Archive for April, 2009
Davinci Partners with Autism Trust
Leading virtual office solutions provider, Davinci Virtual, has partnered with the Autism Trust to provide the telecommunications support for the charity’s £500,000 national campaign running throughout April. The campaign calls on the government to provide more support and assistance to families affected by Autism.
The Autism Trust has been inundated with thousands of calls as billboards [...]
Staying Up in a Down Economy
“I chose to be recession-proof!” I overheard a fellow decree the other day while waiting for a flight at the airport. He was dressed for a meeting with briefcase in hand, and I couldn’t help but turn around to give a grin and knowing nod. I’m all about attitude and keeping perspective these days.
Yet in [...]
Business Networking
Business networking is something that we all know we have to do….but do we know how to do it? Often, visions of large groups of people mingling, handing out cards comes to mind. But those chamber after hours are only one way to connect with potential clients.
Start thinking about networking as something that you do [...]
Balancing Online & Face Time – The Oprah Effect
Technology has irrevocably rocked our worlds, and the onset of social media has solidified that fact. Just ask Oprah!
Last Friday, Oprah—the queen of face-to-face, heart-to-heart conversations—posted her first tweet on the popular microblogging site Twitter. In a few quick clicks, she spiked Twitter visits by 24%* on April 17th and subsequently introduced Twitter to her [...]
Think Outside the Coffee Shop
When it comes to out-of-the-box thinking about work spaces and workplaces, it seems we’ve gone from ‘inside the cube’ to ‘inside the coffee house.’ We’re no longer constrained by traditional office settings or contained by the three-and-a-half partition walls of cubicles. Yet for many of small business owners, that evolution has left us convening at [...]
|Free Up Some Cash for Your Businesses Operating Costs
Small business owners often find it hard to take time away from the business of their business in order to focus on growing or expanding their businesses. One great solution that could work very well in situations like these would be to use a virtual office to help free up some time. Davinci Virtual can [...]
|Virtual Solutions Offer a Bridge of Support
No business person is an island. From sole proprietors and home office-based sales people to start-up entrepreneurs and regional reps for corporations, today’s diverged workforce shares the need for support, collaboration and supplementation of their hard work on a day-to-day basis. That’s the benefit of tapping into the services of virtual assistants and virtual receptionists [...]
|Virtual Employees Need Guidelines
Virtual Assistants are an incredible help, especially when they know what is expected of them. And really, this is the same for all virtual employees. It is important to create guidelines and expectations that are applicable to the role that each plays in your business.
Create a job description for each of the virtual positions you [...]
How Empty Is Your Office?
The art and science of tomorrow’s “office function” is here today. It is called the virtual office and it cost much less than the traditional approach. Not only less cost but your employees would appreciate the reduced expense and cost of having to be “in your office”. Get it?
|Virtually, Everyone is More Satisfied
For companies of all shapes and sizes, retaining virtual employees through the auspices of a virtual office provider is a seamless, simple and extremely efficient alternative to traditional employment structures. Companies benefit from the professionalism and representation of frontline and support staff, yet they don’t expend time, energy or resources hiring, training or managing them. [...]
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