What do you think of when you think of the word “Assistant”?  Do you think of a young, relatively unskilled subordinate, paid little but assigned relatively little of importance?  These sorts of assistants are common, and generally are only doing their job in order to get a leg up in the company or industry they [...]

As small business owners, one of the biggest problems we have is time management.  We’re often running around trying to figure out how to fit everything in to our busy days, and sometimes need to keep working right on into the weekend.  With lack of time being the norm, it is no wonder that we [...]

Blogging is one of those things – it can be fun to do, but it is time consuming and can become a chore as well.  Many businesses need to do it in order to get their name out there and become successful; but at the same time, the more successful you are, the harder it [...]

Disclaimer: I use the term “she” throughout this article to refer to both VAs and in-office support people. I do this for efficiency to avoid typing “s/he” and “him/her”. This does not mean that I think all administrative support people are or should be female (especially since I am male and have been both a [...]

What do you get for the girl who does everything? That’s an easy one. You give her more time to get things done. Or as YTA client Adria Richards would put it, “GTD“. It didn’t take long for Adria to establish a successful business as an organic technology consultant – helping businesses and entrepreneurs tap [...]