Practically Perfect PA

MAY 26, 2016

Last month I asked you all to complete a survey which asked what are the big topics for discussion at the moment. Thanks to the hundreds of you that completed that survey. How should we be adapting in a world where technology is making managers more self-sufficient and diminishing the role of the Assistant or redundant?

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 5, 2010

  Key quote from the survey results: Among professionals who plan to work past the traditional retirement age, strong majorities in all generations cited the past recession as an important factor in their decision.    The survey covers generational attitudes in the workplace and looks at Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. . 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 2, 2010

  But following up on yesterday's post on IBM's global CEO survey , I wanted to highlight one of their charts.    The chart below shows their survey results on the key external forces likely to impact large corporations over the next 3 years.   Technology allows companies to better manage complexity. .

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 30, 2010

  They recently surveyed  400 local companies in these two states.    The found 72% of the companies they surveyed are feeling the economic recovery. Kudos to QPS for their survey work.    Click here to download the survey results. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

  Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews.   The first will survey coworking facility owners and identify key facility statistics such as size of the facility, number of desks and offices, services offered, number and type of members, etc.   We will be making our research findings public. 

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Social Media. Social Media Strategy: Free Is Nice, But Is It Good For Your Business? Using Online Surveys Effectively. ••••. Management. Four Challenges and Solutions to SMB Project Management. Credit Card Options Limited For Small Business Financing. Here’s to another great year!

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Small Business Labs

MAY 18, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Business Week, The Economist on the Trickle Down Recovery | Main | Great Quote on Consumer Versus Business Social Media » May 18, 2010 DMAs Spring Magazine Focused on Going Global The spring issue of Point Magazine is on going global.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One small business financing alternative is the private lender.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I subsequently moved to a PA role in Finance for one of the “Big 4” accountancy firms and was then approached to move to another company who would also put me through my HR qualification. I managed to catch Vic on the Hays stand and I asked her lots of questions. We put a survey together for them and have given them the results.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 30, 2010

The DIY BIO blog  recently did a survey looking at the demand for a coworking biology lab.  .  While most Hackerspaces are targeted at hobbyists, a growing number also target independent workers and small businesses.      For those that are interested, there is also Bio-Curious Google Group. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 30, 2010

The DIY BIO blog  recently did a survey looking at the demand for a coworking biology lab.  .  While most Hackerspaces are targeted at hobbyists, a growing number also target independent workers and small businesses.      For those that are interested, there is also Bio-Curious Google Group. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 7, 2010

  Having said that, for obvious reasons it is likely any official survey undercounts illegal aliens.  .  According to the BLS technical notes it does include "undocumented workers", the BLS term for illegal aliens.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 25, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Please Take "The Organizational Use of Video Storytelling" Survey | Main | Silicon Prairie » June 25, 2010 Corporate Speed Dating Opportunity with Intuit Intuit is holding their 2nd   Entrepreneur Day on August 16th in Mountain View, California. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 23, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Street Food Gets Real | Main | Please Take "The Organizational Use of Video Storytelling" Survey » June 23, 2010 More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food Interesting article in the Washington Post on mobile slaughterhouses.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 19, 2010

Our survey research is showing a growing number of small businesses are exporting, but the overall numbers are still small. Would love to here other perspectives out there? Posted by: Tom Hood | August 21, 2010 at 01:09 PM Tom: I think the easiest way to benefit from growth overseas is to export. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Too often the process is meant to wear down buyers by bringing out more salesmen and managers. Inefficiency – There is the wasted time while the salesman has to confer with his manager. There is an extended amount of time in the finance office, the contract preparation office, and finally the vehicle preparation procedures.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A company's social values in turn reflect on its employees, and working for a company that is known to have unethical practices may in fact prove to be detrimental to the employee's social life. This has resulted in companies not only being boycotted or branded as morally bankrupt but also in losing top talent to competitors.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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Success

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Executives, middle managers, administrative employees and blue-collar workers were all at risk. If the idea of becoming your own boss and taking control of your income appeals to you, but you’re not sure if it’s the right time, consider some facts: If your finances are stable, now is a good time to invest in real estate.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2007

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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Office Dynamics

JULY 29, 2013

And, judging by a recent survey, many professionals are heeding this advice. Almost half ( 48 percent ) of survey respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 said they are likely to conduct job-search activities at work. Be careful when visiting job boards or using social media to conduct your search. SOURCE Accountemps.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) December 14, 2009 at 7:29 am Last week I listened to Dan Zarrella talk about the science of social media. However, I took many courses and classes in small business management and they helped shape what I am today. Do I write routinely about Policy and Management or about Labor Relations?

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 1, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Urban Farming Continues to Expand | Main | CEOs Believe Technology is Rising in Importance » June 01, 2010 Learning From Large Corporation CEOs Every other year IBM conducts a global survey of large corporation CEOs.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2009

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk You want the whole tree."

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2010

Throughout the book, the author describes what each personality can bring to customers, fellow employees and the sales staff; how they react as managers and what an owner can do to enhance everyone’s best talents. An example of this “Feeler&# would be Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz.

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

Leading from Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Managing Remote Teams by David Burkus (TED Talk: Why you should know how much your coworkers get paid ) . Hard to believe, but in 2018, only roughly 3 percent of US employees worked from home, reports management researcher David Burkus. Give it to the emerging grown-up in your own life. .

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