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09Aug 2019 by kathleengindoy No Comments

HIRING THE BEST ASSISTANT FOR YOUR BUSINESS

“VIRTUAL ASSISTANT, the partner in your business who takes care of the tasks that make your eyes glaze over!” – Anonymous Asking for help may be hard We may be unaware of our need to let other people help us. We should be willing to ask for assistance, but in reality, asking for help is hard. Our reluctance to ask someone to take over tasks we’ve always done stem from our fear of seeing work that is not up to our standards. You pride yourself in producing quality work and the thought of rejecting someone else’s output is upsetting. Especially if it causes a strained working relationship with your assistant in the future.Trust and communication is the key to letting go of (some) of the reins in running your business.…

09Aug 2019 by Virtual Tribe No Comments

Top 5 WHY we need to delegate

Solutions, Tips, Virtual Assistant

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling while they do it.” Theodore Roosevelt “If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.” John C. Maxwell “When you delegate work to a member of the team, your job is to clearly frame success and describe the objectives.” Steven Sinofsky These gentlemen talk about one thing in common. They talk about delegation. There are hundreds of reasons why a businessman delegates but here's our top 5 why's: You're not an octopus: It’s obvious that you can’t do it all. There will always be more than enough…

09Aug 2019 by kathleengindoy No Comments

Is it time to hire an assistant?

Solutions, Tips, Virtual Assistant

When is it time to hire an assistant? What capabilities do you require from them? These are some questions you need to answer when hiring an assistant. Hiring an assistant is an important decision as a wrong choice can be detrimental to the business you worked so hard to build. Assistants, handle a wide range of functions which allow you to focus on key matters in your company. They can give you the freedom to create a fantastic business making them a good investment indeed. The following are the signs, that you need an Assistant: You are overwhelmed by tasks. When you first started your business, you were a one-man workforce. As your business grew, you find yourself constantly strapped for time to finish tasks causing a missed appointment, a…

09Aug 2019 by kathleengindoy No Comments

TOP 5 FREE CRM Applications in the Market

Marketing Tools, Solutions, Tips

What is CRM? CRM or Customer Relationship Management is an approach companies use to oversee their interactions with current and potential clients. A CRM uses data analysis on a customers' history with a company to improve business relationships, specifically retention, to drive sales growth. It is also a secure application to store information. During the period when data breaches ran rampant, most businesses didn’t have the means to secure customers details and interactions. This also includes sensitive corporate information. But now, growing businesses who need their data logically arranged and securely kept can purchase an application or get one online for free. With information shared between colleagues, access limitations can be put in place to prevent unwanted breaches. Your staff feels confident on how to proceed with a prospect or…