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Getting Started

Behind every Successful small business is an Outstanding Manager.

The Perfect Virtual Manager is a service that comes in many forms offering skills and support to people working outside the traditional work setting. Managerial and peer conferencing, feedback, direction, and/or collaborative strategic support and several Collateral Documents, Guides, Free Resources, E-book, and Podcasts are offered at these levels.

How to enter

To enter the program is easy and can happen in the way that best suits each client’s needs

• A client can choose a level at which to work.
• A client can choose a conference call to set a job description for the PVM.
• A client can choose to use the needs assessment and conference call to write a job description for the PVM.

One Version of the Needs Appraisal Document

This is the most complex version of the Needs Appraisal documents. I include it here to show the vast number of ideas that could be covered within a job description for a Personal Virtual Manager. Note again: This document is optional and only meant as a guide.

Needs Appraisal Document and Optional Conference — This document covers only the main functions of a well-run independent business.

1. What business needs do you know of? (financing, strategy, business plans, tax help, budgets, equipment, legalities)
2. What product/services needs do you have? (outside resources, competitive landscape, vendors, input from customers, pricing/cost information)
3. What marketing needs do you know of? (market research, customer identification, product launch plan, risk analysis)
4. What organizational needs do you know of? (goal setting, accountability, time management, productivity, innovation, execution, prioritization, project management, recruiting, delegation, client/vendor relationships)
5. What sales/fulfillment needs do you know of? (inventory, shipping, returns, customer service, order processing, invoicing, collection, filing, reporting)
6. What do you think you need to be able to write a 3-5 year strategic plan for future business?

Whether it’s a simple conference call or a deep needs assessment that gets us to agreement on what my role and job description will encompass as your Perfect Virtual Manager is totally up to you and the skills you want to develop or the support you want to have at your disposal.

Here’s a look at some of the services offered.

Coming soon: a complete curriculum of podcasts for folks working at home.

All packages are based on an hourly bundle per month that make it easy for you to track. Choose the time you think you’ll need. Unused time rolls over, much like a certain cell phone plan.

Liz.