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Why you need a social media management agreement
As a social media manager, you help businesses capitalise on the popularity of various social media platforms by managing the marketing, branding and engagement for the business on those platforms. You have an important role to play as a professional and as such need to have a social media management agreement to outline the terms of your work and protect yourself.
How to run a profitable and successful resume writing business
As we move further into doing more online, the opportunities available to set yourself up from home with a remote business has never been more timely. A lot of women I come across in the online world consider starting a virtual assistant business, and then when they have been working for a while they consider niching. One popular area that I see people specialise in is resume writing.
Setting up a Coaching Business this year - legalities to consider
Is this the year you embrace something new and set up your coaching business? While there’s plenty to consider when setting up a coaching business, the importance of getting in place your processes and legal formalities should not be underestimated. By getting the foundations sorted from the start, your business will be seen as credible. Plus, you’ll ensure you are personally protected should things go wrong.
When is a VA not a VA? When they are an OBM or SMM
I have been seeing a lot of different expressions in virtual assistant (VA) land of late. Most noticeably the terms Online Business Manager (OBM) and Social Media Manager (SMM).
Apart from a bunch of acronyms that are hard to remember, what does this mean? Should you call yourself a VA or something else and what does it translate into in terms of the legal steps you need to take to set up and run your business.
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[Guest Blog] A day in the life of a criminal law VA.... and other FAQs
I googled VA and thought I CAN DO THIS! The next day I was on the phone with Ingrid and started my training with her program at The VA Institute. Fast-forward 7 months, I took leave without pay from my full time job with Legal aid in July and jumped head first into starting my own business.
Employee or contractor – what’s the difference? And why you could be fined if you don’t do it the right way
Is your team member an independent contractor or an employee?
Get it wrong and you can be fined up to $63,000 for sham contracting arrangements AND face further penalties for failing to meet PAYG withholding requirements and a superannuation guarantee charge.
Who should own the remote work equipment?
You may ask WHY all this stuff is required?
The short answer is to protect both parties but in particular to avoid the employer being sued when a data breach occurs and confidential client information is stolen because an employee or contractor has not updated their anti-virus software or followed correct company procedure in sharing information.
5 reasons your organisation needs to hire remote employees
As the marketplace becomes more competitive with disruption and technology, it can be difficult to thrive in business using traditional methods.That being said, why be traditional? Why not think outside the box and look at the way you do things.
Do you need a large office with your employees sitting in front of you?