The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Concentrate on your business, not your office. Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. Build your own network! How to be successful and eco-friendly. How to be successful and eco-friendly.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

How many social networks do you belong to?    How many different web sites are related to you personally or professionally?    How are you managing all of those different urls? Now, take a look at your business card, brochures or other social media profiles. 

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 30, 2017

In addition to a formal executive training session on how to maximize the time and talents of your assistant, I privately worked one-on-one with 10 executive and assistant teams for 90 minutes each session. That is not going to bring the highest level of efficiency and productivity to your team. Just think about it….

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 4, 2013

I hope you all feel the same and are looking forward to the next twelve months. For those remaining in their role (which the large majority of assistants will do) the opportunity to expand the scope of the job and your day to day activities will increase. Role diversification. Social Media. New Technology . Applications.

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Virtual Moxie

APRIL 16, 2012

Almost every VA I talk with wants to know how to distinguish herself in her marketing and struggles most mightily to do that. The single biggest place to distinguish yourself is not in your marketing, but in who you are in your life and business. If you're in that camp, this is for you. Listen up :). Ok—usually.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Fay also says some companies haven't set up a way to communicate consistently with remote workers, such as weekly phone calls with managers or Skype interactions with co-workers. Just as you can't manage every employee in an office the same, you have to understand how a remote worker functions best. Look for warning signs.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes. On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. How to be successful and eco-friendly.

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Catch Friday

JULY 8, 2011

There are a lot of media organizations out there promising results to improve your statistics on Google, and most of all promising you a higher position on your keywords, but do they work? Clients who express an interest in running a campaign, can book either a one to one meeting in London, UK with the editor, or by phone or skype.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

I laughed, and that statement led us to an interesting conversation about technology and how much or how little different people use of it in their business life.    Even if you are not the most technical person on your block, you probably have some form of technology in your life that you love. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

You have a strategy and training and you've done all of your warm ups.    You are ready to get your promotion "out there." How you respond to that hurdle can make or break your race and your product launch.   She is high energy and laser focused.   Hello and welcome Dr. V!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes. On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. Build your own network!

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 16, 2009

There’s a new trend in small business hiring - one that allows you to delegate some tasks you just need to get off your plate, bring someone talented onto your team while staying true to the fact that many of us like to run lean operations-hiring virtual part-time staff, and particularly virtual interns. Couldn’t we all?

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Skype: Every once in a while I talk to some of the people I’ve met online or in real life on skype. I had been a little bit of a loner before, even if I had my own company and all. For instance, my first trip outside of the country was when I was over 33. Today I’m going to talk about the latter.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 16, 2007

How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Build your own network! Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

All this time, I had in my head the words of Adam Baker , when we met in New Zealand last year: “I finally summoned the courage to get on Skype with Jonathan Mead, man!&#. Yeap, an exclusive interview with Jonathan Meads, how about that? Believe me, this is something you don’t find every day. That must be hard, I thought.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

And you can become visible by getting involved in your professional community, attending trade association meetings, entering industry contests and award shows, writing articles, giving speeches, publishing an informative blog , generating news about your business, and staying in touch with former clients. You have to be visible.

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Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

To help you on your remote hiring journey, here is a guide to assist you in acing your recruitment game. To help you on your remote hiring journey, here is a guide to assist you in acing your recruitment game. Read more: How to choose the right recruitment automation software for your agency?

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 3, 2021

With many businesses still operating remotely due to the covid-19 pandemic, companies continue to face the challenge of how to effectively communicate when employees are working from various locations. Keep reading for tips on how to communicate with remote teams. How Do You Effectively Collaborate Remotely?

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

And while it’s great to live them to the full, day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, it’s always nice to take a break and look back (with or without anger, your choice) and see what you’ve done with that time. How we met is not relevant anymore. Got Featured On Lifehacker. Coached A Banker About Blogging.

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BioTeams

JUNE 14, 2010

In my first article in my YOUBIDFAST series I introduced The TRANSMITTER as the first of three essential components of your Online Business Development System. The Transmitter's purpose is to broadcast your valuable knowledge online to create a kind of "following". Writing great articles for your blog. Linking to Social Media.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 14, 2014

With Podcast Movement starting up this weekend, I took some to step back and look at my workflow that I''ve used to deliver podcasts on a regular basis over the past six years. Sure, it has the ball over that period of time, but there are some tactics and tools that I''ve used throughout the help me podcast productively. Production.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

It’d be nice to have a website, but I don’t really need one. I’ve been operating on referrals and word of mouth and it’s worked so far. I’d like a website, but I’m having a hard time justifying the expense.&# Okay, no problem. That wasn’t the case here.

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