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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

Practically Perfect PA

Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. What is the budget? The budget doesn’t need to be finalised at this stage but a ballpark figure does. How do you know which venue is suitable unless you have an approximate budget? How to negotiate when planning an event.

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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

You may also be the go-to person internally. Budget perceptiveness. You’re on the front lines every day — overseeing day-to-day operations, selecting vendors and negotiating contracts — putting you in the perfect position to look for opportunities to cut office expenses.

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How We Pulled Off a Huge Event Through Outsourcing

Productivityist

In order to monitor contractors’ work, keep the communication streamlined and work together on things remotely, we used a number of applications that we work with internally with all the VAs to optimize work progress and avoid confusion: Communication: Skype, Google Chat, Yammer. Use technology. File exchange: Dropbox, WeTransfer.

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