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NOVEMBER 24, 2008 Don't forget to add "newsletter@virtualassistantnetworking.com" to your email friends list so you won't miss future issues! In This Issue:
From the Editor
This is the perfect time of year to celebrate our blessings and express gratitude and appreciation to all the family, friends and business associates that mean so much to our lives. This week's issue shares some practical tips for getting those sentiments out the door with maximum authenticity. Whether you're in the U.S. or elsewhere, on behalf of everyone at the VACOC, I wish you and yours a wonderful, gratitude-filled holiday of abundance and joy. Be fierce!
Put Some Soul Into Card-Giving
With a little advance planning, sending cards doesn’t have to be a chore. Here are some of my best tips for easing the task with maximum authenticity:
Your personal attention to the details is what puts soul and meaning into card-giving. It's the one ingredient you don't ever want to skimp on. Leveraging other efficiencies in your business will afford you the time it takes to express genuine authenticity. RESOURCE: Sometimes an online card is perfect for the occasion. Hallmark has a lovely line of no-charge e-cards. I also highly recommend JacquieLawson.com for her beautiful artistry.
VACOC Holiday Food Drive Challenge
Enter the Virtual Assistant community! In view of the rising need and coming holidays, the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce is issuing a challenge to Virtual Assistants worldwide to mobilize as an industry to do what they do best—helping others—by donating a minimum of $10 or more to their local food banks and charitable organizations this holiday season. This global industry of self-employed administrative support specialists is rising to the occasion. Learn more about how you can help...
Join the VACOC Kiva Lending Team
Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. It's free to join and you can make a loan at any time to help a fellow entrepreneur out anywhere in the world. It's good karma and you are repaid 100% in full when the load is paid off. You can lend as little as $25 to a specific low-income entrepreneur in the developing world (hey, $25 is a WHOLE LOTTA MONEY in those areas). You choose who to lend to—whether that's a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, a restaurateur in Cambodia, or a tailor in Iraq—and as they repay the loan, you get your money back. We love it because it's a hand-up, not a hand-out. If you join the VACOC lending team of Virtual Assistants, you'll be joining forces with one of the most respected Virtual Assistant associations out there and working with us to alleviate poverty. Once you're a part of the team, you can choose to have a future loan on Kiva "count" towards our team's impact. The loan is still yours, and repayments still come to you, but you can also choose to have the loan show up in our team's collective portfolio, so the team's overall impact will grow. Anyone is welcome to join our team. I hope you'll join! To sign up (it takes like one minute!), visit: http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=2197
The Results Are In!
If you are a Virtual Assistant and didn't participate this year, we really encourage you to take part in the next survey. You will be contributing to the effort that is helping the industry grow AND you'll get a copy of the full survey results report once the survey period is over. Only those who participate get the full survey report at no charge. In the meantime, we offer an abridged version of the survey (about half) which gives some of the basic statistical data. Feel free to "take one down and pass it around." You may also publish the results contained in the survey highlights report as long as attribution is given to the VACOC.
Next FREE Teleseminar: January 15, 2009
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SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD? Have you been wondering what this administrative solution called Virtual Assistance is all about? Not to worry! The Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce has written an online guide to answer all your questions: The Client's Guide to Virtual Assistants.
TIRED OF WADING through the thousands of Virtual Assistant sites on the Internet? Would you like qualified, competent and reputable Virtual Assistants to come to you instead? Simply submit your Request for Partnership at the VACOC RFP Center.
Find a Qualified Virtual Assistant Today!
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| ABOUT THE VACOC: Founded by industry veteran Danielle Keister in 2006, the is a professional association committed to empowering business-minded Virtual Assistants grow smarter, more successful practices, and providing business owners with to connect with reputable, qualified Virtual Assistant professionals. To change your subscription, see link at the bottom of email notification. The Portable Business™ (formerly The Gritty Business Buzz™) is a trademark of the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce™. All logos and names are the copyrights of their respective owners. Disclaimer: Neither Danielle Keister nor the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce™ endorses the accuracy or reliability of any of the paid advertisements above nor the quality of any products, information, or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an offer in connection with any ad. Please do your own due diligence BEFORE purchasing any product. © 2007-09 Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce™. All U.S. & International rights reserved. |
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Happy
Thanksgiving! 
Time
is precious when you are running a business. Systemization, processes
and automation are very important things to leverage. But there are some
thing in life—and business—that require the human touch to
instill the most meaning. Card-giving during the holiday season is a perfect
opportunity to show your clients and colleagues just how much they matter
and are appreciated.
About
the Author: Danielle Keister is as an innovator, thought leader
and trendsetter in the Virtual Assistance profession. A veteran Virtual
Assistant of 11+ years, her logical, no-nonsense approach to business
development has gained her recognition as one of the leaders in the field.
Her business acumen is a hot commodity among the Virtual Assistants who
regularly consult her. She loves what she does and is passionate about
sharing her knowledge and know-how with the world. She’s all about
inspiring others to reach for their highest excellence. When not taking
care of clients in her own Virtual Assistant practice, 
Community
food banks around the country are in dire need. With rising food prices
and companies continuing to lay employees off in the declining economy,
many local agencies are reporting a nearly 50% increase in demand from
families needing assistance. Many of these agencies have bare pantry shelves
or are otherwise not prepared to assist what many expect to be record
numbers this year.
Are
you determined to make 2009 your best year yet? Then join us
for the next VACOC Guest Expert Teleseminar on Thursday, January
15, 2009, with Passion into Profit mentor Cari Vollmer as she
shares her world-famous vision boarding process and how to create a vision
board that will keep you powerfully aligned with your dreams and goals.
