What an inspring and true lesson on working together, character, and integrity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEDBnKahuNs

by Maria Marsala The term Virtual Assistant (VA) was coined sometime in the 1990’s. I first heard the term used by Thomas Leonard, founder of Coach U. The first VA I knew, Staci Brice attended Coach U with me in the 1990’s. And like me, she worked for Thomas Leonard. Staci started the first VA school, Assist U, now one of the many VA schools in existence today. The VA profession was to online businesses what executive assistants or personal assistants were to corporate America. And since its inception, the industry has grown to keep up with all the home-based business models. If I had to describe a VA, I would say it was like having

The One Page Business Plan® was conceived on August 14, 1994, fifteen years ago, on the side of Mt. Tamapalais in Marin County, California by Jim Horan. During the next few days Jim began to share the concept with a small circle of entrepreneurs. He began to speak to small groups of entrepreneurs and business owners. They loved the concept and asked if he had a published book. He didn’t and writing a book was quite a challenge for someone who barely got C’s in English. The book has become an Amazon best seller. Corporate America found One Page Plans and decided they wanted them also…along with software. Now the software is used by everyone from

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. – Proverb A perfect plan won’t ever happen. What you need instead is a “working plan” that is focused, concise, and easy to change! Planning is very important. My unscientific research leads me to believe that for every hour I plan, I save 10 hours in the long run (and make fewer mistakes). And even though I taught business plan classes for people looking for funding for their business, I did not create my own plan for a long time and used every excuse in the book to justify my actions. But after graduating from a life-training coaching program, my business was failing. Then I

If your company, business or practice is expanding or just starting, this planning article is for you. Know that you already have a plan. It’s in a place where it’s causing you more overwhelm and mistakes then it’s helping you. It’s time to take your plan from your head and put it in writing and I have the process for you to do just that. This business plan process is strategic and tactical. IT NOT complete unless you take the plan you’ve created and turn your actions into results that can be monitored. Know that the results of this simple planning system isn’t used to go after funding – if that’s what your practice really needs.