Midway Point Bridge CVAP

Mid-Year Reviews for Small Businesses and Solopreneurs

It’s Not Too Late to Design Your Best Year Ever! So, we are half way through 2018. Was that sentence negative or positive? Is your year half full or half empty? Okay, but seriously. If you work on a calendar year, June is our midway point and that means mid-year reviews! If you work for […]

Coffee and a Computer

GDPR ~ Another Policy Update Notice

Another Privacy Policy Update Email… So, if you are having a similar experience to me, this is not your first Policy Update email. Personally, my In Box has been flooded for the past 2 weeks. It is overwhelming, and for this I am apologetic for yet, one more from me, us, CVAP. However, I am […]

Lake Tahoe Sunset

Help… I Can’t Breathe!

Can you hear me? Are you breathing? I stopped breathing for almost 907,200 minutes. I believe you can be claimed clinically dead after 15 minutes, but the studies I’ve read share different timetables. Brain damage and death can occur as early as 6 minutes without breathing… So, am I a miracle of science? Hardly. In […]

CVAP Celebrates One Year of Service

Collaborative VA Partners is Celebrating Its One Year Anniversary

Collaborative VA Partners is Celebrating Its One Year Anniversary So, why do 8 out of 10 businesses fail in the first year? As my ONE YEAR Anniversary approaches, I’m pondering a question in my head. So, I turn to my friend and trusted business advisor, Google and ask, “How many businesses fail within the first […]

Inspire Your Heart with Art

Top 7 Ways to Observe “Inspire Your Heart with Art” Day

It’s “Inspire Your Heart with Art” Day! Just another quirky made up holiday? Sure, but why not celebrate it? Who doesn’t love art? Don’t we all have a little artist within us anyway? So get out and see some art, share some of your own art, or just sit down with a good book – […]

Ideal Client Avatar

3 Steps to Identify Your Ideal Client Avatar

Are you struggling to identify your ideal client and create an avatar for your business? Here is an easy 3 Step Exercise to get you through the challenge quickly. First, let’s clarify… What exactly is a Client Avatar? And WHY do you need one? What is a Client Avatar? A client avatar is simply a […]

IVAA, CVAP, Virtual Assistant, Collaborative VA Partners, Laura L. Thornberry

Be the Master of Your Success at the IVAA Online Summit!

Are you thinking about launching a Virtual Assistant business, but aren’t sure where to start? Or, maybe you’ve been a Virtual Assistant for a while, but need a boost to take your business to the next level. Well then, the International Virtual Assistant Association’s (IVAA) Online Summit is just the ticket! With 2 full days […]

CVAP Business Plan, Collaborative VA Partners, Laura L. Thornberry, Virtual Assistant, VA

My Virtual Assistant Just Developed My Business Plan – Can They DO That?!

Yes, They CAN! Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner or even a corporate executive, you may be scoffing at this headline. However, have you worked with a Virtual Assistant lately? Don’t let their title fool you. The Virtual Assistant (VA) of today brings a whole new level of expertise to the virtual table. Underestimate […]

Collaborative VA Partners, Laura L. Thornberry, Virtual Assistant

What is a VA or Virtual Assistant?

You may be hearing the term Virtual Assistant or VA more frequently over the past few years. So just what is a Virtual Assistant? Who are these “virtual” workers and what exactly do they do? Wikipedia, our ever popular go-to source for information, has this to say: A virtual assistant (typically abbreviated to VA) is […]