If you have a service or product you feel is of benefit to the Virtual Assistant industry then we would love to have you involved as a sponsor for our event.

There is potential for exposure to over 2,000 VAs via online promotions and local VA listings during the lead up to the event and after the event. So it’s not just the delegates you will get in front of but also all VAs who see these promotions.

Bearing in mind that Virtual Assistants operate virtually, if your product or service is suitable for VAs outside of Australia, then the potential for exposure could be even higher.

Please note: International sponsors more than welcome – our industry is global.

Please click here for full details about sponsorship.

And if you’d like to have a trade table, donate a prize giveaway or have your brochures in our conference bag, then please click here for that information.

It’s only 14 days till the early bird bookings close … don’t miss out and book today!  If you are having problems with booking, please let us know. We’ve had two people say they had problems, although all other bookings have been coming through fine. A Paypal payment link has been set up as well to give you options. Or, if you wish to pay by EFT, then fill out the registration form and let us know. We’ll give you the details.

In the meantime, we wish to introduce you to our Gold Sponsor for this year.

BeMyVA – In the beginning …

Since 1999, our parent company has operated as a business consultancy, engaging Virtual Assistants on a regular basis. In searching for specific skill-sets and availability, we became frustrated by many of the Virtual Assistant directories that have existed to date and more specifically, the search result information available.

BeMyVA.com has been developed as an independent, international and innovative directory for locating professional Virtual Assistants worldwide. Our primary business mission is to actively promote the value, skills, resources and professionalism of Virtual Assistants to the business community at large.

Please make sure you visit BeMyVA.com’s site to learn more about them.

By the way, we still have room for more sponsors so if you know someone who has an affinity with our industry and would be a potential sponsor, please point them in our direction.

We’d like to introduce Annemarie Cross who is a Branding Strategist, Money Mindset & Business Coach and Host of the Ambitious Entrepreneur Show, who will be speaking at the Conference this year.

Annemarie helps entrepreneurs get more clients by standing out, getting hired and paid what their worth so they can breakthrough to a 6-figure (or more) business.

The Australian VA Conference is on again for 2012. It will be held on Friday 4 May and Saturday 5 May at the Parkview Hotel, St Kilda Road – a wonderful venue with full facilities and located just a short tram drive from the centre of town.

There is a great line up of speakers this year covering a wide range of topics from ‘Million Dollar Relationships’ to ‘Time Management Using Outlook, from ‘Online Branding and Social Media Strategy’ to ‘WordPress’, just to name a few … Follow the links for a full list of topics and speakers.

Keeping things on track this year as MC is the wonderful Sandi Givens. Those in the office professional industry will know who Sandi is, especially since she is the Patron for AIOP.  Sandi has tons of experience when it comes to being involved in conferences and seminars and it will be great to have her join us this time round.

Warwick Merry will be back as well to give a sessional presentation ‘Let’s Get Serious”. No doubt this is will be very entertaining topic as was his MC prowess over the last two years with AVAC.

Early bird bookings close on 15 February (in 21 days!) and the cost is $225.00.  You can elect to pay in 3 part payments as well.  Full payment will be $299.00 thereafter.  Can’t come for both days? We have a one day option as well.

Have you seen the new look site yet? It had an overhaul over the weekend and has a brand new look. Why not come check it out?

I am thrilled and honoured to share the news that I have been nominated for the 2011 Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award which is part of the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention being held from the 19 – 21 May 2011.

The winner will be announced on Friday 19 May 2011 during the  International Virtual Assistants Day (IVAD) celebrations during OIVAC (Saturday morning around 7.00am AEST).

The Convention will cover over 40 topics relating to the VA industry, including presentations on VA services, marketing, business development, technology, tools, sponsor sessions, networking, training, mentoring, etc. all of which will be available for dowloading after the Convention. IVAD is a free event for all to attend. Until 1 May 2011, OIVAC are offering a discounted rate of $US179 – see my earlier post.

The 6th annual OIVAC theme of “Move Your Business from 1^st Gear to Hyper-drive”, isn’t just a tag line!  As the longest running VA event of its kind, the OIVAC Steering Committee has again lined up a stellar array of speakers and Virtual Assistants to help you understand how to get your business on the track and running like a well cared for high performance machine through the 2nd and future business quarters.

And all for the unheard of price of $179! That’s NOT a typo! A $179 investment could positively impact your business growth and development.

For $US179 – you get:

• Access to 35 (that’s the BIG “3-5”) experts over three Convention days
• 40 different topics to help you grow your business; including  presentations on VA services, marketing, business development, technology, tools, sponsor sessions, networking, training, mentoring, etc.
• Not having to leave the comfort of home, no travel expenses, no hotel fees, no costly meals, no babysitting or leaving your business behind expenses
• At a minimum, it’s possible to leave the Convention with 35 PowerPoint presentations as a take away from each event to view later, at your leisure and to keep for reference
• Direct interaction with international VA industry leaders, coaches, trainers and other expert business owners
• An audio (mp.3) of each presentation, supplied to paid attendees after the end of the Convention
• Entrance to 4 Ask the Expert VAs panels (formerly called the “Hot Seat” Panel), hear first-hand how Expert VAs manage and grow their business, and get answers to specific questions from YOU regarding YOUR business
• A give-away offered to the attendees by each of the presenters in their individual sessions
• A certificate of completion that can be displayed on your web site or included in your promotional materials from the VAClassrooms sponsored Building Profitable Product Launch Systems for Your Clients! session
• Access to prizes through the International Virtual Assistants Day (IVAD) Celebration
• The Great VA Giveaway Goodie Bag; a stash of resources for participants
• Opportunity to meet and to network with VAs in your niche and target market
• The ability to mingle with coaches and trainers in one place, at one time
• The potential to get leads for new clients, subcontracting work, and ideas for new services you might provide
• A formidable business tax write-off
• And much, much, more

Value, Value, Value – did we say “Value”?

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Consider This!

If you enrolled in ONE session given by a VA trainer or business coach, individually, you would spend anywhere from $79.00 to $199 and up. The OIVAC provides 40+ hours of value, AND you keep the recordings, Powerpoint presentations, giveaways AND just as important, interact with VAs and expert small business leaders who walk the walk and talk the talk, daily!

This year’s convention has something for everyone – newbies, aspiring, and veteran business owners and Virtual Assistants; even those just kicking the tires. Anyone looking to “Move Their Business from 1st Gear to Hyper-Drive”.

Mark Your Calendar now to take advantage of a foolproof opportunity to bring your business into the 21^st Century by learning from some of the most respected and successful Virtual Assistants in business today.

You’d be foolish not to register for the Convention by May 1st, before this special disappears and the same access costs $499.

In case you’ve missed Conventions in years past or if you haven’t had a chance to drop by the OIVAC site recently, the schedule has been posted.

Courtesy OIVAC website.