Virtual Assistants Help Entrepreneurs Grow Sales

July 17, 2008

By Deborah Brown

Use a virtual assistant to free you up to grow salesI’ve heard it said “do what you love and delegate the rest.”

For small business owners, one of the biggest challenges is wearing all the hats. We originally went into business because we had a passion and skill for a certain service or product. However, our skills may not include the operational, marketing or financial end of the business. Read more

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How do I delegate better?

July 8, 2008

Delegating is just one way to give an assignment to the people who work for you. To be a great manager, you need to master the art of determining just how much control to allow someone who works for you. That way you’ll understand when and how to delegate, and when and how to assign work in another way.

Lots of bosses are good at dumping, but not at delegating. They’re great at off-loading the things they don’t like to do and dropping assignments on their subordinates with little or no guidance.

Other bosses think that delegating is always the best way to assign work. That’s not right either. When you’ve got a competent and willing worker, delegation is the right way to go, but it’s not a good choice for workers who aren’t as competent or committed. Read more

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Announcing the New Group Coaching Program from the VA Coach: How to Build and Grow a Multi-VA Practice 4-Week Group Coaching Program

July 7, 2008

Have you been giving some thought to the multi-VA practice?

Do you want to be involved in your VA business but work a little bit less?

Would you like to earn extra money for every hour that someone else is working?

Say hello to the multi-VA practice. This business model allows us as virtual assistants to expand our businesses, service more clients, work less and earn more. Working less and earning more is something I think we’re all after!

This four-week group coaching program is designed to give you all of the tools, knowledge and support to grow your business and expand into a multi-VA practice. Delivered in the evening, you can easily make this program a part of your weekly routine.

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All calls are one hour in length and there are two calls per week. The calls are recorded and each of the calls are part content (aka The VA Coach talking “at” you) and part mastermind (aka you being involved and the call being interactive).

You’ll also receive action items around building your team, resources to make this process easier and quicker and access to an interactive learning environment so you can make your experience that much better!

Plus (if what we’ve discussed isn’t good enough!) you’ll have lifetime access to this program so if we change it or modify it in any way, you can come back and take it again!

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Here’s what this course includes:

The steps to take to begin the process of building your team
How to talk to your existing and potential clients about having a team
Documentation you need to have in place to protect you and your business
How to find your VA sub-contractors
Warning signs and red flags when hiring team members
Systems to use to effectively manage your team
Client and sub-contractor relationship systems
Ways to profit from this business model

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Here are just some of the bonus items you’ll receive:

Resources and documentation examples that you can use and implement in your business immediately.
Access to the information collected on VA sub-contractors during the “So You Think You Can Sub?” auditions and access to future auditions.
Audio downloads that feature even more content around building a team and growing your multi-VA practice.
One hour coaching session with The VA Coach to make sure you get your team built.

You can receive all of the above for only $199!

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Join today and start the process of building a multi-VA practice. It’s rewarding, enriching and will allow you to work on other projects to diversify your business portfolio.

I hope to see you there!

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