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Supplier of the week is Tripmate

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The Practically Perfect PA supplier of the week is Tripmate. Here is everything you need to know about this new corporate travel booking platform. If you book travel , then Tripmate is for you. The post Supplier of the week is Tripmate appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. What is Tripmate? Saves time and money.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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I lost my confidence. I traveled the world from Australia to Switzerland, selling tickets and packages to corporate clients for the world’s largest sporting events. I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. I lost my business. I lost my savings. I lost my house.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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Rejection is naturally something an entrepreneur has to go through , but my confidence in this completely unique style was high enough that I chose to take the risk.”. For the past 12 years, its entire supply chain traveled less than 250 miles. “We Deer and her team went into global research and development mode seeking suppliers.

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Top tip guide to managing global ground transport

Practically Perfect PA

All you have to do is book a car to Heathrow Airport, organise transfers on arrival at the foreign destination and then make sure that all your travellers get to every meeting in their jam-packed itinerary without a hitch. Choose the best supplier for your needs. How many people are travelling? Will there be a lot of luggage?

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Day in the life from Cressida Ford, PA at Cardiff University

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The diary claims a lot of time – scheduling and rescheduling meetings – and I also have a shared inbox with the other assistants so we can cover each other and make sure everything’s getting done that needs to be; that can be processing overtime payments for technical staff, arranging catering for supplier meetings, international travel, expenses….

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Picking up skills along the EA career path

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Speaking with confidence on the phone and forwarding calls. Arranging catering and dealing with external suppliers. Junior PA: Booking travel and hotels for colleagues . Gaining confidence when addressing board level Directors. Receptionist: Meeting and greeting important clients . Learning to multi-task.

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SMART objectives

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Work with other parts of the business (Marketing, Facilities, IT and HR) to create a more effective and detailed monthly monitoring system for supplier spending. Arrange 1-2-1 meetings with him once a week (either on the phone or face to face) so that we can plan all of his travel arrangements as far in advance as possible.

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