Free Small Business Training!

Well you don’t get much for free these days, but yes it’s true. There is free training available to small business owners called Business Building Blocks. BBB is a partnership between Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA), Business Enterprise Centres Australia (BECA) and the University of Western Sydney (UWS), and is an Australian Government-funded [...]

Becoming a VA – Beware

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 [...]

On Becoming a VA

Now that the VA industry has been alive and kicking in Australia since 1996 – longer of course in the US and Canada – there are more and more people out there wanting to become virtual assistants and get on board what seems to be an ‘awesome’ way to make money from home.  (Of course, [...]

The Virtual Business Show is Launched!

ANNOUNCING AUSTRALIA’S VERY FIRST PODCAST/INTERNET RADIO TALK SHOW: THE VIRTUAL BUSINESS SHOW – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW That’s right! I have now started up our very own internet radio show which will cover topics of interest to VAs, virtual business owners, small businesses, those wanting to become VAs and those who want to work [...]

Happy Mother’s Day from OIVAC

Happy Mothers Day! In honor of Mothers Day, celebrate your Mom or Grandmom, your aunties and sisters or special lady friends (and let’s not forget the men) or just YOURSELF by taking advantage of the OIVAC Mothers Day Special! That’s right, if you register for ANY track package or the ENTIRE convention, you get 10% [...]