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		<description><![CDATA[A great way to build capacity as a small business owner is to outsource some of the functions of your business, usually accomplished by hiring an independent contractor, such as, virtual Executive/Administrative Assistants and Chief Financial Officers for hire.  Downsizing elsewhere clears the way for the small business owner to avail themselves of experienced, capable and knowledgeable people.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vivavirtualassistants.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8488612&amp;post=113&amp;subd=vivavirtualassistants&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hey, Put Some Pants On!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WORKING FROM HOME IS GREAT! While other people are stuck in bad, inclement weather, and commuter traffic, you sit back and review the accident reports on your smart phone and think, sincerely, “ooh, I hope they’re okay” (plop, plop…marshmallows into your mug of steaming hot cocoa, whilst in your pajama pants). Now, please don’t misunderstand, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vivavirtualassistants.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8488612&amp;post=89&amp;subd=vivavirtualassistants&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hispanic/Latino Market: Lost in Translation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companies targeting the Hispanic/Latino market in it's great variety of cultures and use of language must understand that the mere gesture of changing the words from English to Spanish is not translation.  Lack of attention to this demographic will translate into millions of dollars in lost revenue if greater attention and more effort are not placed upon captivating and capturing this market.  Ivonne Vazquez<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vivavirtualassistants.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8488612&amp;post=76&amp;subd=vivavirtualassistants&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Before You Buy Your iPhone &#124; Small Business</title>
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		<title>Independent Contractor vs. Employee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 04:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vivavirtualassistants.wordpress.com/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Know and understand the difference between an employee to whom you are delegating a project and an independent business owner/contractor to whom you are outsourcing work.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vivavirtualassistants.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8488612&amp;post=59&amp;subd=vivavirtualassistants&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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