The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 7, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Mike Gomez Said on January 26th, 2009 at 11:29 am The right franchise should really match your interest so you will have no problem coming up with great marketing ideas.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. Set up your voice mail to answer after the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. Answers after the jump.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 18, 2010

Schedule tasks appropriately – After lunch is not the best time to read the long, lulling policy eport. Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Try a “pick-me-up&# – Listen to high-energy music, so long as it doesn’t disturb co-workers or workflow. Breath deep, drink cold water, etc.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 19, 2009

Received equipment, signed up for his new insurance program (yeah!), Best part of the day was the phone call in which my son-of-few-words told me what he did today as he waited for the shuttle back to his hotel. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? had a physical and a workout.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Boxes or storage containers to use for sorting.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. Planning really enables focus, and saying “No&# frees up time to actually do what was planned. Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions. What’s distracting you in your work? Instant messages? Text messages popping in?

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 24, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk A lot of policies were focused was on helping small businesses with a “£2.5 State-controlled banks would offer up to £47 billion in loans to SME’s in the next year.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 30, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Time for another NAVA meetup Monday, March 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources Do you meet up with your colleagues regularly? Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Loose Ends.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 30, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Time for another NAVA meetup Monday, March 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources Do you meet up with your colleagues regularly? Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Loose Ends.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Make certain that you have strong, unconfusing policies on employment. A good recordkeeping policy is essential. A good record-keeping policy is essential.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Make meetings effective – Managers can spend an average of 17 hours a week in meetings, and that doesn’t include preparation and follow-up time. If you’re holding a meeting, draw up an agenda and circulate it to the staff attending beforehand. Archive Files: store in a filing cabinet or an off-site location.

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Loosely Speaking

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

I blog in the progressive/political sphere, occasionally spilling over into literature, history, policy, current events and media, but since I’m pretty diligent about maintaining my anonymity, finding a support network has always been borderline impossible. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 7, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Include policies on issues such as discrimination & discipline so that your position is clear and in writing. Concentrate on your business, not your office.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

The signature automatically displays at the end of every message and typically contains contact information such as your full name, department, web page, and phone/fax numbers. Create an e-mail signature for all your outgoing mail. It’s like attaching a business card to every e-mail you send.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 8, 2008

If you have already cleaned and reorganized your office and written up a new marketing plan, what to do next if you are finding less and less in the inbox these days? But, if you do this at your office, you’ll be noticing that the office phone isn’t ringing, and that you aren’t getting any biz emails. Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Don’t answer the phone or e-mail. Use that time to catch up on work. That explanation encourages better planning the next time. Set aside time for yourself Set the first two hours of your day for yourself. Once you establish a pattern, co-workers will learn to respect that time and not disturb you.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 14, 2010

D - Call and set up anther appointment? E - Email and set up another appointment? 5 -- During a meeting it’s OK to leave your cell phone on if you’re expecting a call.   Find out your company’s policy before inviting clients to lunch.  C - Keep quiet and hope he forgets about it?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

Adheres to policies, procedures, and regulations in a way that positively contributes to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals 6. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Topic Changes for TheMarq Site Policy I mentioned in a post last week that I was reconsidering the topics and format of information covered on this site. I’ve now come up with a new set of topics. Feel free to weigh in on the topics I wish to cover by commenting below. TheMarq.com.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Do you struggle when you get a potential client on the phone, knowing how to keep control of the conversation, and turn them from potential into paying? (PS: Ensure your place in this class by signing up right away! She has also written an e-book that takes virtual assistants through the process of setting up their business.

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Loosely Speaking

JULY 10, 2009

Like everyone these days, you probably find yourself spread thin in efforts to keep up with social media, Web sites, blogs, and other reading in your quest for valuable, accurate information. Experimentally, I recorded just myself talking to my cell phone, which was in another room, and I was amazed at the sound quality! Loose Ends.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business e-mail. Your company may have a strict policy on what they want you to include in the signature line and what it should look like, but generally you would include your name, title, company name and address, telephone and fax number. Who are you?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 October, 2009 When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem. One day she just up and quit. it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. Lets enjoy our day together.© in my experience.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Apart from describing the tasks, talk about the leave policy, workplace bonuses, yearly paid leaves, vacation plans, health insurance, employee stock options etc. Construct marketing programs to hold up specific marketing objectives across different channels and segments in support of our overall strategic marketing plan.

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The Marq

MAY 19, 2010

The app will be free, and you’ll purchase books for it via web or directly on the phone. If I’m away from my computer, I just whip out my phone and run the Free Dictionary app to look it up. The words are CACHED on your phone. Howcast is a similar service, and for you phone. What Do You Think?

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The Marq

APRIL 22, 2010

Call to Action Have you ever sat in a meeting or held a conversation with someone only to be interrupted by a phone ringing? One involved a meeting where all four of us placed our cell phones on the table while discussing the business at hand. Because each of the two offenders’ phones rang during the meeting.

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The Marq

AUGUST 30, 2009

I also shared the hard truth that my leads have dried up over the past few weeks. I turned off the radio, made sure all of the windows were up, shut off my phone and reviewed our conversation. He had one response, "be more flexible." I didnt think much about this until I started my drive back home. TheMarq.com.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 28, 2009

So, write your goals, come up with a timeline and make plans to achieve each one. Ask friends and family to check up on your progress. I’ve tried this again and again with much success in both my personal and professional life. I also wrote about it in an earlier post this year, Do You Have a BHAG? TheMarq.com.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 10, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Motorola Droid and CLIQ Technology Review I’m in the midst of changing my phone. I was considering one of the Android phones and the Motorola CLIQ has stood out given the tight integration with Google Apps and social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. DROID is HERE!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business email. Your company may have a strict policy on what they want you to include in the signature line and what it should look like, but generally you would include your name, title, company name and address, telephone and fax number.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

They provide hot meals, food boxes, clothing, showers, a mail service and use of a phone, toys, diapers and toiletries; we also have gas and laundry vouchers available for the first two eligible people who apply each day we are open. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Loose Ends.

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The Marq

MAY 12, 2010

I used to access my Google Reader via the phone browser, but NetaShare makes my life easier. I now read the CACHED feeds directly on the phone with this handy app. It would be nice to be able to track by reference as well, such as using your phone number (UPS provides this online). That’s slick!

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The Marq

JANUARY 26, 2010

.&# It was a reference to never growing and giving up on your childhood dreams. May be it was the creativity of making up stories and reenacting scenarios. May be it was the creativity of making up stories and reenacting scenarios. Why do we give up on that creativity? Why do we have to think only in concrete terms?Surely

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The Marq

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In turn, we conjure up the image of a defeated person whose goals or dreams are shattered. This must be part of the conditioning we go through as children, seeing adults give up after a few attempts at something new. Yet, stories of success are riddled with failed attempts. TheMarq.com. All rights reserved.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

Location: Candy and Doreen will be joining us from remote locations and the session will be accessible by either long distance phone and/or computer, headset and wifi connection. Participants will either use a conference call or other online meeting room to attend, so computer and/or phone access will be necessary.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 3, 2009

In fact, I’ve been using it for just about eight months now, but I now have a better perspective about the pros and cons of the phone that excludes the initial new-ness impressions. What I Don’t Like I believe the phone was designed with the light non-business user in mind. You see, I use my phone heavily for email.

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