Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

A few years ago I was working for a company that employed a large number of consultants, all of whom stayed in London during the week while the business footed the bill. It is easy to negotiate on the price per night with a serviced apartment as they do tend to discount on block bookings. Filed under: Accomodation.

Negotiating 100

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Allot an amount for each one, then start making calls to different companies to get estimates. If you're throwing your office party at a restaurant, bar, or other facility that provides alcohol, you can normally work out a set open-bar price. If the band doesn't show up, the party will be boring.

Holidays 100

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

This limits your negotiating power to compare pricing and use your own vendors. Make sure if you are planning a dinner in a restaurant, you may need to wait until they are through with their lunch service. They have helped hundreds of top companies organize inspiring offsites and corporate retreats.

Agencies 100

Agencies Budget Suppliers Negotiating 100

Productivityist

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Eventually he bought ships, plantations, and started a company. He peddled a cart selling them, he cleared brush to grow them, he negotiated takeovers to move more of them. He had to figure out logistics, negotiations, and diversification. First he peddled ripes, then he acted as a middle man, then he rented ships.

Negotiating 40

Negotiating Restaurants Training UPS 40

Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

During the daytime, some of the biggest companies and most exciting startups in the world put their new products on display. When the trade show’s doors close for the evening, entrepreneurs flood local restaurants, wining and dining potential clients with whom they want to work in the next year.

Restaurants 40

Restaurants Calendars Negotiating Management 40

Allwork

APRIL 8, 2024

With a keen understanding of the evolving trends and financial aspects of the co-working business model, Karen’s insights provide valuable perspectives for property owners and traditional workspace companies looking to enter the co-working space industry. Why are traditional property companies really entering the shared space industry?

AT&T 246

AT&T Home Office Restaurants FedEx 246

Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

” Low-Kramen left that role in 2011 to create her own company , which specializes in training would-be celebrity personal assistants, as well as write books and give speeches on what VIP life was like IRL. She also was often tasked with booking restaurant reservations, a duty much more nuanced than it sounds.

Salary 52

Salary Training AT&T Temping 52

Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

No doubt we have all been victims of bad customer service, and no doubt we have left companies and moved on to their competition because the experience, at least in our own eyes for the moment, had been intolerable. How credit card companies offer different levels of customer service Credit cards are an important way of life for most.

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Customer Service Credit Card 2005 Social Media 40

Allwork

AUGUST 24, 2023

A Salesforce survey revealed that 66% of over 6,000 consumers expect companies to understand their needs and expectations. If you’re a resource-rich company (deep pockets and a bunch of time), investing in research to anticipate needs is reasonable. Predicting human and business needs pertaining to the future of work is another.

Purchasing 246

Purchasing Negotiating Restaurants Finance 246

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Pay attention or it could cost your company money. It was going to cost our company $5,000 plus in cancellation fees. I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. It is always worth asking.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Success

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

To get the business off the ground, he decided to attend a major sporting goods convention and negotiate for products he’d sell at the stores. “I He has carved out a niche, becoming the go-to player for companies hoping to expand into the urban marketplace. I didn’t ask a single customer what they’d be interested in,” Johnson says. “I

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Forex Robot : Take Your Company Public In Less Than 10 Days? I currently work on a fault helpdesk for a telecomms company and ABSOLUTELY hate it with a passion. I then had to find a shipping company and add on insurances and import duties, etc. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

2007 100

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

I realised this was the job for me, I put my hat in the ring for more and more events projects at my company and as my abilities and knowledge grew so did my reputation within the business and I became the go to person for special events and projects within the UK division.

Project Management 195

Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

I realised this was the job for me, I put my hat in the ring for more and more events projects at my company and as my abilities and knowledge grew so did my reputation within the business and I became the go to person for special events and projects within the UK division.

Project Management 195

Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

After only 2 weeks, I found a great company through a staffing agency and the position was full time working for a wonderful CEO. While it seems extremely unfair and almost illegal, companies do take age into account when hiring or letting employees go. I’ve worked for so many high profile folks and companies that I can relate.

Temping 40

Temping Resume Interviewing Job Hunting 40

Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

I am in an incredible good company there, some of the most important voices in the self-improvement blogging niche have joined forces into this one. From the selection phase, going through the interview and negotiation phases, all seemed incredibly familiar. And that the translation was an act of gratitude. Fixed The Roof Of My House.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Promotion Interviewing 40