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March 7, 2020

How to Find a Mentor

When people say, “Experience is the best teacher,” they generally mean one’s own experience. Maybe no lesson is learned so well as the one you learn yourself — the hard way — but I prefer to learn as much as possible from someone else’s experiences. It’s possible to build a successful business without one, but […]

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January 10, 2020

How A VA Can Help You Reach Your Business Goals

Do you cringe when someone asks, “What goals have you set for your business?” Setting business goals can be challenging, but is necessary for all successful businesses. When goals are clearly written and communicated, commitment between your business partners will be in sync and focused, which increases your chances of success. Did you know that […]

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December 6, 2019

5 VA Business Items to Review Annually

Every year, we close the “doors” for the last two weeks of the year. I send an email to clients saying that I will be checking email twice a day and will be back in January. Not much is happening at this time of year anyway, so what do we really miss? I’m a workaholic […]

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November 12, 2019

How to Follow Up for Success

We tell our clients a lot about us and our business when and how we follow up! Do you send messages, emails, notes to potential clients? Do you send notes after discovery calls or even weekly meetings? Responding to RFPs Ever submit a response to an RFP and never hear from the client again? Not […]

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October 7, 2019

3 Things for Virtual Assistants to Consider Before Taking New Training

When starting their business, many Virtual Assistants think that taking training for an in-demand service is the first thing they need to do before they can get clients. But you should always start with what you know first. Selling yourself to clients is a challenge to a lot of new VAs, and trying to sell […]

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October 5, 2019

How Conferences and Courses Can Help You Grow Your Business

When you are working hard to grow your business (and who isn’t interested in doing that), two priorities that can help that growth are taking personal and business development courses, and attending conferences and networking events. Whether you are a small business owner or a virtual assistant, attending conferences, networking, and constantly upping your knowledge […]