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#1 (permalink)   09-19-2007 Bevalee Contributing Member Company name: BlogWorkz Latest blog post: Three Tips for Building a Membership Site My latest Twitter: How to Set Up a Google+ Page for Your Business &ra...   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 156 Hello from London Hi All My name is Beverley and I live in London, I'm hoping to set up my VA business in the new year and I'm currently doing my research at the moment. As I work full time I will start my business part time. I cant believe there is so much info out there but I must admit I do prefer forums for knowledge about the VA industry. I look forward to getting to know you all in the near future

#2 (permalink)   09-19-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,753 Blog Entries: 3 Re: Hello from London Hi Beverley, welcome! Forums are a great way to get to know more about virtual assistance and I hope you'll find lots of helpful info here - if there's anything you need but can't find just let me know Just curious, what drew you to the industry? __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#3 (permalink)   09-19-2007 Bevalee Contributing Member Company name: BlogWorkz Latest blog post: Three Tips for Building a Membership Site My latest Twitter: How to Set Up a Google+ Page for Your Business &ra...   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 156 Re: Hello from London Hi Tess Thanks for the welcome. I've been drawn to the industry for one simple reason and that is to be my own boss. With the latest technology that we have at the moment I feel I can offer my services from home, and do things in my own time, theres no feeling guilty if I take time off work if my daughter if my ill or any other appointments if you know what I mean.

#4 (permalink)   09-19-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,753 Blog Entries: 3 Re: Hello from London Absolutely, I do know what you mean Owning your own practice gives you so much freedom and control over all aspects of your life. It's plenty of work, but so worth it! __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#5 (permalink)   09-19-2007 CYMMTJ Contributing Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 183 Re: Hello from London Welcome Beverley!! I just joined yesterday and I too agree...it is a great way to learn about the VA world through the forums - it is an interactive way of learning with other people!! :0) Yvonne

#6 (permalink)   09-19-2007 Jacky Contributing Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 79 Re: Hello from London Welcome Beverly!

#7 (permalink)   09-19-2007 Modern Marketing Support Resident Member Company name: Modern Marketing Support My latest Twitter: I'm standing up against Big Telecom price gou...   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,249 Re: Hello from London Hi Beverley!

#8 (permalink)   09-20-2007 winslowgirl Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 426 Re: Hello from London Welcome Beverley!!I wish I had had this forum when I had started being my business!!I look forward to learning more about you!! __________________ Winslow Girl Virtual Assistant www.winslowgirlva.com Taking Virtual Assistance to the Next Level

#9 (permalink)   09-20-2007 Bevalee Contributing Member Company name: BlogWorkz Latest blog post: Three Tips for Building a Membership Site My latest Twitter: How to Set Up a Google+ Page for Your Business &ra...   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 156 Re: Hello from London Hi Winslowgirl Thanks for the welcome. Becoming a VA is something I've always wanted to do for a while now and I've decided to take action and do something about it. I hope to be set up by Jan/Feb and at the moment I'm trying to build my funds so that I can buy new equipment etc. Right now I'm at the stage of writing a business plan and my text for my home page. I'm not sure where to post this part but I'm looking for a business plan template or at least some guidelines specific for the VA Industry .

#10 (permalink)   09-20-2007 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,769 Re: Hello from London Hi Beverly! I found a great business plan website that helped me to build my personalized plan. It gave me a lot of focus on my goals and where I wanted to go with this whole "being a VA" thing It's located at: http://www.canadabusiness.ca/ibp/en/index.cfm __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#11 (permalink)   09-20-2007 CYMMTJ Contributing Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 183 Re: Hello from London Good morning Beverley! I'm not sure if this is one you are looking for but it is an interactive business planner... It seems helpful and gives guidelines for each step... Hope you like it... Here's the link: http://www.canadabusiness.ca/ibp/en/index.cfm Yvonne

#12 (permalink)   09-20-2007 CYMMTJ Contributing Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 183 Re: Hello from London Oh Lily beat me to it by like two minutes!! :0)

#13 (permalink)   09-20-2007 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,769 Re: Hello from London Sorry 'bout that __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#14 (permalink)   09-20-2007 CYMMTJ Contributing Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 183 Re: Hello from London Beverley, Tess posted some great free resources on this site for everyone, including the one you were asking about...business plan template. Here's the link to Tess' resources. I also included the link directly to the site with the template for your convience. This one is the link to Tess' resources: Various Free Software & Services This one takes you directly to the site for business plan template: http://www.score.org/pdf/Business%20...iness_July.pdf Now you have two choices to choose from! Although there are many I'm sure out there on the internet! :0) Yvonne

#15 (permalink)   09-20-2007 CYMMTJ Contributing Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 183 Re: Hello from London LoL, Lily - no problems! Hehe - those cute emoticons!! Later!