Open Culture Handbook. In fact, Joseph Heinrich’s book, evolutionary Anthropologist at Harvard is called the Secret of Our Success. And so that’s the subtitle of the book is five Questions to Drive Engagement Innovation.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

It’s relatively inexpensive and can be very effective is used the correct way (and there are many examples of companies misusing social media!). Use all methods of social media to spread the work about what your company does and get as much coverage as possible this way. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

I will give examples and will let you fill in the rest for yourself. Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. Let me give you an obvious example to make my point. What are “Fixed Costs&# ? Why should I keep my “Fixed Costs&# as low as possible?

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. 10% off on orders over £50).

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 11, 2008

Online Examples: Babet Style Consultancy – an example of the services you could offer. Notes : Ensure that your advice is tailor-made to each individual and that it is job specific so that they can actually use it to advance their career. Do not over-charge for your services. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2008

There are unlimited examples om the internet. Notes: It seems obvious, but do not deliver the finished product until you receive payment. Take extra care with regards to packaging if you need to physically ship the product to them. With employment getting more difficult to find the quality of C.V.’s ’s will become more important.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 13, 2008

Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 20, 2010

Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example. Competition analysis is not only important when you’re launching a business but it’s important not to become complacent and keep a watchful eye on the competition.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 10, 2009

As an example, Bookkeeping will start at £9.85 We have been training a large number of virtual assistants in all aspects of our service offerings for months and we are very confident we can provide a professional and extremely cost-effective service to all our clients. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

These examples and 40 million more are generated on the MBA Writer web-site by Mike Shor (Humor), he writes: Automatically generate sentences ready for inclusion into your business memos without all of the thinking!! Say something profound today. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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