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Diversity is a word you will hear in a lot of conversations nowadays. But, what exactly does it mean to most people today? Merriam Webster Dictionary defines diversity as: “the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.” or “the state of having people who are different races or who have differentRead more about Embracing Diversity In Your Business[…]
I had been contracted by a local chapter of the YWCA to conduct a 3-day workshop entitled Introduction to the World of Work from Wednesday to Friday, but when I got there on Wednesday morning I noticed two things. One was that my audience was not my ‘target audience’, meaning that my Introduction to theRead more about Entrepreneurship and Flexibility – by Guest Blogger Gillian Wilba[…]
In the first part of the article Top 10 Skills for the Savvy 21st Century Virtual Assistant we looked at five key skills which you will need to hone in order to propel your virtual assistant (VA) business into the future. These were Communication, Customer Service, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Time and Personal Management,Read more about Top 10 Skills for the Savvy 21st Century Virtual Assistant – Part II by Guest Blogger Eunice Nisbett[…]
This article is specifically for Virtual Assistants — about ‘taking control’ when it comes to connecting and meeting with a potential new client. I like to call it “Setting the stage.” All of us have been through the typical interview. You know the kind, where you sit across a table or desk and have 1-4Read more about Setting the stage… by Guest Blogger: Cindy Greenway[…]
I sat there working quietly in my home office with the sound of the children playing outside and I thought of the thousands of Virtual Assistants worldwide, who, like me, had opted out of full time employment. I also thought of those who were planning to say good bye to the corporate world, so thatRead more about Top 10 Skills for the Savvy 21st Century Virtual Assistant by Guest Blogger: Eunice Nisbett[…]
If you look it up, you’ll find various definitions for the word marketing. The most common perception I hear uses advertising as a synonym for marketing when in fact advertising is only one piece of the puzzle. In a nutshell, marketing is the process carried out by a business to facilitate the mutual exchange ofRead more about Your Inner Marketer by Guest Blogger: Shelby Truxon[…]