Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. The company will ask that you charge everything from business travel to catered lunches on your credit card and they will reimburse you. Have money for group gifts.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2012

It is a nightmare, especially if they travel abroad a lot and have loads of foreign currency in addition to the receipts and credit card statements. By preposterous I mean things like spa treatments, expensive meals (alone), duty-free gifts. So how do you slimline this process?

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Success

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I’m working on taking time off for visits, but in the meantime I’ll reconnect the old-fashioned way by writing, sending cards throughout the year; little gifts the family might enjoy, too. Refresh your network. Pull up those numbers and refresh your network! Cut up credit cards. Too short, indeed.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Build your own network! The small gain, along with a fifth straight increase in sales, raised hopes that businesses will begin restocking their depleted shelves, helping… Most small businesses plan no ‘09 bonuses, survey shows : More small-business employees can expect no end-of-year bonuses or gifts for 2009.

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Success

JULY 8, 2021

I tried selling credit card machines door to door once. Back in the days when I bought into the hyperbole of The Hustle™, I went to a lot of networking meetups. I urge you to abandon networking in favor of relationship building , especially in your business. I didn’t care about the product, so I sold precisely zero units.

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Learning Credit Card Purchasing Networking 299

Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

You can launch a survey to your personal network, start a Reddit discussion or pay for survey responses, but you do need to actually get out of your bubble and interact with other humans. Maybe you don’t have a massive personal network of ideal clients, or don’t want family members to know you’re launching a nerdy store.

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BioTeams

JULY 13, 2005

In a previous article I introduced the second principle of Bioteams – “Bioteams are highly connected virtual networks” In this article I will introduce a third overarching principle of Bioteams: Bioteams are exceptionally good at taking action, co-operating and learning. Rule 6 – Nurture the Network.

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