About Us

This informative blog is dedicated to business entrepreneurs worldwide working virtually who desire to learn more about how a Virtual Assistant can help them revolutionize their business. Success is just a step away with a VA!

Thank you to the following contributors below. If it wasn’t for these fantastic and informative writers, this blog would not exist for you to learn about virtual assistance and how to partner with that “perfect VA for your business!” This blog is sponsored by VAnetworking.com, the largest online social networking community for Virtual Assistants globally.

Founder	Tawnya Sutherland is a long-time active member of the VA community, Sutherland founded The Virtual Assistant Networking Association, the largest online global meeting place for successful and aspiring Virtual Assistants. Tawnya is also the creator of the internationally acclaimed Virtual Business Startup System—which provides all the information, tools, and resources for a VA to build a viable virtual assistance business in just 30 days. Tawnya also hosts the VA Talk Show, a podcast for virtual achievers. Tawnya began her own administrative support VA business, Mediamage Business Solutions, in 1997 but has since focused on providing Internet Marketing services helping her clients turn clicks into cash. Tawnya is a Certified Internet Marketing Business Strategist and Multimedia Usability Specialist graduating in 2002 from the University of British Columbia.
	Yvonne Weld is owner of ABLE Virtual Assistant Services providing writing and marketing services to event planners and wedding industry professionals. In 2008, Yvonne was nominated for the Janet Jordan Achievement Award. She is also the author of several books on creating a thriving business; a series that provides the reader with tools and resources for both creating and maintaining a thriving business. For your FREE Preview Manuals and for more information on how you can ensure you have truly created a thriving business visit her website.
	Ruth Martin is owner of Maplewood Virtual Assistance – online business assistance with a purpose for solopreneurs wanting to climb the steps of success. Ruth brings 20+ years of administrative business management and marketing experience to each project. Turning your business ideas into reality with her attention to detail and continuous support are two of the MaplewoodVA cornerstones. When not in the office Ruth enjoys reading, photography, quiltmaking, and fabric shopping. She makes her home in western Maryland with her husband, son, and cat.
	Jackie Nees is a virtual assistant and the owner of Integrity Office Solutions. She specializes in working with women entrepreneurs and helps women who want it all, have it all by offering exceptional administrative and marketing support, allowing business owners to have more time and freedom to pursue their passions. Jackie is passionate about online marketing and social media. She enjoys finding new ways to market her business and helping her clients to do the same. When she’s not working, Jackie enjoys writing, photography and spending time with her husband and 4 year old daughter.
	Theresa Scholes is the owner of Click Virtual Assistance specializing in social media strategy and action planning for online business owners who wish to leverage the power of social marketing. By taking this a step further, Theresa then implements and manages these social media plans for her “time-strapped” clients. Not at a loss to try new things, Theresa is an avid reader of online publications and blogs to stay on top of the current trends in the internet marketing world. Originally from Eastern Ontario, Victoria, British Columbia is now home for Theresa, her husband and 3 growing children.”
	Lauren Pibworth founded Pibworth Professional Solutions (Pibworth) in 2007. Pibworth is a Virtual Assistant company specializing in business facilitation and marketing for Speakers, Trainers, Authors and other Road Warriors. Lauren combines 10 years as small business manager and 5 years in advertising and marketing for a Fortune 500 advertising firm, with real life branding, design and strategic positioning experience to help her clients companies look and be the best they can be through branding and positioning, marketing and ultimately back end business management. The result is a business focused on helping her clients proactively manage their customers’ perceptions. Pibworth helps its clients live their business dreams, even while helping them create and manage that business. Lauren is also a VA sales coach and author. Her new book, “Quacking the Surface, Managing your Customer’s Perceptions” guides VAs and small business owners alike through the maze of professional business set-up, branding, customer service and reputation management.
	Karri Flatla is the principal of snap! virtual associates inc., an online consulting firm specializing in Internet marketing and copywriting for busy entrepreneurs. Well known across the web for her frank and sometimes sassy business articles, Karri believes in the ability of small businesses to embrace the Internet as a key tool for business development and growth. In addition to publishing her own Outsmart newsletter and blog, Karri is a regularly featured guest blogger at Search Engine Guide and the VAnetworking.com Blog. Karri has also been featured in the Globe and Mail online and more recently Alberta Venture Magazine. Karri resides in Lethbridge, Alberta with her husband Jason (also an entrepreneur) and their two young boys.
	Jaime Lee Mann started in 2006 her virtual assistance business, Mann Made Time, targeting local real estate agents. he secured her first retainer client that month and went on to fill her practice to capacity within four months. One year later, Jaime Lee changed her business structure to that of a multi-VA practice so that she could not only take on new clients, but better serve her existing ones. Jaime Lee has also written an e-book entitled The Art of Follow Up, which helps virtual assistants follow up properly and thoroughly with potential clients. In 2007, Jaime Lee was awarded the Janet Jordan Achievement Award, an honor that recognizes a virtual assistant who has achieved great success within the first two years of business.

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