How To Stop Charging By The Hour And Create Packages To Level Up Your VA Business

March 21, 2017 Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. There is a certain luxury that comes with being a Virtual Assistant, with one of the most alluring being the flexibility in time, workload, and income. It is also an ever-evolving field—both a blessing and a curse—thanks to the growth of online entrepreneurship and the expansion of brick and mortar businesses to the online world.

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This Year’s Best Business Credit Card Offers For Entrepreneurs

AllBusiness. comFrom cash flow management to easier expense tracking, there are plenty of reasons to use a business credit card for your company’s day-to-day purchases.  But beyond the financial management benefits, the best part of these business credit cards has to be the incredible reward offers. We’ve scoured the latest and greatest business credit card offers for 2017 to help you find the best option with the most savings for your business.

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From cash flow management to easier expense tracking, there are plenty of reasons to use a business credit card for your company’s day-to-day purchases. But beyond the financial management benefits, the best part of these business credit cards has to be the incredible reward offers. Continue reading “This Year’s Best Business Credit Card Offers For Entrepreneurs”

Should Your Company Use A PEO?

A PEO provides comprehensive outsourcing for all tasks and functions typically performed by an in-house human resources department. This may include employee job descriptions, benefits, payroll, insurance, and regulatory requirements. PEOs act as a ‘co-employer’ with your company so that they share contractual obligations with your employees. Management decisions, however, remain with your company.

Alternate Employer OrganizationA PEO provides comprehensive outsourcing for all tasks and functions typically performed by an in-house human resources department. This may include employee job descriptions, benefits, payroll, insurance, and regulatory requirements.

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Funding Your Business: Small Business Grants For Female Entrepreneurs

Let’s say you’ve started your own company. You’ve got a name all picked out, you’ve completed the incorporation process, and now you just need to raise capital to fund your small business. But this is the tough part—especially if you’re a woman. Alarmingly, there are a number of female entrepreneurs that are being turned away by banks for small-business loans.

Damilola EmuzeLet’s say you’ve started your own company. You’ve got a name all picked out, you’ve completed the incorporation process, and now you just need to raise capital to fund your small business. But this is the tough part—especially if you’re a woman. Continue reading “Funding Your Business: Small Business Grants For Female Entrepreneurs”

Do You Airbnb? The Lowdown On Taxes And Short-Term Rental Income

AllBusiness. comAre you looking for ways to make a few extra dollars? If so, you aren’t alone. Airbnb and other short term rentals are gaining in popularity because of the win-win situation that they offer. Homeowners get to earn extra money from their residence while travelers can find comfortable homelike lodging for a bargain.

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Are you looking for ways to make a few extra dollars? If so, you aren’t alone. Airbnb and other short term rentals are gaining in popularity because of the win-win situation that they offer. Continue reading “Do You Airbnb? The Lowdown On Taxes And Short-Term Rental Income”

5 Ways To Turn Your Customers Into Brand Ambassadors

AllBusiness. comEvery business dreams of having customers zealously advocating for their brand with the same kind of steadfast loyalty that Apple and Google have proven is possible. However, turning a customer into a fan is hard enough, and turning a fan into a die-hard brand ambassador requires a type of loyalty that goes beyond business, and creates a deep emotional connection.  This kind of loyalty builds the strongest kind of customer base.

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Every business dreams of having customers zealously advocating for their brand with the same kind of steadfast loyalty that Apple and Google have proven is possible.

However, turning a customer into a fan is hard enough, and turning a fan into a die-hard brand ambassador requires a type of loyalty that goes beyond business, and creates a deep emotional connection. Continue reading “5 Ways To Turn Your Customers Into Brand Ambassadors”

5 Types Of Businesses You Can Start With Your Tax Refund

March 22, 2017 Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. Maybe youve thought about starting a business but didnt have the financial means to do so. There are actually businesses that dont cost an arm and three legs to get started.

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10 Creative Ways To Grow Your Email List

AllBusiness. comThink you’ve run out of ways to attract new email subscribers? Think again. There are plenty of creative methods to get sign-ups from new visitors—many of which you probably have never tried. Exit pop-ups can dramatically improve conversion rates on your website, in particular for capturing email addresses.

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Think you’ve run out of ways to attract new email subscribers? Think again. There are plenty of creative methods to get sign-ups from new visitors—many of which you probably have never tried. Continue reading “10 Creative Ways To Grow Your Email List”

How To Be More Money Confident

Ever wished you could be more confident about money and all that it entails: not being afraid to ask for more pay if you deserve it or standing your ground when clients try and beat down your prices?I’ve spent the last few months talking to women in financial careers about their own money knowledge and confidence, and now, I want to bring that to the wider world by sharing my advice on getting confident with money. To that end, here are 12 tips for women to get more money confident:I would love to see conversations about money between women become more natural and commonplace so we can help and learn from each other, rather than hiding it away as though it is a dirty word. This doesn’t have to mean money at first. Try it by asking your builder to do something additional or better for you, or try getting the waiter’s attention to ask for more maple syrup with your pancakes.

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I’ve spent the last few months talking to women in financial careers about their own money knowledge and confidence, and now, I want to bring that to the wider world by sharing my advice on getting confident with money. To that end, here are 12 tips for women to get more money confident:

I would love to see conversations about money between women become more natural and commonplace so we can help and learn from each other, rather than hiding it away as though it is a dirty word.

This doesn’t have to mean money at first. Continue reading “How To Be More Money Confident”

How This Single Mom Became A Virtual Assistant From Home

March 20, 2017 Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. Tawnya Sutherland’s entrepreneurial journey started more than 18 years ago. As a divorced mother of three, she needed to find a way to put food on the table, a roof over their heads, and still find time to spend time with her kids.

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