Category Archives: Small Business
Beginners Guide To Social Media For Small Business
Social media. Love it or hate it, it is here to stay and for small business social media can be both a blessing and a curse. Let’s look at some of the positives and negatives of incorporating a social media strategy into your marketing plan. Social media – the positives A cost effective way to more…
Running A Small Business In Australia Or New Zealand?
What you need to know … In the case of New Zealand, we are a nation of small businesses and we have over 460,000 SMEs which employ fewer than 19 people. Australia as at June 2009 had 2,051,085 actively trading businesses of which a staggering 96% were small business (1,961,337), 4 per cent were medium-sized businesses more…
How Automotive Dealerships Can Benefit By Using a Virtual Assistant
As the owner or manager of a new or used car dealership, you’re bombarded with tasks every day. Many of these tasks are customer, vehicle, processes or marketing related and in the competitive automotive sales industry, these tasks need to be carried out quickly, efficiently and better than other dealerships. By outsourcing to a Virtual more…
Do you forecast, prepare, analyse and interpret your financial statements?
Businesses require regular information about their financial situation and performance in order to continue growing and developing as a successful business. While it is very well to collect your annual accounts from the accountant, the greatest benefit to you is being able to understand what the numbers mean for your business, both now and for more…
15 tips to increase productivity in your home office
My commute time is a 30 second walk down the hall, set apart from living quarters (and their distractions) and a place where I spend many hours during the average week. Therefore it was important that I set my office up to be productive, workable and a pleasant area for both myself and clients to more…
Hiring an online personal assistant (virtual assistant) … why would you?
Today, businesses that take advantage of technology and welcome change are able to achieve success faster, on a much wider scale than ever before. Remaining competitive and implementing strategies to automate your office and deliver your products or services to a more targeted audience, sooner than your competition, is key. Fast turnaround, professional image, attention more…
Moving Your Business to the Next Level
For many years, I worked part time while building my Virtual Assistant business. While building up my clientele, funding my marketing strategy and contributing to the household expenses I worked four days per week in paid employment and concentrated on my business in the evenings and weekends. There comes a time for all of us more…
Do you have the Vision to achieve the 3 P’s: Profit, Passion & Purpose?
How often do you stop and look towards the future of your business? Today we are exploring the importance of having an inspiring vision for your life and for your business so that you can achieve the 3 P’s: Purpose, Passion and Profit! Do you have a clear vision for the kind of life you more…
8 Ways to Ensure The Success of Your Small Business
A significant percentage of new businesses fail. Expert opinions abound about what a business owner should and shouldn’t do to keep a new business afloat in the perilous waters of the entrepreneurial sea. Here are some tips of ensure you provide the tools to make your business thrive. Find your niche and become an expert more…
The Power of a Thank You: 10 Ways to Say The Words!
Thank you – a term you can’t overuse but how often do you actually say the words? In day to day business those two little words ‘thank you’ have the ability to make the day of your staff, co-worker, supplier, customer, boss, associate … 10 Ways to Say Thank You: Say the words! If more…
