Today I'm taking a day off and tomorrow too. It's been a while since I give myself a four day weekend. Being a business owner myself I know what it's like to feel like you can't step away from your business. I used to feel that way often times. After all, if I took time off, who would attend to my clients' needs and how could I still make money? You probably ask yourself those questions too. There are many reasons why taking time off is beneficial but let's examine my top 5.

Today in one of the Facebook groups that I belong to one of the members sang praises for her $5/hr. virtual assistant. As you probably have read before there are virtual assistants all around the world, with a great deal of virtual assistants based in Asian countries, such as the Philippines. While I've read many horror stories about using foreign virtual assistants, every once in a while I'll come across comment like the one I read today where the person actually found a vi

You're a busy business owner. You have many things on your to-do list and many goals you want to reach. You may be feeling overwhelmed with so many things to accomplish and not enough hours in the day. Or you may wish you had more time to work on the things that make you profit and not just maintaining the behind the scenes daily grind. You have thought about hiring an assistant before but are hesitant because you are not sure if you are ready. Here are 5 questions to ask you

This is the month where many people have started working on their new year resolutions. Others still haven't made up their minds what goals they have, and that's OK too. There's no rush. However, so many people start off the year all pumped up and some don't even get through to February before giving up. When it comes to business goals, what steps should you follow to stick with it throughout the entire year and be successful? Here are 5 steps to follow when setting up busine