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3 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Client Information Organized

Office Organization Success

'For many solopreneurs a large part of their business is working one-on-one with clients, and that means having a way of keeping all of their client information organized and easy to access. In this article I’m going to share with you my top three tips for keeping everything together, so that you can easily access your client information and know exactly where your clients are in your programs. 1.

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A day in the life: Alison Boler, ITV

Practically Perfect PA

'What are the main aspects of your role? Supporting three Heads of Legal & Business Affairs at ITV. I give PA support to each boss including diary management, booking international travel, preparing contracts, documents and papers. I have to prepare signature copies of agreements and maintain the status all of the contracts coming in and out of our department.

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Save the Drama for Your Mama

Virtual Moxie

'Revently, I''ve talked with several Virtual Assistants whose practices and lives have been chock full of drama. Client problems, information suddenly disappearing, money issues—you name it, the drama exists. Now, it''s true that every life has a bit o'' drama in it. But there''s a difference between the kind of drama life naturally hands you (like traffic jams, and a sick child on a day you can least afford to miss work), and the kind of drama you can really do something about (like those menti

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Why Your Career Needs Reverse Mentoring

On The Job

'When older workers witness young IT employees making workplace gaffes like referring to the CEO as “dude,” they may shake their heads and sigh, knowing that the young employees have a lot to learn. But when young IT employees watch older workers struggling to understand new technology, well, dude, they may shake their heads and think the same thing.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Biz Owners: Are You Losing Potential Clients By Not Doing This?

Office Organization Success

'Many business owners are losing clients without even realizing it. And yet with a few simple tweaks in their contact management system, they could easily turn that around, and find that they have all the clients they need! If you find yourself missing out on potential clients, contacts falling through the cracks, or not following up in a timely manner then your problem is simply a lack of an efficient contact management system!

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The Attributes of Successful Freelancers

Small Business Labs

'Earlier this year we surveyed 547 successful independent workers (independent consultants, contractors, freelancers, etc.) asking them what attributes are important for success as an independent worker. We defined success in terms of independent worker longevity and income. Our respondent pool consisted of people who have worked an average of 9 years as an independent worker and have a median income of $87,000.

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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Office Dynamics

'Why are we so passionate about Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month? On November 1, I would have celebrated my 37th year wedding anniversary with my husband, Dave, had pancreatic cancer not stolen him away from me. November just happens to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and I hope you will take just a few minutes to read my post. Unfortunately, very few cases of pancreatic cancer are found early and patients usually have no symptoms until the cancer has spread to other organs.

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On The Job - Untitled Article

On The Job

'Have you got moxie? A new book by John Baldoni asks this question, and it''s worth considering if you''re a leader. Do you have the courage, the get-up-and-go to take action when it''s necessary? In the book, "Moxie: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership, " Baldoni profiles a number of leaders from business, politics, sports and the arts. He provides insight into how they exemplify moxie, and how others can follow in their footsteps.

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How to ensure your boss has a great business trip

Practically Perfect PA

'Assistants spend hours putting together travel itineraries for their Executives. We ensure that every aspect of the trip has been organised, from the initial car journey to the airport to the amenities in the hotel – we look over every detail to make sure our Executive’s business trip runs smoothly. We hand the itinerary to our Executive and then we cross our fingers and pray that everything goes according to our plan.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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The Future of Food

Small Business Labs

'In the 1960's, mercurial baseball player Richie Allen  said about artificial grass, "if a cow can't eat it, I don't want to play on it"   Fast forward to today and Allen's comment might be "if a cow didn't make it, I don't want to eat it"   I'm referring to Impossible Foods , a startup which makes meat and cheese out of biomass.  They're one of the food startups covered in the The Financial Times article 

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My First Automated Sales Funnel

Office Organization Success

'I finally did it! These past couple of weeks I’ve been busy creating an automated sales funnel, and yesterday I finally finished it. It’s been quite the job, but it’s such a relief to have my first funnel in place. Now that I’ve done it once, creating more automated sales funnels will be a whole lot easier. What about you? Where are you automating your business?

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Resilience: The Ability to Bounce Back

Office Dynamics

'Big Resilience. Hello, Monday Motivator fans! I am back from my extended break of focusing on my Wellness Pillar. [ Why was I gone in the first place? ]. It feels good to be back in the saddle writing again after a long break while recovering from my brain surgery. Now that I am back, I want to continue with our theme for 2014 whereby monthly topics revolve around My BIG Life concepts.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Admins Part 6

Practically Perfect PA

'In my last blog I wrote about interview questions regarding career development and a few example answers. In this blog I want to concentrate on competency or scenario based questions. These questions can be a little scary but I actually think they are easier to answer than standard interview questions. When asking a competency question the interviewer will ask you to give an example from your past experiences rather than answer in general terms.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Industrial Internet Changing Industries

Small Business Labs

'Interesting study from Accenture on how the industrial internet is changing the competitive landscape of industries.   Accenture defines the industrial internet as the combination of Big Data analytics with the Internet of Things. They see this converging combination of technologies as fundamentally changing how firm compete.   They back this point of view with some interesting findings from a survey of senior execs at larger firms.

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Green Restorations

Eco-Office Gals

'Homes require restoration work for many different reasons. Sometimes a house is just old and decrepit. Other times, extreme weather events force homeowners like you to take immediate action or face further damages and costs from accumulated deterioration. The Insurance Information Institute has research showing wind and water damage are the first and second most frequent losses claimed by homeowners respectively.

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7 Top Tips to Establish Value-Based Rates and Finally Charge What You Are Worth

Step It Up VA Coaching

'by Donna Toothaker. As a business owner and service provider, have you ever questioned the value of the services you offer? Or even your own value as an experienced professional in your area of expertise? Believe me, you are not alone! At some point in our journey as entrepreneurs, especially early on, it’s likely that most of us have struggled with determining the value of our services and how best to convey that value to prospective clients.

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Best Practices to Avoid a Data Breach This Winter

Small Business CEO

'The expected rise in holiday sales this year is good news for small businesses— and for hackers attempting to steal sensitive customer information. While headlines have focused on security breaches at big corporations like Target, Neiman Marcus and most recently, Home Depot, small businesses are not immune to such attacks; in fact, an alarming 71 percent of all security breaches target small businesses.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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The Movie Nightcrawler & Its Take on the Freelance Economy

Small Business Labs

'The movie Nightcrawler   is a psychological thriller examining local TV newscasts and their thirst for exclusive video of crime scenes. It does this by exploring the dark subculture of freelance TV journalism.  While the focus of the movie is on the growing societal emphasis on sensationalism over substance, it's also about what one reviewer calls "the rise of the rootless freelance economy, especially among young people entering the workf

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15,000 Feet: The Space Between Projects and Areas of Focus and Responsibility

Productivityist

'This article, written by guest contributor Ray Sidney-Smith , originated from a conversation on Episode 142 of Workflowing. Ray is a personal productivity and GTD enthusiast, and the blogger, podcaster and organizer-facilitator behind Two Minute Rule , #ProdChat , ProdPod , Productivity Book Group , and many other productivity-inspired projects. I admit it: I am a planner.

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6 Reasons Why Your Business Should be Paperless

Eco-Office Gals

'Did you know that it takes around 24 trees to produce one ton of paper? That’s nothing to sneeze at, considering the rate at which we use and dispose of paper every day. Of course, that’s not the only reason to go paperless, especially if you’re a small business owner. When you migrate your files into a digital environment, it: Increases your efficiency.

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What Sets Performance-Driven Businesses Apart?

Small Business CEO

'Every smart company knows that it’s not the data itself that’s important — it’s how you bring structure and meaning to those numbers. With today’s seemingly endless bank of knowledge and tools, accessing and collecting data about a company’s visitors, leads, and customers is easier than ever. Yet many companies aren’t optimizing their marketing and sales based on that data.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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The Fitzwilliam, Dublin

Practically Perfect PA

'Located on Grafton Street with all its shops and restaurants and just opposite St. Stephen’s Green, The Fitzwilliam is in the perfect spot. As soon as you walk through the doors you know this is a 5 star hotel. The foyer area is beautifully designed, the staff are unbelievably courteous and there are plenty of spaces to sit, relax or get through some work.

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Nap to Recharge

Clutter Coach

'by Originally posted 2009-07-22 09:46:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter A year ago I wrote about the wonderful benefits of power napping. Now, at the Equinox gym in New York, you can take a yoga class that ends with one. Years ago, when I went regularly to yoga classes, I was surprised that many teachers didn't close their classes with the corpse pose.

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How to Make Cold Calls with Confidence

Small Business CEO

'Do you hate making cold calls? Is it the fear of the unknown or rejection that gets to you? Maybe it’s just that you feel like you’re interrupting people in the middle of their busy days. Whatever is at the root of your fear, would you like to find a way to overcome it? If so, here are some tips. Reflections on Rejections – Stay Positive.

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How to Create a Professional Image for Your Small Business

Small Business CEO

'Small businesses often struggle with their image. After all, you’re trying to captivate customers and earn business while maintaining a very small budget and competing against big businesses with a plethora of resources. In some cases, small businesses struggle with creating a professional image. They often need to opt for DIY, and if they’re not skilled in that aspect of the business, it can make them appear unprofessional.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha