Paper ChaserPaper ChaserYou saw them lending a helping hand over the holidays: bell ringers, shelf stockers, gift wrappers, event staff. Do you, as a small business owner, wish you could hire ‘seasonal help” to support your business? Well, you can and it’s affordable. Utilizing the services of a Virtual Assistant (VA) is like having seasonal help year […]
Despite the amount of time I spend online and in the cloud, I love stationery! December 26 is National Thank You Note Day. Sending a thank you note is not only common courtesy but also a best practice to establish for your small business. Thanking a colleague for a referral, thanking a customer for new […]
Writing a Business Plan is the first step for setting your business up for success and reducing mental stress of committing your plans to memory while you are bringing your vision to fruition. If you’re thinking about small business startup as a way to earn extra cash for the holidays or set that as goal […]
October 5-11 is National Work from Home Week. What better time to talk about small business startup! Military spouse entrepreneur, Melissa St. Clair, Owner of Paper Chaser will provide an informative program about small business startup basics at the Portable Career and Education Spouse Social hosted by the Camp Lejeune Chapter of the Military Spouse […]
Paper Chaser Goes Pink! Wears Denim and Donates Money to Fight Breast Cancer Small business owner helps celebrate 19th Anniversary of Lee National Denim Day® Camp Lejeune, NC. (September 10, 2014)– On Friday, October 3, 2014, Paper Chaser will “go pink’ and join other participating small businesses to help Lee National Denim Day celebrate 19 […]
“Communication–the human connection–is the key to personal and career success.” –Paul J. Meyer Today’s small business owner has numerous options to communicate with customers, colleagues and prospects. Social media platforms abound and there are an abundance of in person networking opportunities each day. The question is – are you able to communicate your business’s message […]
“Failing to plan, is planning to fail.” – Alan Lakein In conjunction with National Small Business Week (May 12-16, 2014), Paper Chaser has launched a Business Plan template designed exclusively for Virtual Assistants. The template which includes Pricing Structure and Competitive Analysis as well as instructions, pre-filled sections and annotations is available on the Paper […]
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a young entrepreneur, who provides Sitting Services for children and pets. Lydie, whose favorite subject is History, wants to be a translator, a dance choreographer, or any profession that deals with animals. Her hobbies include dancing, singing, reading, and training her own dog tricks like jumping through a […]
The National Military Spouse Network (NMSN) is working to put Milspouse Entrepreneurs at the doorstep of nationwide consumers on Small Business Saturday, November 30, 2013 by publishing: Milspouse Style – A Collective Shopping Guide of Military Spouse Owned Businesses. NMSN Founder, Sue Hoppin recently posted a CNBC recap of all the Black Friday, Small Business […]
