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  • The Power of Continuous Learning for Entrepreneurs

    • January 18, 2024
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: entrepreneurship, independent contractor, small business, small business tips, virtual assistance
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    Looking for ways to thrive in your business? One crucial piece of advice for entrepreneurs is to make continuous learning and adaptation a top priority. The business landscape is dynamic, and staying informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and changes in consumer behavior is crucial. Continuous learning not only helps you stay ahead of the

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  • Working Remotely: What does it truly entail?

    • May 29, 2020
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: employment, independent contractor, job, remote, work from home, workforce
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    The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced many employees to work from home – many for the first time. Some will return to the physical office; others will not and will need to adjust several circumstances to work from home long term. Frequently, the focus is on setting up a workspace, selecting the right background for virtual

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  • COVID-19 Pandemic versus my plans

    • April 21, 2020
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: independent contractor, small business, small business tips, social media, virtual assistance
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    COVID-19 Pandemic versus my plans You may remember thinking of threats – anything that can negatively affect your business from the outside – when you did your SWOT analysis for your business. Nowhere close to my mind did I have a pandemic as a threat. It was so far from my mind that in January

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  • COVID-19: Special tax filing and payment relief to individuals and businesses

    • March 30, 2020
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: independent contractor, small business tips, support, Taxes
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    The Coronavirus Disease pandemic has us all off track right now. As independent professionals, it’s hard to keep abreast of all the changes taking place around the COVID-19 tax relief or our tax obligations. To help out, I am providing a summary of filing deadlines for 2020 provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In

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  • Resources for the busy solopreneur

    • March 12, 2020
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: independent contractor, small business, small business tips, support, virtual assistance
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    Are you a busy solopreneur trying to do administrative and creative tasks while working to meet your project deadlines? Wearing many hats as you work to build your business is a necessity until you are at a point to hand off certain tasks to contractors or hire employees. With not having enough time in the day

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  • What and When Should You Outsource?

    • February 27, 2020
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: companies right size, employment, independent contractor, job, small business tips, virtual assistance
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    Determining what and when to outsource is an important strategic decision. In the business and finance world, managers must continually analyze, evaluate, and make good decisions to run a business successfully. One decision a manager is usually faced with is leveraging the financing of the company. This involves deciding how to best use the company’s

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  • Planning for your tax obligations as a new entrepreneur

    • March 11, 2019
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: independent contractor, small business tips
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    Are you new to being in business for yourself or are you working for the first time as an independent contractor? You might be eager and excited to head out on your own venture but has your planning covered your tax obligations? As a new independent contractor, sole proprietor, or single member of an LLC

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  • Post your jobs on social media for added exposure

    • January 23, 2018
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: employment, facebook, independent contractor, job, Marketing, social media, support, twitter, virtual assistance, workforce
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    Over eight years ago, I wrote about using Twitter as a source to find and engage passive and even active candidates. Since then, many other social media platforms appear regularly as tools in sourcing plans. Keep in mind that not only can you search for people on social sites, you can also post jobs. Two popular social

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  • Are You an Independent Contractor or an Employee?

    • May 30, 2007
    • Posted by: Rosemarie Harvey
    • Category: independent contractor, IRS, Uncategorized, virtual assistant
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    How do you know if your virtual assistant is working as an independent contractor or as an employee? Virtual Assistants are entrepreneurs and most entrepreneurs who offer service do so on a contractual basis. It is important for both the virtual assistant and the hiring owner to know how to maintain the proper worker status

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