As you may know I support Craig Cannings and his great VA programs at VAClassroom.com.  I found out today that he is offering a $50 savings on his summer camp program which offers you 10-new skills to grow your business.

Remember that old Schwarzenegger movie, Total Recall?  In the movie Arnold kept hearing over and over in his head…’get yourself to Mars’.  For those of you who are thinking of getting focused on expanding and growing your business, I’d like to suggest you, ‘get yourself to Phoenix’. 

The International Virtual Assistants Association (www.IVAA.org) yearly Live Summit… Continue reading the rest of this article...

As sometimes happens, life gets in our way.  Because of a scheduling snafu, I will be your speaker at the November Elite VA Insider session on Creating an Ideal Client Profile.  This session will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 beginning at 7:00 PM Eastern.  The calls can last up to 90-minutes. 

In this session, we’ll not only create the profile (it’s really so much easier than you… Continue reading the rest of this article...

The IVAA Online Summit committee has been working hard behind the scenes creating an incredible line-up of session topics, expert speakers, and an AWESOME keynote speaker who will help us create, “Your Link to Success”.

The committee has decided to entice you to take advantage of our Early Bird pricing available to IVAA Members Only with an exciting drawing for a Logitech Clear Channel Wireless USB Headset – a… Continue reading the rest of this article...

One of the things I enjoy most about having my own business is the freedom to choose who I’ll do business with.  Not that I’ve always enjoyed that luxury, but my business is at a point where I can be a bit picky about who I decide to partner with.

Bottom Line – almost all of us could use more business – Join us for a results oriented teleseminar focusing on Word of Mouth Marketing – the most cost-effective way to grow your business.

Face it

First, it goes without saying that Barb Lang is an incredible organizer.  Even with all of the challenges she faced this year, which she handled with complete professionalism, she pulled off an awesome FoVA Conference.  Thank you Barb for all you did to make the event so full of great information and resources, and by

I spoke with a newer VA the other day, someone who has been trying to go full-time with her practice for almost two years.  She recently purchased our book, Entrepreneurial Freedom, and asked me if I’d be willing to give her several coaching sessions to help motivate her to not give up. I could hear the frustration

You hear it everywhere.  More people getting laid off; unemployment hasn’t bottomed out yet; and more companies are making tough decisions to stay afloat. 

I have been seeing increased numbers of home-based business schemes online.