Emily Morgan, owner of Delegate Solutions, LLC will be appearing on Sirus Radio’s Martha Stewart Living channel on November 5th. Emily will travel to Sirius’ New York studios to appear on Career Coach Maggie Mistal’s show A Day in the Life. Emily will be discussing life as a Virtual Assistant and how…
IVAA announced yesterday that early-bird registration is now open for the 2009 Live Summit in Montreal set for April 21-24, 2009. Early registration is available until January 31st and offers a savings of $100. Also available for early-birds is a 2-payment plan.
The theme for the 2009 IVAA…
Web Worker Daily has a great post about “red flags” to look for when talking with a potential new client. The post describes some seemingly innocuous requests and comments – that can mean trouble down the road. There are also the more obvious…
Mikelann Valterra, MA, is a well-known author and speaker devoted to helping women earn their potential. As founding director of the Women’s Earning Institute, Mikelann focuses on coaching women of any profession expect (and get) proper compensation for their work.
Mikelann’s blog tackles some thorny subjects that most self-employed women…
If you do a lot of teleconferencing services for clients, you may want to experiment with “hi-def”. No, I had no idea that such a thing existed either – but it sure sounds good! HiDef Conferencing is offering limited-time free services to promote its range of products.
The hi-def teleconference service is a…
The VACOC just launched a lending team site through Kiva, a person-to-person microlending site. Kiva partners with existing expert microfinance institutions to provide loans to the working poor in impoverished countries. Anyone can lend any amount (as little as $25) to an aspiring entrepreneur in a developing country.
You can lend…
Craig Cannings of VA Classroom is hosting a free webinar about social media trends – and how VAs can position their businesses to capitalize on the exploding demand for related services. The webinar will…
VA Marie Tucker, who recently started the Maine Association of Virtual Assistants, was recently spotlighted by MaineBiz.biz, a local business news website. In the article, Marie discusses the VA industry and her efforts to raise the visibility of VA and offer opportunities to Maine VAs to network and share information…
If you are at all interested in keeping up to date with web marketing trends – specifically “inbound marketing” (attracting traffic and leads) – check out the HubSpot Blog. HubSpot targets marketers and website owners with consulting and applications to maximize the potential for websites and social media to attract self-qualifying leads. From…
Twitter has become one of the pillars of social networking – a necessary part (as much as Facebook or LinkedIn) of any social marketing strategy. So.. it stands to reason that celebs, most of all, would embrace Twitter. Well, not so much! Seems that VAs are rather ahead of the curve when it comes to capitalizing…
Stacy Brice, a longtime industry leader and Founder/President of AssistU, is now offering Virtual Assistance coaching to all VAs in a group format. Stacy’s many years of experience is shared via a choice of two groups, one focused on experienced VAs, the other on VAs in the startup phase of their businesses:
I’ve…
[PRESS RELEASE] WINDSOR, CA, September 12, 2008: Dynamic Support Solutions (DSS) announces today the launching of a team of Virtual Assistants. DSS acquired a team of seasoned Virtual Assistants ranging from Administrative, Marketing, Bookkeeping, Website Design & Maintenance, and more as a means to offer a complete line of services to both new and established…
This week’s spotlight blog is Erin Blaskie’s The Traveling VA. Erin and her travel companion Trina Lamarche are backpacking through Europe for three weeks and are blogging all the way, posting their insights, photos and videos – and proving how you really CAN have…
With our economy producing ever-more frightening headlines these days, it’s interesting to see how it’s affecting (or not) the Virtual Assistance industry. Most VAs I know are busy – and getting busier. Even VAs who focus on real estate clients seem to be doing ok.
Stacy Brice, a leader in the VA community…
Andrea Kalli, of Andrea Kalli Virtual Trainer and Assistant, LLC, was recently named to IVAA’s Board of Directors to lead the Website Committee. Andrea will be replacing Nora Rubinoff, who steered the committee for a year and a half, but resigned due to a family illness.
Andrea is also a featured…
The VACOC’s October teleclass features attorney Nina Kaufman to discuss the the legal considerations of setting up a small business. The teleclass will tackle topics such as online business formation, avoiding potential liability exposure, choosing advisors and more.
The class is scheduled for October 16th at 8:00 Eastern/5:00 Pacific. Visit
Back in August, VA Emily Morgan of Delegate Solutions LLC was profiled in the New York Times Business section and the online article series “Shifting Careers“. The article focused on Emily and her client, and how they work together in a free-agent spirit ; entrepreneurs assisting entrepreneurs.
The article received such…
Sandi Silva, owner of Dynamic Support Solutions, appeared on ABC’s View from The Bay on October 2nd. During her interview with host Lisa Quinn, Sandi offered great suggestions for any professional with both a home office and children at home. Check out the video here:
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