Going on a business trip? Or are you thinking of working while traveling and getting some well-deserved R&R? Whether you’re a startup or small-business owner, or a Virtual Assistant yourself,…
Being a Virtual Assistant can be liberating. You’re free from the 9-to-5 office routine, your hours are usually more flexible and you can even work while travelling. Still, the life…
We are living in an increasingly interconnected world. Globalization has opened new markets for business, as well as new sources of employees. So workplace diversity is now the name of…
Recently, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, argued for a “996” system. This entails workdays spanning from 9am to 9pm - that’s 12 full hours - and a work…
Balancing work and family life is no walk in the park. Kids are real handfuls and working moms have to contend with societal expectations as well as their career goals.…
As members of the Virtual Assistant community it behooves us in VBN to help our colleagues in the field who are just starting out. Transitioning from regular 9-5 jobs into…
At the end of the day, after all the grind and hustle, do you ever ask yourself: “what is all this for?” It can be easy to lose perspective and…
Here’s a glowing client testimonial from Ann Garcia! A fellow Filipino, or kababayan, She owns Com For Care Assisted Living, residential care homes in the Houston, Texas area. Like several of…
Here's another client testimonial praising our hardworking, creative Virtual Assistants. Being a multi-talented entrepreneur is no mean feat. Janel Gion, founder, CEO and director of her eponymous Creative Services, is…
For many, networking is a loaded term. It conjures images of corporate bigwigs hobnobbing while leaving their employees back in the offices doing the Real Work. Having coffee, trading business…