It’s Virtually Done (IVD) Blog

This is too exciting not to share. I’m not a fan of chair mats for my desk because they are spendy, and they don’t seem to last long. But you gotta have one, right, to protect the carpet, and so you can roll around.

I finally found one that I like, and it’s better for the environment than those other ones. Here’s where I got mine:

http://www.bellacor.com/productdetail/360134.htm

It’s harder plastic, so I don’t see this one cracking over time. And boy can I roll around. It’s big too so I can cover a lot of ground.

 

 

The West Linn Chamber of Commerce was kind enough to ask me to speak before their Home Based Business Special Interest Group about virtual assistance. A large portion of the business licenses (nearly 50%) in West Linn are home based businesses. As the meet success and expand and grow, they need help getting their work done so that they can concentrate on their core business services.

Here are the details:

http://www.westlinnchamber.com/hbb.html

Title: You Can’t Do It All: How a Virtual Assistant Can Help

Speaker: Kristy Schnabel, It’s Virtually Done, LLC

When: Wednesday, January 14th 2009, 4:00 – 6:00 pm.

Where: Pacific West Bank, 2040 8th Avenue, West Linn,

Our speaker this month, Kristy Schnabel, will discuss what a Virtual Assistant (VA) is, and how this service can help your home-based business.

Having been a VA for over 5 years with clients all over the nation, Kristy will share how you know you need a VA, what they do, and how to figure out what they can do for you.

You’ll learn the different ways of finding a VA, the benefits of having one over an employee or a temporary worker, and discover if you are the right type of person for working with a VA. Find out about the different payment arrangements, where to find VAs, and how you might interview them to work with you. They’ll be time for questions after the talk.

 

Interested in becoming a Virtual Assistant? Not sure where to start? Portland Community College (Oregon) will be offering a class on how to create a virtual office, specifically as a virtual assistant (VA). It’s the first class in a series to gain a Virtual Assistant Certificate. The course helps you determine if you have what it takes to start your own business, and then spends several weeks on developing your business plan including your marketing plan and financial statements.

OS-250 didn’t get enough enrollees for winter quarter, but look for it to appear next term. Oh, and by the way, I’ll be teaching the course.

Months ago I decided that my home office wasn’t meeting my needs. I think it was about the time that we got puppy Aubrey. With her exercise pen and kennel and other paraphernalia took up about half the office. I was cramped! I didn’t have the time to deal with it, but I set an intention that I wanted to improve my surroundings!