Do You Want To Subcontract With a Virtual Team?
Are you new to the virtual assistant industry and interested in subcontracting for another virtual assistant company? Perhaps you are wondering how on earth to get started? Well, in the 13th episode of A Virtual Perception, I speak with Collette Schultz of Virtual Dream Office Services, Kena Roth of Virtually Assisting You, LLC and Diane Hess of Hess Business Professionals & Associates, LLC. Learn more about subcontracting, how to get yourself known as a VA subcontractor and more! Listen Now
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Alyssa Avant
August: “I’m Hiring A Subcontractor, What I’m Looking For”
Alyssa Avant
Those of you wanting to start subcontracting Alyssa is hiring. Listen for what she’s looking for in a sub this month.
Alyssa Avant is a mom entrepreneur who enjoys writing and speaking. She is the owner of Creative VA Partner.com where she and her team specialize in blog management, sales page creation, newsletter creation and more.
Alyssa loves social media, Coca Cola and her husband and three precious children (not in that order). She and her family reside in Carrollton, MS (the Deep South)
Link up with Alyssa http://creativeVApartner.com
Janice Clark
July: “What Subcontractors Can Expect From A Staffing Agency”
Janice Clark
As the owner of BizMSolutions and the Director of Team Double-Click, the largest virtual staffing agency in the US , Janice Clark is in a unique position to be able to educate clients and prospects on outsourcing solutions that span a wide variety of industries.
BizMSolutions caters to the small business owner who needs virtual solutions for their business. The majority of these clients are mompreneurs who own a business and are facing challenges with juggling a business, home and family. She and her team of virtual assistants work with clients who own multiple businesses, are challenged by lack of system planning or are in need of off site management capabilities due to extensive travel or wide spread offices.
With more than 19 years in systems management, owner Janice Clark has coached and developed teams of sales, marketing and operations professionals. The end result has been an increase in productivity, results and moral at every organization in which she has managed.
Using strategies she’s developed over the past two decades, Clark created an organization designed to offer customized strategies and step-by-step virtual solutions via a network of virtual assistants nationwide. Since 2005, BizMSolutions has worked with hundreds of companies and entrepreneurs, including speakers, business coaches, insurance companies, legal and accounting practices, direct sellers and public relations firms.
Clark was certified in 2009 as a Social Media Strategist by the International Social Media Association (ISMA), and continues her education by participating in ongoing training with leaders in the industry. She works with virtual assistants and small business owners alike to show them how to leverage tools such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to differentiate themselves and create strategic conversations around their businesses.
Link with Janice:
http://www.bizmsolutions.com/blog
http://www.twitter.com/Janice_Clark
http://www.facebook.com/BizMSolutions
http://www.linkedin.com/in/janicemclark
June: Diana Ennen
Diana Ennen has been a leader in the work-at-home industry since opening her business in 1985. She’s the president of Virtual Word Publishing at http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com, where she specializes in book publicity and marketing and VA Coaching. She’s the author of numerous books on business start-ups including Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA and So You Want to be a Work-at-Home Mom: A Christian’s Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business. Diana has been featured in such media as Fox News, CNN Radio, Channel 4, HomeKeepers, Woman’s World, USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine, etc. She’s the mother of three great kids and a very supportive husband. Her passion is helping others succeed in their business and loves being an active part of the Virtual Assistant Industry.
May:
Diane Hess
My mentor, founder of CertifiedVP and owner of Hess Business Professionals & Associates LLC will be available to address any of your questions. Ms. Hess has 5 years of experience mentoring new virtual assistants (www.mentoring-2-success.com) and more than a decade of experience working in the virtual industry.
Hess Business Professionals & Associates, LLC is a leader in the virtual support industry, which we credit to the diversified assistance of experts on their team of virtual professionals. Our team has built a strong reputation among an elite group of internet entrepreneurs that demonstrates we stand together to deliver results with honesty, integrity, and excellence.
Virtual Associates work independently from a remote location in the United States servicing the needs of our clientele, each owning a part of the company. We take every opportunity to expand our virtual team seriously!
Advisor’s site: http://www.mentoring-2-success.com
Twitter: @hbpassociates
April:
Dawn Martinello
Dawn opened Monday Morning VA in February of 2009 and works with clients who are eager to enhance their online visibility. Her specialties include internet marketing, social networking, WordPress theme tweaks, creating and implementing systems and procedures, and general life + business co-ordination/automation. She’s the recipient of the VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award from the Virtual Assistant Networking Association for demonstrating professionalism on the Web.
March:
Danielle Cuomo, Virtual Assist USA
Danielle is an entrepreneur, author, business development expert, board member and mover and shaker from Pittsburgh, PA. She owns and operates Virtual Assist USA, a one-stop outsourcing shop for business owners. Danielle was nominated to the exclusive list of the Best 50 Women in Business and Top Businesses to Follow on Twitter in 2010,
Danielle serves on the board of the Women’s Small Business Association and is an active member in The Institute for CEO Focus, the US Chamber of Commerce, Technology Council CEO Network, Penn State Alumni Association, and National Association of Women Business Owners.
She has been sought out to speak on topics of business development and media strategies for the Business Times, Savvy Start-ups, Small Business Radio and Inc. Magazine. Danielle is the co-author of Inspired Entrepreneurs and is working on her new book, How to Break All of the Rules in Business. Danielle’s entrepreneurial spirit sparked on the dining room table of her apartment, and quickly grew to a big plan. She cannot wait to show other entrepreneurs how to do the same.
http://www.virtualassistusa.com
February:
Sue Canfield, Chief Virtual Officer
For over 25 years Sue Canfield, Chief Virtual Officer, has helped small business owners with administrative tasks. Since she officially began working as a VA in 2005, she has worked with over 30 clients to help them grow their businesses. Sue has engaged the services of subcontractors on several occasions when necessary. Sue also assists her husband, Joel, in coaching and teaching business skills to virtual assistants. They co-authored the book, The Commonsense Virtual Assistant – Becoming an Entrepreneur, Not an Employee, to help virtual assistants understand what it takes to be a business owner. Learn more about their book and coaching services at http://chiefvirtualofficer.com/.
http://www.ChiefVirtualOfficer.com
(916) 390-2262
@SueAwesome
January:
Nickey Hollenbach
Owner, Personal Touch Concierge Service, LLC
Personal Touch Concierge Service is a multi-VA (virtual assistance) company which offers everything the small business or entrepreneur needs in the way of office support. With 18 team members including two project managers, PTCS offers an unlimited amount of support for any type of business. Legal, administrative and personal assistance, email and calendar management, simple to complex travel itinerary, social media marketing, website design and maintenance, copywriting, research, transcription, as well as a bookkeeping team to handle everything from paying bills, payroll and quarterly taxes.
PTCS’ clients vary greatly from established business owners to attorneys to solopreneurs just starting out.
www.ptconciergeservice.com
nickeyh@ptconciergeservice.com
www.twitter.com/nickeyh
http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickeyhollenbach
Thank you to a very special VA subcontractor, Roslyn D’Souza, who has volunteered her expertise in virtual event planning to help me with this event.
Roslyn D’Souza is passionate about the virtual world and hence thoroughly enjoys planning and organizing virtual events. She offers best practices, tips and techniques for efficiently and effectively creating great virtual events. The virtual world has not only brought out the best in her professionally but has also allowed her to spend time quality time with her family.
