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#1 (permalink)   09-07-2009 hbplifestyle Active Member Company name: Virtual Dream Office Services   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WI Posts: 534 Blog Entries: 20 As a Sub, do you have a budget set aside for training? We all realize nothing is free these days. So one of the first things as a VA or subcontractor that should be budgeted for is training, coaching or mentoring. Like I mentioned in one of the other posts, it doesnt' have to be how to become a virtual assistant. If there is a specific skill that you need a little help on that counts as training. So how much have you set aside in your budget for training? Is it a one time expense or do you set some aside each month?

#2 (permalink)   09-08-2009 ciboney Active Member Company name: Ciboney Virtual Solutions   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Grenada, USA Posts: 595 Re: Do you have a budget set aside for training? I think it is important to set aside money for training as part of your budget. I currently set aside $50 a month. __________________ Carlana Charles - Ciboney Virtual Solutions Web: http://ciboneyvirtual.com Blog:http://ciboneyvirtual.com/blog

#3 (permalink)   09-08-2009 Action Jackson VA Resident Member Company name: Action Jackson Virtual Assistant Action Jackson Virtual Assistant: actionjacksonva: RT @VAForums: Want more info abou... My latest Twitter: actionjacksonva: RT @VAForums: Want more info abou...   Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,207 Blog Entries: 2 Re: Do you have a budget set aside for training? I too believe it is important to set aside some money for training. The virtual world is always changing and you never know what the next big thing will be. Like twitter, that charged onto the internet like a fire storm, even they didn't have a "How to guide" until recently. Save a little and learn a lot Andrea~ __________________ Action Jackson Virtual Assistant|

#4 (permalink)   09-10-2010 debw241 Junior Member Company name: Deb's Professional Services   Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 422 Re: As a Sub, do you have a budget set aside for training? Some of these training activities can also be counted as marketing too

#5 (permalink)   09-23-2010 hbplifestyle Active Member Company name: Virtual Dream Office Services   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WI Posts: 534 Blog Entries: 20 Re: As a Sub, do you have a budget set aside for training? Just this last year I wet aside a certain amount for a user group. With the budget in mind I knew it would take a certain amount of time before I could join. What was really cool is I received a discount so joined earlier then I planned. The first month of being with the group there was a fundraiser which another member purchased some additional training for others. So on top of my original plan of joining the group I was able to get two more training programs that I was budgeting for the next year. You never know whose out there that may bless you with more training than you imagined.