InnoVAtive Virtual Assistant Awards

The InnoVAtive Award is an honor given by the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce to Virtual Assistants who have demonstrated high standards of excellence and inventiveness in the categories of:

Smart Virtual Assistant Business Practices
Virtual Assistant Industry Promotion
Virtual Assistant Education & Training
Virtual Assistant Business Growth & Achievement

Nominations are accepted January through March, and the winners announced each year at the annual VACOC Anniversary Celebration in April.

Nominate a Virtual Assistant!

Nominees do not need to be members of the VACOC. You may nominate a Virtual Assistant for multiple categories. Previous winners may be nominated.

Your Name:
Your Email:
Nominee:
Nominee's Website:
Category:	Smart Business Practices
	Industry Promotion
	Virtual Assistant Business Education
	Business Growth & Achievement
	VACOC Member of the Year
Reason for Nomination:

2008 InnoVAtive Award Recipients

This year's InnoVAtive Awards go to the managing editor team of the Gritty Business Buzz for their exemplary leadership and commitment in growing this unique resource for the membership.

	Karen Del'Marmol Managing Editor, Business Management
	Laura Lee Sparks Managing Editor, Marketing & Networking
	Joy Slaughter Managing Editor, Working With Virtual Assistants
	LaTanya Robinson Managing Editor, Stress Busters
	Sandi Johnson Managing Editor, Technology (2007)

2007 InnoVAtive Award Recipients

2007 InnoVAtive Award Recipient - Vickie Turley Business Inspiration: Vickie Turley, A Balanced Alternative. Awarded in recognition of her tremendous growth as a business owner over the past year, and her continuing efforts to motivate and encourage her Virtual Assistant colleagues.

2007 InnoVAtive Award Recipient - Stacy Brice Virtual Assistant Business Education: Stacy Brice, AssistU. Awarded in recognition of her exemplary industry leadership and vision for the Virtual Assistance profession.

2007 InnoVAtive Award Recipient - Joy Slaughter Member of the Year: Joy Slaughter, A Capital Solution. Awarded in recognition of her tireless efforts and unflagging commitment and dedication in helping build the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce into an organization which honors high standards of professionalism, excellence and integrity.

2007 InnoVAtive Award Recipient - Laura Lee Sparks Member of the Year: Laura Lee Sparks, The Simple Solution. Awarded in recognition of her tireless efforts and unflagging commitment and dedication in helping build the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce into an organization which honors high standards of professionalism, excellence and integrity.

2006 InnoVAtive Award Recipients

Exemplary Industry Leadership: Stacy Brice, AssistU. Awarded in recognition of her exemplary industry leadership and vision in founding the Virtual Assistance profession; for creating a business school that is as much about a state of grace as it is entrepreneurship; and for being a consistent and unwavering example of the highest, most honorable and dignified ideals for the profession.

Inventive Busness Practice: Roxanne Ravenel, SOHO Support Solutions LLC. Awarded for her intelligent, well-written client-centered webinars geared to educate prospective clients on the value and benefits of Virtual Assistance and getting them to 'yes!' This is an original, novel approach, and one that exposes many more business owners and industries to the Virtual Assistance solution.

The vision of the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce provides an environment that is open, inviting, inspiring, and professional. It's a place that the administrative professional seeking to open their own practice can gain information not likely to be found anywhere else. I have found the Virtual Assistants who gather at the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce to be top-notch and professional.

Renee Shupe, 3Rs Business Solutions

Karen D.M. When I initially joined the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce, I was very new to the business owner world. I only stayed for a short time and then resigned my membership. I just didn’t have time to correspond with the folks on the forums. A few months later, I realized that I didn’t have the time NOT to correspond with the folks on the forums. The wealth of information, wisdom, camaraderie, support, and construction criticism, were essential to my company. Since I’ve returned to the VACOC, my business practices and procedures have improved. The image I project has improved. My business on the whole, has improved. I won’t say that owe it all to the VACOC, because that would be denigrating my abilities and talents, however, would I do owe to the VACOC is confidence to go forward, and if you don’t have confidence to go forward in your business, you might as well close the doors.

Karen Del'Marmol