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What can assistants expect in 2013

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Well 2012 is over and done with and we are now already two days into 2013. In honour of it now being 2013 I´ve got 13 things I think we can expect to see in the year ahead. With the assistant role now encompassing so many varied tasks we should expect to see a rise in training for assistants in 2013. Role diversification.

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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Christie Pitts, Backstage Capital’s general partner, talks about the early days of the Los Angeles-based company and how she got involved: Working in the music industry, Hamilton learned about startups and networked with investors and entrepreneurs. A few years later, the need to develop hardware and software led her to Backstage Capital.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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How they innovate: Group Black partners with media companies using Uplift, which helps match Black creators with 200 brands in their network. Most Innovative Travel Company 5. Photo cred: courtesy of Travel Environmental Most Innovative Company in Beauty 6. Financials: According to ZoomInfo, total revenue is $1.2

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25 Personal and Professional Development Influencers to Follow

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followers) YouTube: @RichardBranson (126K subscribers) Richard Branson, who founded Virgin Group in the 1970s, is a fun-loving, tie-loathing adventurer and entrepreneur who keeps his followers in the loop about topics including his work, his travels (including his space travels), his company’s employees and what he’s reading.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few years there are plenty more online communities and in more recent times we have taken networking to a whole new level with local networks, organised by assistants, springing up all over the place. First up we have the Edinburgh PA Network. The PAs behind the Network. About the network….

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

I know I always say I can’t believe how the time flies but I seriously can’t believe how quickly 2013 past us by! PA Networking. Throughout 2013 we noticed a huge increase in PA networking with a number of local networking groups springing up across the UK. It was quick wasn’t it!?

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Submersible Pilot Merel Dalebout Is Reaching New Depths in Antarctica

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While travelers may see penguin colonies and elephant seals on the shore, the vast majority of Antarctica’s animal diversity is actually underwater. She trained as a wilderness guide and ended up entering the expedition cruise industry in 2013, which led to the opportunity to train as a Seabourn submarine pilot. “I

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