Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

At first the consultants picked their own hotels and put the cost through their expenses and as you can imagine their choice of hotels varied wildly and so did the price. It is easy to negotiate on the price per night with a serviced apartment as they do tend to discount on block bookings. Filed under: Accomodation.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

  This fact was highlighted in a letter sent to the management team of Office Depot by the Hedge Fund Starboard. Enterprises have gotten so good at contract analysis and negotiation that it's very hard to wring profits out of this segment. Today, lots of firms do. Enterprises also demand high levels of support.

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Recruit CRM

JULY 19, 2021

This is not something that a company's in-house team can be assigned with. In this model, your client will negotiate the fees with you firsthand and pay you a portion of it up-front and not after the whole process of recruiting is over. No doubt, retained search is expensive. How Do Retained Executive Search Firms Work?

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

We are asked to arrange all sorts of events including anything from a team training day through to the company Christmas party and other large scale conferences, exhibitions and dinners. Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training. Can you host a webinar or have team drinks instead?

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

While the right venue is most likely the largest expense of your event experience, it is also the most influential in shaping the overall guest experience. This limits your negotiating power to compare pricing and use your own vendors. Daniel was a part of the founding team at Peerspace , an online marketplace for unique venues.

Agencies 100

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

From a price point of view the agent should be able to negotiate a good deal for you because they will have access to a variety of flight prices over a larger period of time and they will know when that particular price expires.

Travel 100

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 14, 2011

It is important to account for this and be gentle with yourself and your team when things happen. Avoid taking on last-minute projects so if a team member suddenly needs to care for a sick child, for example, they can find a different chunk of time that day or the next day to get the job done.

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Admin Awards

APRIL 24, 2020

And given the role many administrative staff are playing in supporting their teams in today’s challenging business environment, they deserve the recognition more than ever. What are their administrative skills? Everything from planning to communicating, organizing to problem solving.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

This role included updating my Executive’s CV, keeping licenses current for my exec, helping with the immigration process (my exec wasn’t a citizen at the time), and my absolute favourite, figuring out how to get a lot of expensive furniture imported from Asia! In this role I managed staff, but was not given a manager title.

Finance 100

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

I like to use Excel to analyze purchases, plan expenses and analyze different investments. If you can work with a team to accomplish tasks and finish projects, do not overlook this opportunity. Negotiation Skills. Whether you are driven to make deals or simply reach your own goals faster, negotiation skills make a difference.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 6, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.   If I can buy Newsweek for, say, $57 this would leave capital for operating expenses.   So, Washington Post, we're opening the bidding at $50 (we want to leave some negotiating room).    But we make money. 

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BioTeams

JULY 31, 2005

In an earlier article, I argued that traditional teams have key weaknesses and limitations and are now being replaced in organizations by Virtually Networked Teams. I described the problems these teams face and pointed to critical issues that can make technology both part of the solution and part of the problem. Introduction.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

She runs operations in a lean team and has written about her experiences and insights on the official Startup Safary blog (where this piece was initially published ) and on Venture Village. About 4 weeks before SuSBerlin , the number of things that needed to be done was proving to be too much for our small team of five people.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Five More Small Biz Sales Tips Recent Comments Marusya I too agree that a strong team is really vital for any task. Frank Said on March 21st, 2010 at 9:58 pm Another tip is to align your advertising activity with your public relations activity and if you can, negotiate a review of your product or editorial alongside your advertise campaign.

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Success

AUGUST 10, 2021

Adding pre-recorded content to our service lineup means passive, recurring revenue, with fewer expenses. You look at your monthly budget and see that by signing only two new clients per month, you can not only cover your expenses, but also stash some cash. Our last free webinar recruited 95 new hot leads. Red hat : Go with your gut.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

With our growth, we've moved to a larger office and I now have a team that includes a receptionist and office admin. You also wrote that when it was a smaller agency, you were the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility and now your team includes a receptionist and office admin. It’s because they trust you.

Agencies 40

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Five More Small Biz Sales Tips Recent Comments Marusya I too agree that a strong team is really vital for any task. In this economy, every price is negotiable. The key is to realize that you don’t need those expensive things or waste energy to look like a proper business. Also success stories. marusya-serial.ru

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is known that age only plays a factor because the more years you have worked for a company the more expensive an employee is because of their salary, overtime, and other perks/benefits that are considered in the overall compensation package (401k matching, retirement, etc). Would I like my boss, my team, my role, my compensation package?

Temping 40

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

How Admins drive business outcomes by influencing teams around company values. ” Admins are often the culture carrier for that team, she adds, and a hurried departure can signal to others that something is very wrong. Then, keep personal feelings out of hard conversations by negotiating from the point of the data.

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