Monthly Archives: March 2011

Make Your Business Plan Fun

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Deidra Miller

Have you put off creating a business plan because you dread the task of all that dull fact gathering? Virtually all experts agree that a business plan is a must. A well thought-out and organized business plan dramatically increases your … Continue reading →

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Tip – Organizing Your Receipts

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Deidra Miller

Are you struggling to keep your business receipts in order? Do you have a mad scramble at tax time to back up your expenses? Here’s what I do to organize mine: I have a 3-ring binder with clear dividers with … Continue reading →

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How to Add Hyperlinks in Microsoft Office

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Deidra Miller

A hyperlink is a link applied to text or an object (such as an image) that the reader clicks on to go to another location on the same or another document, or to a web page. I thought it might … Continue reading →

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Ben Franklin on Debating

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Deidra Miller

Some words to live by… During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the delegates strongly disagreed regarding whether representation in Congress for each state would be in proportion to population or equal for each state. The debate threatened to break up … Continue reading →

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What Is an Administrative Consultant?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Deidra Miller

An administrative consultant (AC) (a title I prefer to the more commonly known title virtual assistant) performs a variety of administrative services from their own office. According to the International Virtual Assistants Association: Virtual assistants are independent contractors who (from … Continue reading →

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No Skeletons on Hold – Business Phone Etiquette for Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Deidra Miller

If you are a “solopreneur,” you don’t have a receptionist or assistant to answer your business calls for you. How you present yourself on the phone with a client or business colleague, especially on the first call, will be a … Continue reading →

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Words to Live By 3-4-11

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Deidra Miller

Since I am a creative person and I care about doing the right thing, I like this quote from John Updike, one of only three authors (the others being Booth Tarkington and William Faulkner) to win the Pulitzer Prize for … Continue reading →

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Don’t Blame PowerPoint

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Deidra Miller

Have you sat through boring lectures where the PowerPoint presentation was merely a bulleted list that the presenter read verbatim? Or were the slides so crowded that you couldn’t read any of it anyway? Maybe the presenter was trying so … Continue reading →

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