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2019: Year In Review

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The year-end is a time of reflecting, tweaking, evaluating, tallying, and readying yourself and your business for the New Year. List your successes and celebrate those achievements! As your Business Plan is a living, working document, add that list along with a summary and while you’re at it, why not take the extra step to […]

10 Tips for Small Business Saturday Success [SBA]

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Posted in:  Business TipsEntrepreneurSmall Business

#ShopSmall with Paper Chaser Biz LLC My preference is to always shop small. I would rather drive seven minutes to shop local versus over 10 miles to get to the “big box” stores. To celebrate small business year round, the Merchants also host a First Friday monthly to highlight the small businesses located Downtown, which […]

Mission #VetBiz Success

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Posted in:  Active Duty MilitaryEntrepreneurMilitary spouseSmall BusinessVeteran

November 4-9, 2019 is National Veterans Small Business Week. Each year the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrates, connects, and empowers service members during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW). This marks the sixth annual NVSBW. This includes the veteran- and military- and military-spouse owned business community. How is Paper Chaser Biz LLC celebrating? Well, […]

Tiaras and Transformations

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Posted in:  EntrepreneurVirtual Assistant

Donning a lime green tee shirt, I served as a volunteer for the 2019 Virtual Expert(TM) Live! My role? I was responsible for queuing tiaras [making sure they matched the recipient’s outfit] for the emcee to celebrate attendees who said ‘yes’ to taking control of their future by enrolling in Kathy Goughenour’s Expert VA® Training program. […]

Ask a Busy Person…

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Posted in:  Business TipsEntrepreneurSmall Business

You’ve heard the saying, “If you want something done, ask a busy person,” attributed to Benjamin Franklin. I have personal experience in this scenario as I have a hard time saying, “no,” so in turn, I became an efficient multi-tasker. With the realization multi-tasking is not the best M.O. along with the fact I am […]

Making Mistakes Makes Me Sick

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Posted in:  Business TipsEntrepreneurVirtual Assistant

You’ve seen the email newsletter titles hit your Inbox: “I screwed up!” “Let’s get this right this time…” “We’re so sorry, but we’re fixing it.” [Corrected] >> inserted newsletter title << You cringe with empathy for the Sender then breathe a sigh of relief, the mistake wasn’t yours. Mistakes happen. Mistakes literally make me sick. […]

Melissa St. Clair Awarded the Designation Certified Virtual Expert™

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Posted in:  EntrepreneurNewsVirtual Assistant

(Beaufort, SC) – Melissa St. Clair, owner of Paper Chaser – Virtual Administrative Services is proud to announce being awarded the designation Certified Virtual Expert™ for 2019. A Certified Virtual Expert™ is recognized as a leader in the field of support professionals. A Certified Virtual Expert™ must complete advanced training and provide third-party proof of […]