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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They oversee many aspects of daily operations, including hiring new staff and ensuring all necessary duties are completed on time and within the office budget. He or she also needs to understand supervision, training, and administration, and how they can benefit the business. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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Five Things Small Businesses Need to Know About Free

Tips From T. Marie

When I first started my virtual assistant business I was on a tiny budget. Even so, I cut back on the things that I could in order to get a business phone line, a multi-function fax/printer/copier and a couple of business books. The free training programs and informational eBooks that I downloaded often went unread.

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

The Office Professionals Place

Have you ever asked your supervisor to pay for a training or workshop that would enhance your professional or personal development only to get rejected saying there just wasn’t enough money in the budget? How to deal with it: Provide written materials and information about the training or workshop you wish to attend.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets. They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in.

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Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You

Stephanie LH Calahan

List Tasks (example) a- Plan Agenda b- Billy Bob’s Review c- Draft budget report d- Clean out my inbox 2.     B Which is more important: “a-Plan Agenda” or “c-Draft budget report”?     A Which is more important: “b-Billy Bob’s Review” or “c-Draft budget report”?