How to Track Expenses and Income as a VA
June 15, 2007
In this Issue
- Personal Note From India
- Recommended VA Resource
- VA Job Leads
- VA Profit Tip - How to Track Expenses and Income as a VA
- Virtual Assistant Industry News - Industry News and Announcements
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I hope you’re doing well. This week’s newsletter focuses on keeping track of your business expenses and income. This step is crucial especially when it comes time to file your taxes for your business.
Wishing you all the best,
India Jordan
Your Fellow Virtual Assistant
Virtual Assistant Business
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How to become a successful Virtual Assistant - The 5 Key Steps to Staying at Home and Earning a Full-Time Income. Find out more: Virtual PA Business
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New job leads are up. You can view the latest job leads at Free Virtual Assistant Jobs.
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With the booming Virtual Assistant industry it’s becoming an easy way for mom’s to stay at home but also bring an income into the household. One of the first things a VA needs to know about is tracking their expenses and income.
This can be something as simple as creating your own Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet to track income and expenses. For income note the date, the amount, who it was from and how they paid. For expenses use the same idea but who would be what instead.
There are also programs (software) that you can purchase like Quick Books that will help you track your income and expenses. It doesn’t matter which route you take as long as you keep track!
India Jordan is the owner and editor of Virtual Assistant Business, a one stop resource for aspiring and current Virtual Assistants. She’s a Virtual Assistant with a passion for helping other Virtual Assistants succeed in business.
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===>Virtual Assistant Industry News
You’d Protect a Human Child, Why Not a “BrainChild?” Intellectual Property for Solopreneurs
Presented by Nina Kaufman, Esq., Wise Counsel Press
DATE: Thursday, June 21, 2007
TIME: 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST
LENGTH: 60 minutes (please call in 10 min. early)
COST: FREE!
This class is open to all Virtual Assistants, Small Business Owners and Independent Service Providers. Feel free to invite your colleagues and clients.
Do you know the difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a domain name–and the rights each one entitles you to?
Do you want to avoid messy (and expensive) disputes with other business owners?
Want to know how to protect your valuable intellectual capital so that you’re the one to profit from it?
Just as human children need our protection, our “brain children”–or intellectual property–also need our protection. Unfortunately, solo professionals often don’t realize (before it’s too late) that 1) they had protectable intellectual property, and 2) what they could have done to protect it. Given the fast pace at which information flies in the Digital Age, forethought and intellectual property planning is absolutely necessary.
Join me to learn how you can identify your “brain children” and protect yourself economically. A few of the scenarios that we’ll cover include:
- What’s the difference between a copyright, a trademark, and a domain name?
- Can I get a trademark once I have a domain name? And what if someone tries to get a trademark using my business name?
- What if my articles appear on someone else’s website (or blog) without permission?
- Who owns the program that I collaborated on with someone else?
- Can I use ideas in my business that I generated for a client?
And much more!
Free giveaways will be provided to four lucky call participants, so be sure to register today to reserve your spot!
