The countdown is on!  79 days till our conference. Will you be coming?

It’s a great time to meet those other VAs you know by name, and perhaps by face (photo) but not in person.  And there’s nothing like being in good company for a couple of days – you never know what is going to rub off!  At a face-to-face event, there is an atmosphere you just can’t get at an online event.  Why not plan to take a couple of days off, away from home, and spend it with your peers?  You deserve it, and we promise you, that you will go back home, buzzing with ideas and excitement, not to mention the momentum to build your business to greater heights!

Early bird bookings close very soon – why not take advantage of the savings by booking today?

And while you’re at the site, make sure you take time out to visit our sponsors – their logos are on the site.  We thank our sponsors for their involvement, because without that, we would not be able to put the event on at the rates that we do.  We like to keep the delegate rates low to encourage as many as possible to come along to the event. And now a word from our major sponsor, BeMyVA.

BeMyVA – Our vision for supporting the Virtual Assistant Industry

We have access to exclusive on-line platforms to communicate to our business networks the value of VAs to a business.

Particularly with the backdrop of the current economic status that many of us are now operating within – in our opinion,  flexible workforces are one of the most positive ways forward – and we are actively promoting that message in our day-to-day business consulting activities.

To this end the BeMyVA team are currently members of entrepreneur groups with memberships in major cities and organisations across the globe, and we have detailed plans to continue to expand the audience reach with entrepreneurs and start-ups being provided with details of working with Virtual Assistants in our business consultancy and BeMyVA marketing activities.

We also wish to encourage and support the professional development of Virtual Assistants and the VA industry.

7 days till early bird bookings close. Why not book now to save?  The price is $225 or you can elect to pay 3 x $75 payments on a monthly basis – your choice. The option for this closes from 15th February and after that the amount will be $299.00.  In fact, the difference between booking now and booking after 15th February would cover your dinner for the Friday night and give you some change!  Or, could go towards accommodation for one night at the Parkview, where we are holding our event.  Remember to mention ‘AVAC’ if booking accommodation for the event.

AVAC will be on Friday 4th May and Saturday 5th May and we have a great program lined up for you!  Some of our speakers are from the VA industry and others are those who provide a service for our industry.  There is something there for new VAs and for the more experienced VAs alike.  Some of the names you will know, and others you won’t.

Best of all, you’ll get to meet face-to-face those VAs you see on any one of the various VA forums out there.  There’s nothing like meeting someone for the first time (or second) and being able to catch up with them, instead just in the written form.

The next speaker I’d like to introduce to you, is no stranger to most VAs here in Australia, and that’s our very own Charly Leetham.

Charly has more than 20 years experience in the IT industry ranging from ‘hands on’ technical to high level business management. She has actually installed and configured computing equipment and personally managed business contracts in excess of $26 million dollars. For the past 10 years, she has operated her own businesses, customizing blogs and handling technical projects for many clients. Her unique experience, coupled with her  natural ability to educate, offers an exceptional ability to assist clients in services ranging from web development and design to full service business coaching.  Charly has been my (Kathie’s) back end support on occasion too, and I can tell you I’m glad to have her as part of the team.  A very knowledgeable lady.  And she was recently a two-time finalist for the Wishlist competition too – that’s really special! (winners to be announced soon apparently)