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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few years there are plenty more online communities and in more recent times we have taken networking to a whole new level with local networks, organised by assistants, springing up all over the place. Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. It is brilliant!

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. Not only that, but in workplaces where the CEO is a mother, “80% of female employees report that [ diversity and inclusion ] efforts are a top priority.”

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Business Insider Feature Story on Former Celebrity Assistant Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

She also was often tasked with booking restaurant reservations, a duty much more nuanced than it sounds. Using her network and experience to go off on her own When Dukakis turned 80, Low-Kramen gave her four months’ notice, promising to help interview and train her replacement. From that, she built her current business.

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