Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Sustainability certainly hasn’t been a priority for assistants organising events, particularly as we often have to manage events alongside our actual day job and the budgets we have to spend on events are still quite a bit smaller than they were a few years ago. Reduce your waste and reduce the budget for next year. Think ahead.

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Budget 2014 Travel Training 100

Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Of course, it’s a great thing to work towards saving the environment – but you might as well make some money doing it! Organic mattresses are pricey though, so look into organic futons instead if you have a limited budget. Such products and services include: Fair trade food. Organic food. Organic non-food. Social investing.

2002 100

2002 Clothes Environment Agencies 100

Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With an estimated $108 billion annual budget across California schools, Davenport’s work as a steward for public education is significant. Formerly, she held the position of associate director, multicultural marketing at CoActive Marketing Group (US Concepts/Urban Concepts Agency).

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2024 Mentoring 2023 International 242

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We find venues for conferences, training courses, all kinds of business meetings and corporate hospitality events as well as weddings and private parties. We are an independent venue finding agency and do not represent any one venue. We work with all budgets in all locations in the UK. We strive to save you money.

2015 100

2015 2014 2012 International 100

Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Designed to remotely host software, servers and data storage, it promises to reduce operational expenses and lower the cost of energy bills. This of course is beneficial to those who have limited budget and limited knowledge of technology infrastructures such as small business owners. One such innovation is cloud computing.

Expenses 40

Expenses Agencies Budget Networking 40

Energage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Such behaviors often go against the grain of what’s taught in most formal MBA courses and the instinct executives develop as they climb the organizational ladder. Many look to formal training, investing large budgets and hundreds of people-hours into instructor-led classes. And this takes some sustained commitment.

2017 58

2017 Customer Service Training Skills 58

On The Job

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The tension has grown as young workers enter a labor force where employers are closely watching costs, including those for recruitment and training. It costs us money.” Yes, colleges and universities should offer students courses on what to expect in the corporate world, and what is and is not appropriate.

2009 100

2009 AT&T Mentoring Skills 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. The shortest route to fill that gap is to look for temp work thru agencies or TaskRabbit, Craiglist, or volunteer. You want to gain as much relevant experience as you can.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Temping Resume Agencies 40

Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Listening to Experts is Expensive When new business owners believe faulty information they find on the web, it costs them a great deal. He buys courses in how to use social media because he thinks clients must like him. ‘Course, it’s a big ol’ internet and YMMV Chris Garrett´s last blog. Not necessarily.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Social Media Twitter 40

Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

If their price is beyond your budget, that’s okay – just tell them, then go look for someone in your price range. It might cost a bit more but it tells freelancers you believe in their great work and you believe in them. Everyone wins, and it’s a simple, zero-cost, low-effort gesture that makes all involved feel good.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Project Management Elance 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Of course not. Like Dave I consider my blog and the free course I offer to be a base for any other publishing I want to do… public credibility, yes. Businesspeople understand investment, as opposed to cost. They have a budget. Prices always tend towards marginal costs. Yet blogs do just that. Selfish, even.

2009 40

2009 AT&T Retirement Twitter 40