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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Furthermore, minimalistic design can be more expensive because fewer elements means each one must have a “wow” factor, often with a higher associated cost. Maximalist design gives us back agency in unprecedented times Dr. Alice Condé agrees that maximalist interior design is gaining traction in this cost-of-living crisis.

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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. Sustainable events don’t need to be expensive events.

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Success

MAY 18, 2022

Blue Moon Fair Trade partners with three other fair-trade retailers to combine trans-Pacific shipments, saving all of them up to 40% in shipping and paperwork expenses. We meet twice monthly to plan events. Think Work Media is a marketing agency. Consider coming together to buy inventory or vendor services in bulk.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

How often do you organise events? We are asked to arrange all sorts of events including anything from a team training day through to the company Christmas party and other large scale conferences, exhibitions and dinners. The planning meetings (and there should be more than one) are a vital part of creating a great event.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

So, you’re doing an event? All event planning starts with the venue. While the right venue is most likely the largest expense of your event experience, it is also the most influential in shaping the overall guest experience. What is your budget? Usually a venue takes about 40% of your overall budget, if not more.

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Success

JUNE 13, 2023

Having finished a big festival in West Africa this January, he says he likes being able to put together safe, exciting events with free tickets: “That’s what gives me the feeling of success.” That’s usually a record label expense. It was really cool to be able to gauge my success that way.” Take music videos, for example.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. That’s assuming you have enough free time to do an expense report immediately for 2 hours on top of your already busy schedule. Have cash in your bank account. Have money for job hunting and working.

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