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Comprehensive VA Industry Study

A 270 page in-depth analysis of the virtual assistance industry as detailed by hundreds of practicing virtual assistant survey participants.

2007 OIVAC Downloads and Announcements

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Business Growth Mastermind Program

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VA Mentor Program

The VA Mentor Program allows members to reap the benefits of having a one-on-one relationship with a VA Mentor willing to share their experience and expertise to help you grow your business.

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The Virtual Alliance Magazine
From Low Point to Entrepreneur PDF Print E-mail

Crystal PinaSix years ago, Crystal Pina, president of Visions Virtual Assistance, hit a family low when one of her five children was injured in an accident that left him disabled, and she took her learning disabled daughter out of public school to home school.

Adding to the family distress, Crystal was eventually laid off from her job and rehired at another location that did not have a sympathetic boss. Staff at the new location felt she didn’t want to work because she put her commitment to family first. She was eventually released.

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Hot Summer Fun Virtual Beach Party! PDF Print E-mail

Virtual Assistants having fun at beach partySummer is almost over and the kids back in school. Members of the Alliance aren't ready yet to transition into Fall, so we invite everyone to attend our Final Summer Fling Virtual Beach Party, Tuesday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m. EDT! Join us as we network and and search for prize-winning clues during our online Scavenger Hunt.  That's right - mark your calendars, grab your swimsuits and don't forget the sunscreen! Join us on Tuesday, September 11th at 7PM EDT.

Our guest presenter is Ms. Felicia J. Slattery, communication consultant, speaker and coach. Coach Slattery's topic, Increase Business by Communicating Your Credibility, will offer proven tips and techniques for helping small business owners get the clients we all want!

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Fit for Business - Can You Afford Not to Exercise? PDF Print E-mail
Gillian Hood-GabrielsonAs an entrepreneur, you probably find yourself fighting the balancing act everyday with customers, marketing, employees, and business development, let alone family, friends, and personal pursuits. With all this responsibility, do you find it impossible to fit in time to exercise? Of course you are not alone, many business people want to exercise, but it ends up low on the priority list, after business, family, and all the daily fires that need to be put out.

The irony of this all-too-common scenario is that regular exercise can provide the entrepreneur with business benefits you may have never imagined. Working out will improve not only your waistline, but your bottom line as well!
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Want to widen your target market without changing your target market? PDF Print E-mail

Have you ever considered that there may me more to your target market than you realize? So where is this added target market? It is within the Deaf community. When I talk about Deaf people, I mean those that are culturally Deaf, using ASL as their first language. Market studies are tough to pinpoint in this area, but estimates are just under 1 million people that utilize ASL as their first language. Can you imagine grabbing 3% for business? That’s 30,000 people. If you really have a unique target market and generate only 1 %, you are now exposed to an additional 10,000 people.

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The Secret to The Secret PDF Print E-mail

Carrie LowerYears ago, as a kid I used to take horse riding classes. Standing next to these huge magnificent animals I realized how small I was. The horse chosen for me was a huge brown and black creature the top of my head barely reached the middle of his shoulder, and yet I was expected to climb onto his back and “control” not only how fast he went, but the direction he would go in. This tasked seemed not only overwhelming but impossible. I had absolutely no hope of being able to accomplish it.

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Increase Business by Communicating Your Credibility PDF Print E-mail
  
Felicia SlatteryThe Alliance is thrilled to announce that Felicia Slattery will be the featured speaker during our upcoming Hot Summer Fun Beach Party! scheduled for Tuesday, September 11th at 7 PM EDT.Felicia Slattery is a communication consultant, speaker and coach specializing in training busy professionals to  succeed through effective communication with their clients and target audiences.  She teaches teleseminars,  leads workshops, and offers private coaching to individual clients on improving their communication skills in order to present their best image and see increased cash flow as a result.
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Surefire Ways to Pack a Punch With Your Ezines & Newsletters PDF Print E-mail

Newsletters, or ezines, can be extremely effective marketing tools for your business. They put your name in front of your potential clients, regular clients, and peers while showing your expertise and professionalism.  They are an excellent means to both market and grow your business and also show your existing clients your creative abilities.  

Now the only drawback is to ensure your newsletter is worthy of being read. I subscribe to a lot of newsletters, but find I regularly only read a few upon their arrival.  When I decided to create my own newsletter, one of the first things I did was to look at those newsletters I regularly read and determine what it was about them that made me want to read them. What sets them apart from the rest?

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Update Your Web site Banners PDF Print E-mail
The Alliance has a new logo!
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