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Dealing with Your Pending PC Disaster: A Guide for Small Business
It isn't a matter of if it will happen to you but -- when. PC users may be divided into two groups -- those who have had a disaster and those who will have to deal with a PC disaster. For you, more to the point is how you will react to it! Will it be ...
Selecting Sales Tracking Software For Your Small Business
Your buddy at the barbecue tells you how the new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software which they recently installed at their company has revolutionized their sales tracking and sales management. He waxes lyrical about no more sales leads ...
Small Business Failure? Nuts!
Listen up! How your external audiences think about you and your business, directly affects your chances of success! Pardon my enthusiasm, but a large part of your small business' success is somewhere else. Namely, out among the company's important ...
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Is this you?
You dreamed of owning your own business, doing what you love and
enjoying unlimited earning potential. You researched. You
planned. You prepared. Finally, you launched.
Your dream was realized...and then your business started to grow!
Could it get any better? Well, yes, but if you're like many
others, you may have encountered one unexpected challenge along
the way: Are you drowning in the day-to-day administrative tasks
necessary to make your business successful?
Managing emails. Bookkeeping. Writing articles or newsletters.
Processing invoices. Answering phone calls. Scheduling
appointments. Marketing. Customer Service. Travel Planning.
They all take time. Unfortunately, time is in short supply when
business is booming.
The work needs to be done, but you don't want to do it yourself
and you don't want the cost or the hassle of hiring an employee,
right?
So what's the key? A virtual assistant.
Virtual assistants provide a wide range of administrative
services to small businesses and individuals. They are
independent contractors who work from home, use their own
equipment, occupy their own space and pay their own taxes and
benefits. Best of all, they charge you only for time spent on
your particular project(s). They typically have years of
administrative experience under their belt and most are amazingly
budget-conscious.
As an emerging industry, virtual assistance is quickly becoming a
valuable asset to individual business owners and a must-have in
the small business community at large. Handing off
administrative tasks to someone with the tools and know-how to
complete them quickly and efficiently is saving many businesses
untold amounts of time and money. A virtual assistant is
undoubtedly a worthwhile investment.
BONUS: 4 Tips for Working with a Virtual Assistant:
* Start small. Don't be afraid to "test the waters" by giving
your new virtual assistant a small project without a huge budget.
It may take time to find a virtual assistant with whom you work
well.
* Be specific. Virtual assistants like to know exactly what's
expected of them. Provide as much detail about your project and
your needs as possible.
* Forge a relationship. Establishing a strong, lasting
connection with a virtual assistant will benefit you enormously
in the long run. You will be surprised how much you come to rely
on his/her knowledge and expertise.
* Remember, your virtual assistant is not your employee; they are
small business owners themselves, partnering with you to achieve
success. This is a win-win situation because when you succeed,
they succeed.
About the Author
Find a virtual assistant quickly, easily and for free at SimplyComplete.com, owned by Amy Andrews. Search the VA Directory or post your project in minutes. Get your to-dos done!
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 EPA Reform of SPCC Rule Benefits Small Business - Businesswire.com
WASHINGTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent actions reforming the Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule contains provisions that will benefit small business. The Office of Advocacy of the U.S ...
North Carolina lawmakers seek federal tornado aid - Daily Reflector
KENLY, N.C. — Three members of North Carolina's congressional delegation are asking for federal aid to help families rebuild their homes and lives after last weekend's fatal tornadoes. Democratic Reps. Bob Etheridge and G. K. Butterfield, and ...
Business Tech - CNET News
Updated at 1:37 p.m. PT with commentary from earnings call. Dell reported third-quarter profit of $727 million, or 37 cents per share, and revenue of $15.16 billion on Thursday. Profits were down 5 percent from the same quarter a year ago, though ...
iReporters wary of auto bailout - CNN
(CNN) -- The U.S. economy is like a stack of blocks with the troubled auto industry at its base -- or at least that's how iReporter Jennifer LeMay sees it. Small-business owner Jennifer LeMay fears the U.S. economy will collapse if the auto industry ...
Community Banks Will Play Crucial Role in Economic Recovery, Restoring ... - PR Inside
2008-11-20 23:18:39 - Community banks will play the most important role in America's economic recovery over the next five years, helping to restore public trust in American financial institutions and the flow of capital in public commerce. ALTAMONTE ...
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