Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Top EAs that work for a famous CEO (think Google, Fortune 100 companies) make as much as low level executives in middle management and have titles like Chief of Staff sometimes. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. You can just write “Thx!”

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Web development as well can be pretty expensive. We have found that speaking to our clients and having a relationship with them instead of just delivering a service helps a lot and have already had numerous recommendations. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

The costs will vary greatly depending on your needs – machines that make neon signs for a bar will be more expensive than if you are making wooden estate agent signs. The rest of your expenses will be related to promoting your website. The overall set-up cost could be from five to ten thousand pounds. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Whatever method you use to record your income & expenses at the moment, instead simply enter the details on a form on the Payments & Receipts pages of ‘Cashbook’ to record any money paid into or out of your business. You will then have a record of all your income & expenses shown with monthly totals.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 25, 2007 I’m answering three questions here, emailed to me during last week, so excuse the long headline. Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense. I will give examples and will let you fill in the rest for yourself. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 29, 2009

One of the greatest advantages of being a small business is the ease in which you can quickly implement new technology into the way you work, whereas any change for a large company is a lengthy and expensive process. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Free alternatives (Google Talk, Twiddla) are catching up in terms of functionality, and I am starting to test them out with clients that share my interest in new technology. I see many businesses making this mistake), shop around for phone services or use voip instead and so on. Tools like Basecamp, WebEx, Skype, etc.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. It’s good for you and good for your customers who don’t have to pay excessive costs. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Think of the motor industry.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

This allows you to “tag&# expenses to products, departments, services or projects – giving you the opportunity to analyze the true cost of a department or any project. The new cost centre module is excellent for tracking expenses so that we can see which department or project the cost belongs to.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 19, 2008

However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. The corporation itself is able to quite easily raise capital by selling off stock.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2010

People often say to me that their small business doesn’t have a website as it’s too complicated, takes up too much time or is too expensive. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Not only is my wife employed by a firm that gave her plenty of maternity leave, they also offered help with expenses. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

So it’s quite different from the sole trader, much more expensive to set up and run. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. There are many more differences, too numerous to mention here.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Let me spell it out for anyone who really has not got the picture, businesses go bust because: The banks will not lend money to them; Even if they lend the money it is so expensive that it takes any profit out of the deal; They run out of savings. My email address is Patrick(at)PMJohnson.com. Please feel free to get in touch.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

If a start-up funds the development of their company through internal cash flow and are cautious with expenses, the company can grow with low-risk to all those involved. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 21, 2008

Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

The set-up cost for this business is one of the more expensive ones due to all the equipment that will be required. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 10, 2006

It used to collectively refer to companies too small to be attractive for the major Enterprise Software providers – and of course the same held true vice versa: I assume most readers of this blog are in small businesses, and for you the rule has been that "enterprise software" is too expensive. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I have known people to go in blindly, purchasing an expensive site, before knowing what their internet strategy is, simply because they are intimidated by technology and a consultant told them that was what they needed. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2007

A good side effect here is that you will have to look at your expenses and cost again, and may be able to make a judgement if that was good or bad money spent – you know what I mean – the hindsight thing. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

You guessed it, as soon as I had done that my new computer started having problems, no calendar or address book data anymore,then my email started going and so on – I rebooted and that was that – I could no longer log in. I ordered my new computer – delivery 3-4 weeks – got my confirmation email within a minute.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

This might sound like a shocking statement, since "Enterprise Software" typically means the world of SAP and Oracle, and the traditional heavyweight, expensive, pay-huge-license-fees-upfront, then try-to-implement-forever model that does not work anymore. We advertised on television and radio and print. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2006

Also, when you buy such a system the up front costs can be expensive. Next is the new generation of SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings, these operate in much the same way those that sit on your computer do, except you use them over an internet connection. Some such systems are Sage , TAS , Clearlybusiness , and VT transaction.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That’s not to mention how difficult communication can be if you use email. Before you know it, you’ll have 15 email threads to keep up with, as well as loads of time-tracking spreadsheets for each team member. Time tracking and expense tracking. Google Drive. Budget management. Customizable project templates. Many others.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 13, 2016

Salesforce cites data from a paper published by Forrester stating that 42 percent of customer service representatives are unable to efficiently deal with customer issues due to outdated user interfaces and other forms of archaic systems. Make your everyday operations more efficient: Google Docs.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Then it is going to be more expensive, therefore, fixed pricing will be more ideal. For your customers and you will be ideally to increase sales. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2006

Another downside, if you make more profits than you draw out, you are still taxed on all the profit irrespective of whether you have taken the money, and with a 40% tax band this can be expensive. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

» Shared in Google Reader: How much money do you really need to start your micro business? High profit home business Said on April 20th, 2008 at 9:12 pm Bootstrapping is great also because with success does not come huge expenses that can’t be endured with the ups and downs that come with any industry. Great post.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

Price may be driven down by some; however, we refuse to compromise on fees as they are set a realistic middle of the road, not the cheapest nor the most expensive rate. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Listening to Experts is Expensive When new business owners believe faulty information they find on the web, it costs them a great deal. It didn’t work at all as described and I emailed him to ask “did you actually use this or are you just selling it for the affiliate income?&# I have a need, and I sit down at Google.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

And he doesn’t show up on Google Maps. One friend refers you to someone who only has an email address, a generic address like annepottertherapist@mail.com. Would you search online for Anne Potter before writing her an email? People are seriously fed up with lousy customer service. Most people would.

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Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Some of the significant features that you're bound to notice in a good recruitment software include— Resume parsing Advanced search Candidate sourcing In-built CRM software Email templates Advanced reports Various integrations Now let's find out how an ATS works— 1. Job boards will provide you with plenty of traffic for your job openings.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. HMRC – and any other government department – should ideally operate a free information service, which provides free written and binding advice to the public as well as to businesses. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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