Don’t miss out…Virtual Assistant training and growth opportunities through OIVAC in May

As a virtual assistant you have to be on your toes and ready for the changes that are constantly occurring in our industry.  Whether you are a VA just getting your feet wet or one that has “been there, done that” and been serving clients virtually even before the term “Virtual Assistant” existed, the Online [...]

Facebook – Marketing Partner or Monster?

We have had some local press coverage here of late – which kind of went viral and national quickly – about a couple of local high school teachers who learned the hard way that Facebook profiles are not the best places to put your ‘better-kept-private” pics. It has led to some pretty heated discussions around [...]

We’re 10!

February marks the 10th Anniversary of Executive Stress Office Support and I’m very excited to have reached such a big milestone. When statistically so many small – and micro – businesses fail in the first five years I’m very proud of the accomplishment.
But I could not have done it alone! Getting here has been dependent [...]

Never Stop Marketing!

I haven’t really noticed any change to my practice since the beginning of the economic downturn but I have heard a number of small business owners and Virtual Assistants of late saying that work is dropping off and/or they’ve ‘lost’ clients, blaming in part the economic downturn.
This is a good reminder for us all that [...]

Can Your Business Survive a Recession?

Rising fuel costs. Interest rates going up. Returns on investments going down. Dire warnings about the economy sliding into recession. It’s clear that there has been an abrupt slowdown in the Australian economy over the last year.
In the current economic climate many business owners begin to worry how they’re going to survive this slowing economy. [...]