July 31st, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
It’s turning out to be quite a revolutionary development for the businessworld. Today, as never before, virtual businesses are becoming both more popular to run and easier to start up. Every day, more and more companies learn that redefining and reworking the concept of teleworking into a virtual office space has launched a quiet […]
July 31st, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
It doesn’t have to be packaged nicely with a ribbon for it to be considered a gift. And, if you’re a small business you may be giving business to your competitors without even realizing it - Merry Christmas to them!. If you’re running a small business, chances are that the majority of your workday […]
July 30th, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
With the internet age making many businesses “open” and working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the importance of time to accomplish business tasks is underscored. All of the business world knows that time is the most limited asset for many companies, particularly when the companies are considering or wanting to grow […]
July 30th, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
When you hand out your business cards with contact information on them, rather than the number on the cards going directly to your cell phone (and you have to figure out in a split second before answering: is this business or is this personal?), it’ll instead go through your virtual assistant, who can very often […]
July 30th, 2008 by Jay Deragon
For business to survive they must adopt any and all virtual tools required to lower cost and improve relations.
A standard is an established norm or requirement. A de facto standard is a standard (formal or informal) that has achieved a dominant and accepted position.
It is usually a product, process, system, or technical standard that has achieved status informally by public acceptance (consensus of crowds), market forces (such as the market of conversations), […]
July 29th, 2008 by Jay Deragon
The social web is rapidly migrating businesses to the virtual office” concept. The Virtual Office Concept provides significan gains for progressive business leaders.
Consider for the moment what all business has at their disposal today:
Unprecedented access to information and people
Technological communications tools that enable a virtual presence, […]
July 29th, 2008 by Jay Deragon
We were recently meeting with one of the top executives of a Fortune 500 company and discussing the power and dynamics of social networks.The issue being discussed was whether creating a “social network for customer feedback” was a good or bad thing for the organization. One of the executives commented “I’d hate to empower our […]
July 29th, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
Let’s talk about legal matters and your business. Small businesses considering opening virtual offices may need to also factor in a number of legal issues, particularly if it is decided that employees will work from home.
To begin with, you’ll need to look into the zoning for your or your employees’ homes if you are planning […]
July 29th, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
So you think you’ve got it all in the bag, huh? You’ve got a fantastic business plan, ample financial backing, a couple of great employees signed on, and a list of potential clients a mile long, but one thing you haven’t yet sorted out about your new small business is the Where. In other […]
July 28th, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
Is billing your all-time least favorite business task? Don’t have that special knack for creating PowerPoint presentations but you find yourself being asked to knock ‘em out twice a week? Maybe you just plain don’t like to do that tedious and never-ending paperwork. We’re here to introduce you to the world of virtual assistants who […]