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The Launch of PA Insiders – for PA to PA Recommendations

Practically Perfect PA

One of these unusual requests formed what would become the seed of PA Insiders. Insiders.com – a website where PAs from anywhere can search the database to find a supplier suggested by another PA, with their reason for recommending and relevant contact info etc. Follow us on Twitter @PA_Insiders. Let me explain. Insiders.com.

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Using social media to empower Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Despite my passion for social media I haven’t always been adept at it and was a twitter virgin until The Assist Conference 2015. You can follow and connect with other Assistants, clients, colleagues, suppliers, brand ambassadors and influencers. Did you know that 2 billion people are on social media in some shape or form?

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Practically Perfect PA

A commercial organisation can be found guilty of this offence if the bribery is carried out by an employee or a third person, this could include a contractor, a supplier, an agent or a subsidiary. Due diligence procedures should be in place for all new third-party suppliers. Follow me on twitter @PracticalPA.

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How To Build Your Brand Through Your Blog

Productivity Bits

That is, the brand has to leave a mark, a clear remembrance, which could be in the form of a jingle, a song, a joke or an ad. What can be said in blogs can also be said on social networks like Facebook and Twitter as well. A successful branding strategy has been labeled as a ‘franchise in the mind” by some experts.

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What being a virtual assistant is like – for me

Denise Aday

I become an important part of their business team, interacting with clients, colleagues, suppliers and even other family members. For example, a prospective client who approached me via Twitter became irate at having to wait four days for a free phone consult and at having to fill out a questionnaire ahead of time.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

« Twitter, better late … Free Press Release Distribution for Small Business. So now I had my supplier with whom by this stage I had built up a good base for a trustworthy supplier by way of emails. My idea was to ask for a 50% deposit on innitial orders until there was some form of a customer relationship set up.)

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

many manufacturing companies need cash-flow in form of loans, to take that away from them means killing their cash-flow and sometimes their business. Go to twitter, Patrick we ARE the media! As you would expect, I do not agree with your standpoint, fact is: 1. only big businesses use the recession as an excuse to restructure; 6.

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