The Small Business Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Build your own network! Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? by adrianswinscoe on Jul 02, 2010 Networking is an essential growth strategy for any small (even large) business. However, there is an essential difference between having a strategy and how you implement it and many small businesses try networking with little success.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.  Collecting business cards or other forms of contact information is only the first step in networking.  The most effective networkers have a system to manage/organize business cards and their contacts. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.  Send emails to others that you would like to receive back.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 9, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Opening Microsoft Office 2007 Files in Microsoft Office XP By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I recently had a vendor send us an Excel spreadsheet that he created in Microsoft Word 2007 format.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? How I Use Lists I'm now connected to thousands of people on my social networking sites, so lists are key to me being able to manage the conversations.  Comments Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists?

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Eco-Office Gals

DECEMBER 18, 2018

If you only browse the web and check your email, don’t ask every single website that you plan on visiting. CNN, for example, has a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that include the suggested internet speed for using their video player. Go to the websites that load the slowest and look for a guide on browsing requirements.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 3, 2021

Examples include Zoom for video conferencing, Slack and Microsoft Teams for quick chats, Asana and Basecamp for project management, the Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, etc.) for file collaboration and OneDrive and Dropbox for file sharing and cloud storage. How Do You Effectively Collaborate Remotely?

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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Handling day-to-day administration for one or more executives, a team or network, an admin assistant is the “eyes and ears” of a company, privy to unique and powerful insights about the company culture , performance and future direction. Get a free weekly update via email here and help kick start your career. Website URL

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Starting the NHS Wales PA Network back in 2007 – we are now up to 473 PAs in the network and it has opened a great many doors for me personally and professionally. You are well known for your networking skills, what initial steps did you take to increase your network? What has been your career highlight?

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

I also have a quick check over my emails and calendar for the day, I do have a few meetings today that I also need to attend. 0930 – As I’ve already checked my inbox and prioritised my tasks for today I make a start with my plan by sending out a few queries over email. I’ve managed to finish the slide deck without any interruptions.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Here are a few examples from within this tool (you can also access your account from your desktop at www.ifttt.com There are 78 different channels to choose from so your recipe options are many! With TinyScan, you can scan your documents at anywhere and store or email them as PDF files. IFTTT (If This Then That). GroupMe .

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

  She tells me, "Between face-to-face networking, social networking, clients, prospects and people downloading stuff from my website it is tough for me to keep all of my out reach organized!"   Back when I had to keep track of phone conversations, email and face-to-face it was simply much easier to do!

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 Miscommunication, Misfiled, and Misplaced = Misrepresentation A work day consists of filing, answering phones, greeting visitors, and a host of communication efforts with coworkers, supervisors, and customers, plus other duties and responsibilities that can get overwhelming. Lets grow together!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « Listen Live to Stephanie Share Her Story on #WIBRadio on Jan 3 @ 1pm CST | Main | Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc.   Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily.  Link Lineup!

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 8, 2009

File According to Sara Caputo, OfficeArrow’s Productivity Guru, 80% of what is filed is never looked at again. If possible, “Go Green,&# eliminate the paper clutter and file documents electronically. If you are reverting to electronic filing, be sure to have a backup just in case your computer crashes.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Main | Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - For example, if an individual increases his/her measured productivity by 1/10 of an hour per day (or 6 minutes), that improvement aggregates to 24 additional hours of production per year. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « Steph in the Media | Main | 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To » Dont Strangle Your Reminders! 2 - Only set reminders for activities that you want to turn into habits For example, last November I started Cinchcasting. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? For example, write all tasks related to recruitment on blue cards and items related to resident evaluations on red cards. For example, after receiving an e-mail request, don’t let it sit in your in-box until you remember or miss the deadline. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Eco-Office Gals

JUNE 16, 2012

For example, if you have lots of themes we’ve made it quicker to browse them all at once without paging. Once you pay using the PayPal button found below I will email you so you can provide me with your log in credentials if needed. Or, if you prefer you can email them directly to jsmith (at) eco-officegals dot com.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   You may have categories like, phone calls, finances, networking, paper work, or creative activities.   Example 1: If you need to do creative activities in your work like writing, put like activities together.  Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   For example, I have days in my week that are dedicated to client work and days that are dedicated to marketing, writing, etc.    For some people that is a traditional filing cabinet system, but others might find more success with cubbies in their office. 

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Have you ever waded through stacks of files only to discover what you’re looking for is in another filing cabinet? As a practical example, MajesticInvites.com is an 8-person company that designs online invitations. With a filing cabinet, you’ve got a simple lock and key. Maybe, but probably not. More Space.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

 An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products. This is a great way to build your network, improve your communication skills, and even build relationships that would later produce sales for your company.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Work With Stephanie « You Can Steal Time Back From Email | Main | Increase Your Positive Energy and Productivity by Being Thankful » Caffeine-Free Ways to Increase Focus & Attention "I just can't focus Stephanie.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Below are seven examples to help you do that. For each example, note that the operative word is "positively." Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? You can file and label the files with appropriate titles; throw or give away unwanted things. You may also find it useful to hold a de-briefing session with yourself, colleagues or family after important events - for example, after an eventful meeting or at the end of an unusual day.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet where you have firm names and figures? The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example?

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 19, 2010

Depending on whether you’re going on an extended trip or just wanting to work on a few files after the kids have gone to bed, you have a variety of ways to get to the information and applications you need: USB Drives and Email Attachments. File Syncing Software. Virtual Private Networks.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Click the Hide button that appears on the upper right corner of the post (see it circled in red below for example). PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

We differ from what I call the "digital filing cabinet" solutions in the market in that we're not only focused on helping you save and access what you want to remember, but also to help you out when you're ready to take action.   So you are kind of like a virtual assistant, to do list and data storage tool all rolled into one?

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 31, 2010

For example, in the sales industry the Pareto Principle says that 80% of a company’s sales are due to 20% of the sales staff. Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The 80-20 rule simply means that 20% of causes produce 80% of the results/effects. Powered by Blogger.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? For example, if you love to write things down, don't pick an online tool.    Share your thoughts in the blog comment section below (or if you are reading in an RSS reader or email, just click on the article title and then make your comment!)  What Do You Do?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   For example, if you have a container that holds all of your scissors, you will likely never find them in that container!  PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )? 

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 8, 2013

Read through all of the articles and emails you have received regarding the industry, skills and general tips about the job. Everything you have filed away can be read when you don’t have much to do workwise because you are still educating and training yourself and this is important.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 30, 2012

Gmail’s text banner advertising is fairly non-intrusive, but sometimes the ads displayed are so similar to the email you are reading or writing, it’s just plain creepy. For example, hide the people bar or the chat bar, and generally clean up Gmail’s appearance. Save files in your Drafts for easy access.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 29, 2010

Give attendees "conference call house rules" for example, if they need to mute themselves, inform them of how to do so. Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The larger the conference call, the more difficult it will be to manage. Template images by luoman.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 11, 2010

For example, if you are talking about the organization of the meeting or its purpose, reference meeting materials or if this is a meeting that involves a specific group and there are written rules and regulations such as bylaws, make reference to them so that everyone understands the source of your concerns. Voice the facts.

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