Many of us struggle to achieve a healthy balance between work and family or personal life. But, whose responsibility (the employee or the employer) is it to ensure that an individual achieves that work-life balance? And at whose expense?
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Around the holidays or after closing a sale, show appreciation to valuable clients while staying top of mind for referrals and future opportunities. While it’s tempting to send a bottle of wine, chocolates or fruit basket, these gifts won’t leave a lasting impression. Instead, surprise them with a gift that will improve their lives and make the transition to their new home even easier. Continue reading
Business and travel have always gone hand in hand. It’s estimated that 1.3 million business trips happen every day in the United States. For many of these professionals, they spend more time in airports and hotel rooms than in their own homes. That can make things like home to-do lists or administrative tasks difficult to complete. And, who wants to drop off dry cleaning on one of the few days back home? This is where a virtual assistant comes in handy.
Privacy concerns are something we all deal with in our daily lives. And privacy can mean different things to everyone. Is the view of your home blocked from the street well enough by landscaping? How much of your data is available online? Are the people who work in your home discreet? Continue reading
There are so many factors to consider when hiring a personal assistant. From personality to skill set, you need to find the perfect person or team to complement your personal or professional life. Here are our tips for hiring the best personal assistant in Boston. Continue reading
We know that it is hard for a lot of people to take a vacation leaving their work behind, whether they own a business or not. But for business owners, and especially small business owners, there are several additional layers of challenges when they are away from their businesses. Will things run smoothly if you are not there to support your team? What if an emergency happens? How do you account for loss of revenue if you are not there to generate business? Not to mention the loss of control that you feel. Continue reading
Some of the people who need the most help day to day are entrepreneurs. As business owners ourselves, we know what it’s like to have to juggle both the business and our personal lives. Hiring and recruiting top talent can be especially time consuming and often frustrating! Here is a success story we’d like to share on how we helped Seven Cycles to hire an executive administrative assistant to the CEO. Continue reading