Coming Clean: Alana Rivera, Founder of Etta+Billie, Talks About Her Natural Body Care Products and How Virtual Assistants Help Her San Francisco Business Grow
Some companies are built in a garage, but Alana Rivera cooked hers up in her Haight Ashbury kitchen. Taking inspiration from a passion for food made from organic ingredients, Alana transformed her favorite organic recipes into delicious smelling soaps, body oils, and scrubs. Etta+Billie’s (https://www.ettaandbillie.com/)…
The Performance Review is Dead. Long Live the Daily Huddle!
Recruiting quality employees is a big win, bigger still is retaining them for the long haul. Studies have shown that a significant number of employees put a high importance on being respected, and having their voices heard. Updating your performance management strategies, taking time to provide feedback to, and get feedback from…
Outsourcing vs. Offshoring: The Benefits of US-Based Virtual Assistants
As more businesses take advantage of cloud computing, file sharing, and various communications platforms like Skype, Zoom and Slack, the ability to seamlessly integrate remote workers with onsite employees has become much easier and more commonplace. Having a remote workforce has also led to an…
Holding on to your Stars: Retaining Top Talent in Today’s Changing Workplace
As a small business owner or entrepreneur in 2018, you understand that we live in a different world than what existed thirty years ago. Large corporations and startups are offering their employees innovative (but costly) perks to attract employees. In this environment, how can you, as…
Outsourcing and Strategic Partnerships: How to Maximize Results with Minimal Resources
As any business owner or department leader knows, there are benefits and drawbacks to having a smaller team. The advantage of a small team environment is they are often more cohesive and nimble. The obvious disadvantage, on the other hand, is limited resources. And your…
How to Supercharge Your Marketing Without Adding Anyone to Payroll
While it can be difficult to let go, many of the best leaders, business owners, and entrepreneurs grew their businesses by delegating and outsourcing as much work as possible. Time management and finding cost-effective business solutions, however, can be a full-time job all on its…
Using Excel to Analyze Your Business’ Data
Your business, no matter what products or services you offer, is overflowing with data. This data, however, isn’t useful unless you can analyze it. How Can You Get the Most Out of Your Data? There are a wide array of sophisticated tools and platforms to…
How AI is Changing How Professionals are Using Virtual Assistants
As Arthur C. Clarke noted, predictions of the future tend to be either surprisingly conservative or wildly unbelievable. In the 1950s, many people thought we’d have flying cars and robots by now—similar to The Jetsons—to handle all of our transportation and menial chores. More conservatively,…
How Virtual Assistants Can Help Property Managers and Investors
If you manage a property or have investments in a property that you lease to tenants, your day can be swamped with responsibilities. Between scheduling a property assessor, keeping track of tenants late on their rent, and making sure your newest property is maintained, you…
Like Magic: Getting Your Virtual Assistant Working for You as Quickly as Possible
In the right hands, a virtual assistant can be like a genie granting wishes to your small business – you send out your difficult projects to your VA and you receive the completed work correctly done and on time. But getting started with your VA…