Yes, VAnetworking.com received top ranks in StartupNation’s annual Home Based 100 competition, under the category of Boomers Back in Business!
While this alone might not be enough to excite you as someone interested in (or currently) working with a Virtual Assistant, check out what the judges (who included Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method Products, Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks North America and John Jantsch, founder of Duct Tape Marketing in addtion to StartupNation staff) had to say about us:
“Boomers are a whole different ball game than the 20-somethings of today, and that’s partly why they make great assistants. They’re wise, dependable, and professional, have a pre-dotcom work ethic, and have just enough work experience under their belts to know that working from home rules.
VAnetworking.com is a boomer-run business whose success is undeniable. Tawnya Sutherland, based from home of course, has created the world’s largest online social network for Virtual Assistants to gather, learn, share, and grow successful virtual assistant practices.
With outsourcing, time management, and home-based business being hot trends of the day, VAnetworking.com fills a great big need and was a clear stand-out winner for the 2008 Boomers Back in Business award.”
Of course that’s not to say that someone younger or older than Boomer age wouldn’t be a perfect VA for you! The point is, Boomers are Back in Business at VAnetworking.com and we think that’s worth blogging about!
Congrats to VAnetworking – what a great honor!! I think one of the best things about the VA industry is how adaptable it is to different needs, for both our clients and ourselves as the virtual assistants! It’s a great career for a boomer or a parent or a person who travels a lot. And the huge variety in skillsets available when choosing a VA means that clients will find a VA to meet their needs!
You know… I really had no doubts VAnetworking would win here! It’s so valuable to so many people!!!
This award is SO COOL! I remember the first time I was referred to as a Baby Boomer when in Hi-School. This has been a mission of mine to get the message to boomers, especially baby boomer women about the potential for working virtually. I posted both at my VA blog, Virtually @ 822 AND my baby boomer beauty blog Beauty Matters and made Trackbacks for you! Thanks for this message and the relevance of VAnetworking.com for Boomer Virtual Professionals!
Congratulations to VAnetworking.com and to all of it’s members! We are all winners with this recognition thanks to Tawnya Sutherland, founder of VAnetworking and StartupNation!
Just goes to show that the Administrative Support industry has evolved so much over the years – and a wonderful thing to note too that the VA industry is one of those rare ones where Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Y’s meet and harmoniously grow the industry. Kudos to VA Networking!
This is a great achievement by Tawnya and VAnetworking. The VA industry does spans many ‘eras. I am an early GenXer, but I am happy to have VA colleagues here of all ages to lend support to and to receive support from. It’s an amazing organizaton that deserves this recognition!
I am so proud of VAnetworking.com!!! Congratulations to everyone for building such an amazing network.
Tawnya you are a true leader in every sense of the word. Your commitment and dedication to the industry has attracted such a vast array of talented people here. Thank you for that!!!