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

The Small Business Blog

He is now retired but worked as a customs officer and also owned a restaurant that he was forced to sell after it ran at a loss for 2 years. Stefan Justine Curtis Said on May 1st, 2008 at 3:11 pm What a great idea for a multi-lingual virtual assistant. If you have any other ideas you want to bounce of me, I’m happy to respond.

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I'm back!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

In 2008 I took a job as an Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary to a non-profit corporation. I was calling it early retirement for lack of a better term. I gave them lots of notice and was going to 'semi-retire' in three months. This position was certainly different than anything I had ever done.

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. Do all the things no one has time to do - write a will, set up your 401k and retirement, organize your tax receipts, organize all your car maintenance files, balance your checkbook. You can always save or make more money.