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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

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Will you be able to reel off a list of the best restaurants in that part of town? Along with everything else that is asked of assistants we do have to possess some sort of encyclopaedic knowledge of the world’s best restaurants and hotels. Keep a list of great restaurants and add to it whenever you come across a new suggestion.

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Getting buy in from the boss

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On the day I reverted to ‘show and tell’ and picked up the annual catalogue of restaurants for both of my bosses which greatly impressed them. If I was ever impressed by a particular restaurant or hotel I would send them the link or bring them in the hard copy brochure to examine.

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Serviced Apartments – pros and cons

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In addition I met with a number of serviced apartment suppliers and from the outset it was clear that the apartments were considerably cheaper than the best corporate rate I was offered at a hotel. Generally the apartments do not provide additional facilities such as a gym, restaurant or spa. Filed under: Accomodation.

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Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business | THE SMALL.

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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 3:38 pm and is filed under SME-Blog. Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

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» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 at 11:57 am and is filed under Business Ideas , DIY Business , Entrepreneur , Exporting , Home Business , Marketing/PR , Self-employed , Virtual Assistants , bootstrap , export , grow your business , market and sell. Get your suppliers to advertise in it!

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Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/09/20 | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

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A YouTube channel reviewing local restaurants. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Sunday, September 20th, 2009 at 7:05 am and is filed under Business Ideas. A café for aspiring filmmakers to congregate and show their work to receive feedback. A clothes-sharing website for high-value items such as shoes.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01

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The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes : Move over restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts. Stimulus cash runs out for loan s: The stimulus cash that helped boost small business lending this year just ran out. A new fantasy seems to have taken hold for people who long to own their own business: the cupcakery.

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