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Bootstrapping Doesn’t Mean Doing It All Alone

Tips From T. Marie

Rather than hiring employees with the expenses of payroll, taxes and equipment, you can create a virtual team that can take care of individual projects and tasks without those expenses. Not having to provide office space, equipment, payroll, health insurance or payroll taxes is a huge benefit. What is a virtual team?

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Zero Dollars, Zero Excuses: Starting or Growing a Home Business with No Money

Tips From T. Marie

DIY Branding and Marketing You don’t need a big budget to create a memorable brand. Social media is your friend here. Thrift Shop for Supplies Don’t underestimate the power of thrift stores and online marketplaces for finding affordable equipment or supplies.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

The Small Business Blog

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. « Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses?

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What Makes a Good Conference Venue?

The Small Business Blog

When choosing a venue for your next conference there is more to consider than just the budget. Services such as high speed broadband, digital projectors and screens, flip charts, audio systems and social media need to be considered before choosing a venue. In-house services.

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How to Work from Home as an Administrative Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

They make telephone calls, type and review documents, conduct research, update blogs and social media, make travel arrangements for managers, prepare presentations and assemble reports. Use software for expense tracking and budgeting (i.e. They’ll also manage and distribute information to co-workers and customers.

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Tap Your Knowledge to Tap Into Income

Step It Up VA Coaching

Have you negotiated some tricky issues with difficult clients or team members, financial snafus, or equipment/technology failures? Are you on the cutting edge of the current online and offline marketing methods and social media trends? If they happened to you, they are likely happening to others. Are you a marketing guru?

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

For instance, if you don’t want employees checking their social media during the workday, you can choose to restrict sites like Facebook and Instagram (you can also block sites containing inappropriate content). Others have special tracking features for social media sites, where you can view specific employee actions.

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