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Tell That Little Voice In Your Head To Be Quiet

When it comes to your new business there will always be someone to tell you what you are doing is wrong.  Your significant other, your best friend, your mother-in-law, your neighbor.  Everyone has an opinion.  But sometimes the one with the strongest opinion is that little voice in your head.  You need to tell it to be quiet. Don't get me wrong.  There may be a very good reason why that litt ...

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Define Your Niche Market

You have come to the section on your business plan template where you need to define your niche market.  Do you really need to specialize?  Why not just get business wherever you can? In the beginning, marketing money is usually tight.  You want to make sure you are spending wisely and not stretching yourself too thin.  By knowing who your niche market is you will be able to target your adver ...

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Do I Need a Business Plan?

You have this wonderful idea and are sure you can make money with it.  You have decided this is what you want to do and nothing can stop you.  Congratulations!  You are entering the exciting world of the business owner.  What do you do now? Depending on the type of business, some of you will just forge on.  Others will start with a business plan.  Is that really necessary? A good business ...

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What Can A Virtual Assistant Do?

Now that you know what a Virtual Assistant (VA) is, what can a Virtual Assistant do for you?  That is a pretty easy question to answer.  A VA can do just about anything you need done.  If you have a project that can be outsourced, a VA can do it. So what kind of projects can you outsource? - Do you have an audio or video file you need transcribed? - Do you have 200 business cards whose infor ...

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What is a Virtual Assistant?

Even though the term has been around for a number of years, there are still those who do not know what a Virtual Assistant is or what a Virtual Assistant does.  In this series of posts you will learn about the VA industry and all it has to offer. A Virtual Assistant is an independent business owner who provides professional administrative support to entrepreneurs and other small business owners. ...

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Procrastinate?

Now is not the time to procrastinate.  There is just too much to do.  And new tasks are popping up every day. As the holiday season is fast approaching, you must really get your to-do list in order - and stick to it.  If you do not write down your tasks, something will get forgotten.  Start each day with a list of things that need to be done.  Scratch things off the list as you go along.  A ...

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