George Bernard Shaw once said “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”
There are some legitimate concerns when it comes to virtual assistants. Do you need someone who can do everything or a person with specialized skills? Should you hire a team or an individual? And how to navigate this virtual relationship, so that it doesn’t break when they — or you — move on?
Have a look at 3 Things to Know About Virtual Assistants So You Don’t Have a Virtual Mess.
Our clients often find it necessary to have access to an objective ear that can offer advice on a particular project, computer model or pending decision.
Our mentoring and coaching is done telephonically and after working hours. This fact makes this service both cost effective and efficient.
Visit our Mentoring and Coaching page on our website.
Have fun
Gavin
Have a look at the Financial Modelling page on my website.
Financial Modelling is distinct from financial reporting in that it looks at the future. Financial Modelling includes budgeting but goes far beyond budgeting by helping you make calculated decisions about the future direction and focus of your management effort.
Our work with clients, over the years, has highlighted that many people are following a perception, about their company and its activities, that is often flawed or horribly incorrect. The problem is that they use these perceptions in the creation of their budgets.
Click here to go to Financial Modelling
I have long been a fan of the work done by Hans Rosling. A man who understands the meaning of data and how to show it.
An example of this work can be found at http://www.gapminder.org/world where you can also download a desktop version of the software that performs the magic.
Enjoy
Gavin Julyan
I have found a site called Jaxworks that has a (fairly) long list of example spreadsheets.
These are very basic but some of these maybe useful to help your thinking process.
Have a look at the site by clicking here.
The following quote was taken from a Duct Tape Marketing blog.
To be considered the service leader in our industry we can’t simply consider our direct competitors, we must consider 
every service provider that also offers exceptional service, they are setting the bar and we must study, model and consider them our competition.
Organizations that are customer centered are very careful about the language and words they use throughout the business and consciously choose specific language when referring to and addressing customers. If marketing is painting a positive customer message and then the owner of the business is constantly putting customers down or complaining about problem customers, the entire customer service mentality will get derailed.
Click here to see the full blog.
Open Workbench is an open source desktop application that provides robust project scheduling and management functionality. Already the scheduling standard for more than 100,000 project managers worldwide, Open Workbench is a free and powerful alternative to Microsoft Project.
Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Every month, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.
A new form of commerce and patronage. This is not about investment or lending. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project.
All or nothing funding. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. Why? It protects everyone involved. Creators aren’t expected to develop their project without necessary funds, and it allows anyone to test concepts without risk.
Every once in a while something clever, said by someone who got things right, makes a lot of sense.
In the words of Henry Ford -
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
Have fun
Gavin
