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2023 Financial Forecast: How to Prepare for the Year Ahead

Success

Admittedly, that’s not much of a time difference, but then again, somehow it’s almost time to bring out the 2023 calendars. No matter what the calendar says, it’s always a great time to focus on the foundational pieces that lead to success.”. Expect inflation and higher interest rates to stick around.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. On top of that, these leaders don’t do a very good job of managing their schedules because they don’t have time to look at their calendar from a holistic perspective. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. They oversee many aspects of daily operations, including hiring new staff and ensuring all necessary duties are completed on time and within the office budget.

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How much can I charge as a VA

Karen Vivarelli

We are simply determining your base VA rate and monthly budget. Let’s calculate your rate So – you’ve figured out how much to need to gross per month when factoring in taxes to meet your monthly budgeting needs. You might need to bring in more each month in gross profit. Or look at reducing your expenses.

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Tap Your Knowledge to Tap Into Income

Step It Up VA Coaching

Have you negotiated some tricky issues with difficult clients or team members, financial snafus, or equipment/technology failures? Help an entrepreneur develop a marketing plan and calendar. Do you have knowledge around bookkeeping and finances and can offer consulting packages on budgeting or business financial planning?

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So do assistants think the role has diversified?

Practically Perfect PA

This means everything from drafting memos and managing calendars to calling in prescriptions and rescheduling dental appointments. Last September I successfully negotiated a change in title and salary, but am still the lowest-paid manager in our company, even though I have more management experience than several other managers.

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

The Office Professionals Place

Some bad bosses believe that what they say goes and there is no room for negotiation. How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared.

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