Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 7, 2011

You have heard it before. You must invest time to save time.  But what does that really mean?   Do you have small things that bother you -- that take you time?  Maybe you have opportunities to invest time to save time. The other day I was working with a client on his computer.  He started the conversation by telling me that he did not like how his new Windows laptop was organized.  He had gotten used to Windows XP and the new operating system was just not what he li

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Eco-Office Gals

MARCH 7, 2011

Most companies will look to document scanning as a way of managing their paper based information and with advances and maturing technology these solutions have started to become economically viable. There are some economic benefits for organizations to make this transition: Paper based business processes are resource intensive and costly to manage. These systems are often error prone.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 9, 2011

OK, I admit we are patting ourselves on the back here.  In early 2007 we released the Intuit Future of Small Business report The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs.  In it we forecast that the next decade would see entrepreneurs become much more diverse than their predecessors in age, origin and gender.  The report also forecast that personal businesses - one person businesses without employees - would increase in number and importance, and drive an overall increase in entrep

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On The Job

MARCH 8, 2011

Here's my gift to you today: I'm not going to blog about Charlie Sheen. I'm not going to give you advice about how you shouldn't follow Sheen's career strategy. Honestly, if you're dim enough to even think about listening to Charlie Sheen, you need a heck of a lot more advice than I can ever give you. And some really good meds.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 9, 2011

For more than a decade I have been trying to create a small business infrastructure, as it is my belief that this is what is necessary to reduce the horrific small business mortality rate that currently stands at around 57% after 5 years in the UK. Now, with SFEDI (the Government recognised UK Standards Setting Body for Business Support and Business Enterprise), we are finally able to provide small businesses with a complete infrastructure, through a network of Business Service Professionals, th

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 9, 2011

Every other Wednesday, I share links to a number of different blogs and sites.  Today, you can see content on: Effective Home Office Space. To Do Management. Manage Those Finances. Stop Wasting Time Networking.   Effective Home Office Space. 14 Strategies for Creating a Workspace that Kicks Ass and Keeps You Creative - [link] -- Great post by @jonathanmead on things you can do to make your workspace effective (note, he is not talking about filing system though being orderly is mentio

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On The Job

MARCH 11, 2011

Ever thought of running your own business? Some entrepreneurs might tell you to be careful what you wish for, while others may say it's the greatest thing they've ever done. Before you decide to jump ship and launch your own enterprise, read this column I did for Gannett/USA Today: Mark Zuckerberg may be the highly successful entrepreneur who created Facebook , but Carol Roth sighs when she hears his name.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 9, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. Productivity is really just doing the right things while doing things right. Andy Kessler in “Eat People&#. A s knowledge workers, we have to deal with a lot of information as part of our job. We’re processing hundreds, if not thousands, of information every day.

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 7, 2011

The economy is showing signs of improvement. Businesses are getting busier. When we are slow it is easy to chat up a customer, exceed expectations with deadlines and go the extra mile. But what about when it gets busy? I recently asked this question of the Build Customer Relationship group on LinkedIn and here are [.].

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Office Organization Success

MARCH 8, 2011

One area of business management that I see very little discussion on is profits! I see LOTS of talk about revenues, i.e. six-figure businesses, multi-six-figure businesses, seven-figure businesses, but you never seem to get to the real story behind these headlines – profits! A six- or even seven-figure business sounds great, but it’s not so great if the profits aren’t there, i.e. you’re only making a $10k profit from a $100k business.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 8, 2011

Apple is pushing the idea that we've entered a "post PC world."  Steve Jobs pointed this out at the iPad 2 launch, saying: "Our competitors are looking at the tablet market like it's the next PC market.  That's not the right approach to this.  These are post-PC devices that need to be easier to use than a PC, more intuitive.  The hardware and the software need to intertwine more than do on a PC." This positioning doesn't come as a sur

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 7, 2011

Image via Wikipedia. Effective teamwork is critical for organizational success, and the key to effective teams is effective communication. Think about teams you have participated in. Compare the communication in the high performing teams to those teams that didn’t work well? The quality of communication defines the effectiveness of any group interaction.

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Virtual Moxie

MARCH 8, 2011

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Renee on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Pam Ryan on Speed is the enemy of many good things.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 5, 2011

My daughter and her Dad used to play a game and when either of them would say, "Where has the time gone?" they would make a joke of it and come up some crazy ideas about where it might have gone. It was pretty funny at the time and everytime I hear someone say that, I think about it. Time is a strange thing. Last week I was on the treadmill at the gym and had two minutes left to run, but it felt like forever and each time I looked down it seemed like time had stood still.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 7, 2011

It's popular these days to talk about a decline in U.S. innovation and competitiveness.  Because of this, it's nice to see examples of U.S. companies winning.  John Dovorak's The U.S. Smartphone Revolution  at PCMag.com describes the ascendancy of the U.S. smartphone industry, which he describes as  "one of the great tech come-from-behind victories ever." I agree.  As Dvorak points out, it wasn't that long ago that the cell phone indust

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 9, 2011

I’ve been using an iPhone for about three years now and it’s become an indispensable tool in my productivity toolbox. Here are ten free productivity apps for the iPhone. Evernote – Number one on the, without any question is Evernote. EN on the iPhone lets you capture any moment or idea as it happens, wherever you may find yourself.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 11, 2011

It’s no secret that I’m a huge believer in using WordPress to create your business website(s). And one of those reasons is that it’s easier to create a great, SEO friendly website for a do it yourselfer. And for many of us that have even a little bit of geekiness in us, it’s super, duper simple. But sometimes we geeks tend to forget that not everyone that wants to build their own website has the same level of knowledge concerning the basics of website stuff.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 8, 2011

Hard to believe it but on February 14, 2011, I celebrated six years of business. They say that most small businesses fail within the first five years. Kind of like marriages hit that rocky point around seven. Well, as a business owner I have passed that hurdle. I thought I would take a moment and [.].

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 10, 2011

by Donna Toothaker. Even an online business owner can’t always get away from traveling – there are workshops, mastermind meetings, client meetings, trainings or other opportunities to network face-to-face. As a Virtual Assistant, you should have the freedom to travel, and also be able to enjoy it. That freedom is one of the biggest reasons you’re your own boss, right?

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 9, 2011

Happy Birthday, Mom. I love you this much: a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2011

Tweet You know how to make a castle from deck cards? Once you learn how to do it, it’s very easy, actually. You take two cards and make them hold one against the other on the top edge. Near this triangle you make a new one, using another pair of cards. And then you lay out horizontally a new card on top of those two triangles, which will hold them together.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MARCH 7, 2011

I’m the last person who’ll argue with the notion that you’re a unique and beautiful snowflake. Just a few month’s as a therapist taught me that no two people (and their problems) are ever identical. You may be the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, but your thinking makes you different. Except when it doesn’t. Sometimes, despite our differences, we all think the same.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 5, 2011

Have you heard of AssistantEdge.com ? It’s a topic hub for VAs that centralizes the best posts and articles for virtual, executive, administrative and personal assistants. Cool, eh? And we’re a new featured contributor! It’s a place for VAs to find information on particular topics of interest, all in one place. Have a look and share your thoughts!

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 11, 2011

When using social media tools like Twitter to promote your business, it’s important to use them strategically so that you’re not wasting your time. To take advantage of the below tips, I generally recommend using a 3 rd party application such as Seesmic, Hootsuite or Tweetdeck since they offer column based layouts which typically makes it easier to navigate, in addition to features such as scheduling tweets. 1) Use Lists to Keep Track of People That Are Important to Your Mission.

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Eventualism

MARCH 7, 2011

I really admire text that is “sub&# in nature. Another thing I have a great fondness for is an approach to a topic that flies against the face of what a topic conventionally calls for. Surviving Your Serengeti is a book that does just that — and does it very well. The first book in [.] Eventual Book Review: Surviving Your Serengeti comes courtesy of Eventualism.

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Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha

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Men With Pens

MARCH 6, 2011

Call me shallow, but I judge a book by its cover – and I judge who I buy from the same way. When I’m thinking of giving a business my money, I pay attention to first impressions. Do they have a nice website? Do they have a “real” business or operate out of their bedroom? What does their About page photo look like? Is their name well known? Do they have staff or is it a one-man show?

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Administrative Arts

MARCH 7, 2011

Have you been laid off? Having trouble finding another job? Welcome to the club! So many administrative personnel have lost their jobs in the down economy, and the job growth for our industry just isn’t where it needs to be. One option for those of us tired of waiting for the phone to ring is starting our own businesses. With the economy still depressed, many administrative assistants who have been laid off, including me, are starting their own businesses in order to make ends meet.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 7, 2011

On my previous post, I had discussed about some tips on building a mobile business website. Inspired by a comment from Martin Lindeskog , I have decided to share with you, my dear readers, some tips on how to test whether your mobile viewers are getting optimum viewing capacity on their mobile browsers. That said, I have scoured the net for a cornucopia of sites which can be useful to test mobile compatibility of your site.

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