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Do You Have a Hobby, or a Business?

Making money is a hobby that will complement any other hobbies you have, beautifully. ~ Scott Alexander I am often surprised at the people I talk to who claim they have a business – yet they’re not willing to invest … Continue reading

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That Stack at the Back of the Desk..

“The physics of clutter is that it will come into your office without your assistance, but will not go away without your assistance.” ~ Julie Mahan Take a look at your workspace.  Look at your to-do list.  Do you see … Continue reading

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Effective Delegation

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” –General George Smith Patton, Jr. Smart businesspeople will tell you, over and over, that you can’t do it all.  You … Continue reading

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Taking Responsibility for Your Own Life

“Take responsibility for my own life, or blame you?  Ding ding ding!  Blame you wins hands down!” ~ Bowler Hat Guy, Disney’s Meet the Robinsons We’ve all met them.  People who would much rather blame others, instead of taking responsibility … Continue reading

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What Is A VA?

I’m always surprised at the people who’ve never heard of a virtual assistant, and have no idea what they do or how to work with one.  A “virtual” assistant is a personal and/or office assistant who works remotely rather than … Continue reading

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Save Money with a Virtual Assistant

VAs are far more cost effective than a typical employee setup.  As business owners ourselves, we understand the challenges that business owners face. We can be your remote office.  What a boon to anyone who travels for a living!  You … Continue reading

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Dealing with Overwhelm

We all suffer from it.  The feeling of being completely overwhelmed and not knowing where to start.  Business owners deal with it more than others, because we *can’t* leave our work till tomorrow or allow a colleague to pick up … Continue reading

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Tax Time Is Here!

Are you prepared for tax season?  Every year, it stuns me to see how many people don’t know what their business is doing and whether they owe taxes – and how much.  Every year at this time I get reams … Continue reading

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How to Use Your VA

It’s really nice that more and more people are becoming aware of what a virtual assistant is, and are learning to outsource more of their secretarial and administrative tasks.  But, for those of you who have not yet discovered how … Continue reading

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A Happy Partnership

I met with one of my clients this morning who is thrilled with the work I’m doing for his business.  Although I am not an employee of his company, I am very invested in his success and work hard to … Continue reading

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