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#91 (permalink)   08-29-2009 King Business Management Contributing Member Company name: King Business Management   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 136 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time You provide several great tips! I'll be starting by business part-time while working my day job. Reading how everyone does it sounds exhausting, but it's the way I'll have to go. Thankfully I'm off on Friday's so I've got some cushion. Lily, are you still working full-time currently? __________________ Prins Cowin, CPS/CAP, Virtual Business Manager www.KingBusinessManagement.com

#92 (permalink)   08-31-2009 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,966 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time Originally Posted by King Business Management Lily, are you still working full-time currently? Yep, I am. I also have 5 p-t clients at the moment (2 of whom are new) so I am still doing the before/after JOB and Saturday morning Goddess schedule. __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#93 (permalink)   09-02-2009 King Business Management Contributing Member Company name: King Business Management   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 136 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time Wow, Lily, you really are the Office Goddess! __________________ Prins Cowin, CPS/CAP, Virtual Business Manager www.KingBusinessManagement.com

#94 (permalink)   02-08-2010 SOSAdmin New Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 9 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time I have been kicking this around....your thoughts are appreciated. I was thinking about taking out a small business loan in order for me to quit my F/T job. I would pay myself a salary (considerably less then what I make at the F/T). This way I could devote a ton more time to my VA business. I know taking the loan is a risk, but if I could contribute to my VA business F/T then I would reach my goals faster. Has anyone gone this route?

#95 (permalink)   03-17-2010 StaceyStahl Contributing Member Company name: Cutting Edge Virtual Assistant, Inc.   Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 200 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time I am so glad I found this thread! Another site I found before this one made it seem impossible to start a VA business part-time while holding a full-time job. I feel SO much better now!!

#96 (permalink)   03-18-2010 BusiMum Contributing Member Company name: Samurai Office Services   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 236 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time I'm with you Stacey. FT job and PT business is gonna be tricky but I just keep thinking of the light at the end of the tunnel.

#97 (permalink)   03-18-2010 hbplifestyle Active Member Company name: Virtual Dream Office Services   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WI Posts: 534 Blog Entries: 20 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time I too have been doing this for three years and I was upfront with my clients. They are accomodating to me which makes me have even more respect for the client. It really can be done it's a great way to get your feet wet.

#98 (permalink)   03-18-2010 AWVBM New Member   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 24 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time I, too, am still working fulltime. I haven't tried to get any clients yet because I wasn't sure how I would juggle it all. I am glad to see that I am not the only one having this problem.

#99 (permalink)   04-15-2010 Cpayne New Member   Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 26 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time I work part time at another job and am still in the process of starting up my own business. I appreciate the comments. All the advice is helpful. __________________ Cristina Payne www.VirtualLegalStaff.com

#100 (permalink)   04-23-2010 LegalGal New Member   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 30 Re: Building a VA practice while still working full-time I'm so glad I found this post, this is exactly what I'm going through now. As a new mom I would love to stay home with my baby but I do need to feed and clothe her so I was having doubts about being able to do it all. I'm glad I read this, it has given me the support I needed! Thanks girls.