|
|
|
Ghost Hunting Should Be Professional
Ghost Hunting can be very fun and yet at times it can be one of the most terrifying things you will probably ever do in your life.
The following are just a few of the things folks have encountered during ghost hunting or paranormal...
People Skills Drive Leadership Success
Most people aspire to be effective in their work efforts. They get a good education, learn important technical skills, and stay up on the latest industry trends. These are all important steps to a person’s success in business and yet,…
As a...
Resume Objectives: How Do You Know if Resume Objectives Are Right for You?
Some experts say NEVER bother with resume objectives. While others say they should be an essential element on every resume. So, how do you know who is right? The simple answer is... no one is absolutely right. Your decision on whether to use...
Team Building: Developing A Team To Rely On
Team building is very important when it comes to managing people. People are simply more willing to work together, when the atmosphere encourages it. For many organizations this is quite necessary for the business to run well. When everyone gets...
The Goals of Leadership Coaching and Partnerships
Webster’s Dictionary describes a “partner” as an ally or an association built around common interests and goals. A partnership denotes a joint venture, a relationship built on equal status (rather than inequality). Mutual consent and...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transitioning portable careers for global military families
Mention virtual business or portable careers in the military community and typically you think of the military spouse, veteran, or military retiree jump-starting their own business - - keeping in touch with clients, colleagues or a combination of both. How? Electronically of course.
The evolvement of home office technology presents a wealth of opportunity for the military spouse to develop businesses that can be operated from virtually anywhere. Examples of the types of businesses that could fall under the virtual or portable realm could include the following:
- Technical or business writing
- Editor
- Proofreader
- Web Developer
- Secretarial Support
- Travel Agent
- Translator
- Interpreter
- Graphic Illustrator
- Freelance Writer
- Researcher
- Technical Support Agent
- Consultant
Deciding which business is right for you could seem a little challenging at first, however, a wonderful exercise to help get you started is called the self-awareness and skills evaluation. In this exercise you’ll ask yourself a series of questions. Note: it’s important to be honest with yourself.
1. Are you a self-starter?
2. Do you enjoy working independently or as part of a team?
3. Are you trust-worthy and honest?
4. Are you comfortable communicating by email and telephone?
5. Have you always dreamed of starting your own business?
6. What are you passionate about?
7. Do you enjoy serving others?
8. What software proficiencies do you possess?
9. Can you set goals and follow them through to completion?
10. Are you comfortable with rejection?
If you answered, Yes to the majority of the questions chances are you’ve got the skills, attitude, and motivation of a business owner.
Starting a business in general, regardless of the type requires much planning, research, patience, and preparation. Working for yourself means making decisions on everything. An example:
- Equipment purchases hardware to run your virtual business efficiently
- Software purchases required to serve clients and run your business efficiently
- Business structure setup - (sole-proprietor, corporation or LLC)
- Hours of
operation establishing the hours which you’ll work
- Loans preparing loan packets (if you’ll require startup capital)
Do you plan to operate your virtual business from government quarters? If so, you’ll need to contact your base housing office for authorization to operate a business from government quarters. Note: regulations on operating a business from government quarters varies base to base, be sure to verify with your local housing office first.
Working for yourself doesn’t mean you’re all alone, there are organizations that can provide assistance and support in the startup phases and during expansion:
Small Business Administrationwww.sba.gov
Service Corps of Retired Executiveswww.score.org
Small Business Development Centerwww.sba.gov/sbdc/
SBA Women’s Business Ownershipwww.sba.gov/womeninbusiness
We’ve covered the preliminaries of setting up your business now let’s focus on the virtual aspect. Developing a presence on the Internet will be a key factor in the launch of your virtual business this can be done by conducting a domain name search and purchase.
Maintaining your site by keeping the content up-to-date will be just as important. An Internet presence allows clients and prospective clients access to information about your virtual business 24 hours a day.
Building sustainable relationships with your clients will be critical to the longevity and success of your virtual business. Regardless of where your military transfers take you, you’ll always be connected to your clients and industry colleagues through use of the Internet, email, instant messenger and telephone (cell phone).
For VBO program participation and eligibility visit: http://www.vsscyberoffice.com/vbo.
About the Author
Victoria Parham is president and chief technology officer for VSSCyberOffice.com, a forerunner in the virtual support services industry, an advocate of portable careers for trailing spouses and family members. Its web-based Virtual Business Owners Training Program(tm), the first Virtual Careers program for Department of Defense ID Cardholders, is available and accessible at military bases around the world.
|
|
|
|
|
| Team Building - A Complete Guide & Online Resources |
| Team building exercises, articles, online questionnaires, practical tips and other printable resources. |
| www.teamtechnology.co.uk |
|
| The Basics of Team Building |
| The Basics of Team Building: The difference between teams and groups, and why 'team building' with groups can be counter-productive. |
| www.teamtechnology.co.uk |
|
| Team Building |
| Team Building: Communications of Informal Work Groups (The Grapevine) ... Team Building: Changing Informal Work Group/ Team Norms ... |
| www.managementhelp.org |
|
| Team Building Activities, Initiative Games & Problem Solving Exercises |
| Descriptions of team building activities, initiative games & group problem solving exercises which are designed to help train a group's effectiveness in ... |
| wilderdom.com |
|
| Teambuilding, Inc., Team Building, Consultants, Tools, Training ... |
| Team building services, bookstore, catalog, discussion, articles, links, and team problem solver. |
| www.teambuildinginc.com |
|
| Teambuilding Inc. Articles |
| Team building articles and more from Teambuilding, Inc. |
| www.teambuildinginc.com |
|
| Team Building / Teams / Employee Empowerment / Employee Involvement |
| Employee involvement, teams, and employee empowerment enable people to make decisions about their work. This employee involvement, teambuilding approach, ... |
| humanresources.about.com |
|
| Twelve Tips for Team Building: How to Build Successful Work Teams |
| People in every workplace talk about building the team, working as a team and my team, but few understand how to create the experience of team work or how ... |
| humanresources.about.com |
|
| Team building exercises, employee motivation, employee training ... |
| Team building exercises, employee motivation, activities, human resource managment, employee training. productivity, improve productivity, ... |
| www.accel-team.com |
|
| Fun Team Building: Team Building Exercises & Activities | Staff ... |
| Team building success coache who turns participants into powerful, cohesive teams. |
| www.funteambuilding.com |
|
| Conflict Resolution in Team Work - Teambuilding Adventures |
| Teambuilding Adventures utilizes experiential activities to build and bond local and global high performance teams. Outdoor adventures add impact to team ... |
| www.teambuilding.com |
|
| team building games ideas, exercises, business games and ... |
| Free team building games ideas and tips for business exercises, games, activities for team building, training, management, motivation, kids activities, ... |
| www.businessballs.com |
|
| team building games, business games and activities for team ... |
| Free team building games, exercises, business games and activities for team building, training, motivation, kids activities and children's party games. |
| www.businessballs.com |
|
| Team Building |
| The resources displayed here have been carefully selected to enable you to customize an exceptional team-building environment for your next conference. ... |
| www.teambuilding.co.nz |
|
| Team building Exercises and Corporate Event planning UK |
| Specialises in producing customised company days and team building events throughout the UK. Offers video of past events, descriptions and job ... |
| www.actiondays.co.uk |
|
| Team building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| For a notorious recent example of team building run amok, ... The term 'team building' can refer generally to the selection and motivation of teams, ... |
| en.wikipedia.org |
|
| Corporate Team Building, Teambuilding, Activities, Catering |
| Team building west offers services corporate team building, activities, catering, rentals. |
| www.teambuildingwest.com |
|
| Team Building: Developing a Productive Team, CC352 |
| This publication looks at the steps necessary to build a productive team. |
| ianrpubs.unl.edu |
|
| Team Building Activities that encourage people to work together as ... |
| Team Building Activities demonstrate different aspects of team behaviors and get team members to think about what is essential for high performing teams. ... |
| www.businessfundamentals.com |
|
| Team Building - Australia's Premium Teambuilding Company |
| Dimensional Thinking designs and delivers the highest quality experience-based learning programs for the conference market. We provide an exciting, ... |
| www.teambuilding.com.au |
|
|