Posts belonging to Category business start up
Posted by execva on July 29, 2011
I attended the NAB National Small Business Summit on Wednesday 27 July (via webcast). Of interest was the presentation by Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo who on the one hand presented the human face of the ATO and their belief in treating small business as people. On the other, he gave the very clear message that [...]
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Posted by execva on April 13, 2011
A common misconception in society seems to be that being your own boss means doing what you want. When I say no to coffee dates during the day, kick out friends who drop in, or respond to questions about what we’re doing over the school holidays with “I’m working”, many people say “But you’re the [...]
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| Tags: business, va, virtual assistant
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Posted by execva on February 9, 2011
Here’s an example situation – one which I know has been happening around and about of late: A carpentry business employs tradesmen carpenters. The boss tells his tradesmen that they would be better off as contractors to the business because they can charge a higher hourly rate than he currently pays them, and they can [...]
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| Tags: Australia, business building, contractor, Fair Work Ombudsman, independent contractors, Small Business, tax
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Posted by execva on August 23, 2010
I get lots and lots and LOTS of enquiries from ladies – and some men – wanting to become a VA and asking for advice on how to get started. I’m happy to help and point them in the direction of where they can get useful start-up information (including my podcast). I know other long-standing [...]
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| Tags: Australia, business, business development, business services, business support, education, Podcast, Secretarial Services and Virtual Assistants, virtual assistant
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Posted by execva on June 17, 2010
There’s been some discussion in the Aussie VA industry over the last couple of days about clients approaching them for quotes by getting them to complete pieces of the job, having it returned, then saying “thanks but no thanks” … then not paying for the work just completed. Of course, this is a pretty canny [...]
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| Tags: business, Virtual Assistants
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