Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 16, 2011

Create (or update) your policies and procedures manual. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up. Learn that new software that can likely improve business processes. Check your website, brochures and business cards. Update any outdated information. Organize your folders.

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Eco-Office Gals

JANUARY 9, 2013

Turning the average business into an eco-friendly enterprise that strives to do less harm through policies and practices is no easy undertaking. You might also consider issuing permanent payroll cards for any employees that wish to eschew direct deposit or that simply don’t have a bank account.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

Create a record retention policy. To manage this process, you’ll need a record retention plan. How this policy reads will vary depending on local laws. This allows you to keep your office space free of the files, but the information is still available if you need. Assign a destroy date to each box that you store.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   It's also kinda fun to use. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

Create a record retention policy. To manage this process, you’ll need a record retention plan. How this policy reads will vary depending on local laws. This allows you to keep your office space free of the files, but the information is still available if you need. Assign a destroy date to each box that you store.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business e-mail. The following information should be included in your message: The start and end dates of your absence. The name, contact information, and office hours of someone to contact if they require immediate assistance. Who are you?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). Those who are too busy will probably just read it and delete. And then share 3 things about yourself.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

I also can use the recording to make a cd and give to potential clients or current clients instead of a business card or brochure. In addition to sharing and posting on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, I like to adapt for other media, as well as information products (eBooks and special reports).

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

It’s like saying, “Hey, so, sorry we stole your information without your knowledge from Facebook, but we’ll make it up to you by offering you 0% APR on a credit card! I trusted those companies with my information, with the understanding that they would use it responsibly. That’s asking for forgiveness. It’s easier, yes.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Even if you can’t flesh it out right away, you have all these bits and pieces of information stored somewhere. My house is littered with ideas scribbled on the back of old business cards (I have accumulated quite a few of those in my nomadic career and wanted to put them to good use). Buy a digital recorder even!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Who started this myth that information and knowledge should be free? Once the amount of information completely overwhelms anyone’s ability to process it, people will pay for trust. I see one of two things, a blogger, who is paid to write content that promotes the services or products of another individual or business (ie.

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