ACS NEWS

The regular newsletter for ACS contacts                                                                 May 2002

 

Now providing services in 18 languages, the team at “A Clayton’s Secretary” look forward to assisting you in your business needs!  

Forming Alliances

Joining forces with complementary businesses can reap huge rewards.  This is something that is being reported worldwide, especially since the Internet took hold of the business world.  Networking has become a key way of operating – developing alliances, increasing resources and skills bases, increasing exposure to a wider client audience.  It helps to reduce marketing efforts and increase sales.

Perhaps you have a service or product that may complement that of other businesses – but you don’t know anyone in that industry or field?  Why not ask us?  We may just know the right people for you!  This is one of the benefits of groups such as BNI (Business Network International) – developing alliances or power partners to assist all businesses in that alliance.  Examples would be:  dressmaker, cake decorator, florist and wedding photographer; or graphic designer, typesetter and printer; or what about mechanic, panel beater and spray painter?

It’s possible your business may also be complementary to ours, and if this is so, we would welcome you to visit our webpage www.asecretary.com.au/ businessservices.htm to see if you would like to be listed too!

This is the very reason that “A Clayton’s Secretary” formed an alliance with many other home-based secretarial operators – to increase exposure, to increase the skills base and resources available to you and to ensure someone is always available to attend to your administrative needs.

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Did you know???

…that we have members in several countries?  These include:

Argentina, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, UK, USA as well as throughout Australia. 

We have a truly multicultural group providing services in 18 languages!  See our site for full details.

We welcome the new members who have joined our ranks since last newsletter:


Jennifer Dadd
, Roselands, NSW, jenniferdadd@aol.com

Leeza Silverman, Thornbury, Vic

Jodie Garoni, Croydon, Vic,

blasterpj@optusnet.com.au

Sandra Hill, Springwood, QLD,

PAplus1@aol.com

Louise Borg, Hillside, Vic,

lbsecretarial@iprimus.com.au

Frances Lowe, Eltham, Vic,

lowe@ozonline.com.au

 

Members may charge differently as they are independent contractors. Some specialise in medical/legal transcriptions, bookkeeping, or Internet based work and have varying backgrounds of experience. 

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I’ve been chatting (via email) with John Ahern from time to time – he runs a great Australian motivational website and it’s well worth visiting.  His site is all about providing information and motivating people – on a weekly basis.

If you need a dose of motivation and something to lift you up regularly, why not visit his site at http://www.jdi.net.au and register?  And if you have some quotes you think worthy of being added, you can do just that too! 

Receive the quotes long enough and you might even some submitted by me!  Thanks John!


What our customers are saying:  
My business has been in growth mode for 3 years and from time to time you need expert help quickly.  Sometimes you only need that help for 1 week or even a few hours.     
Recruitment firms charge heaps; newspaper advertising takes too much time. The way of the future is to outsource.    
I have been accessing the services of several members of "A Clayton's Secretary" for quite some time now. I like the range of services available - a real 'one-stop shop' for me! And if they don't have what I'm looking for, I just ask Kathie, the Director, and she seeks out what I'm looking for! To grow your business without the stress of staff call Kathie.

Regards
Stuart O'Neill
Guerrilla Real Estate
02 66766577
www.guerrillarealestate. com.au  

Watch our Seminars page for updates on new seminars – if you are holding a workshop or seminar you’d like listed – let us know!

We are dedicated to provide you service with:

integrity, dignity, loyalty, confidentiality, competence and trust.

For the secretary you need - call me!

Kathie M. Thomas 
AFAIOP, ASO, ASM, MVA

 Web Links

Awards
www.achiever.com.au
www.businessawardsaus.com 
(updated)

Bridgeworks
www.waynedyson.com

Creative Celebrations
www.creativecelebrations.com.au

Guerrilla Marketing
www.guerrillamarketing.com.au

Hampering Around
www.hamperingaround.com.au


JewishAustralia
www.jewishaustralia.com

Networks:
For a list of networks in
Melbourne go to

www.whats-on-in-town.com
(updated)
www.bni.com.au

Seminars
www.asecretary.com.au/seminars.htm


Small Business Support
www.homebusinessmanual.com.au  
www.flyingsolo.com.au
www.mbn.com.au
www.soho-life.com

The Image Centre
www.theimagecentre.com.au

The Office Organiser
www.office-organiser.com.au

The Ultimate Gift Experience
www.ultgiftexp.com.au

Travel Solutions
www.travelsolutions.com.au

Universal Currency Converter
www.xe.net/ucc

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Current Rates apply:

Word-processing                                $30.80 per hour
Overheads design/graphics              $38.50 per hour
Desktop Publishing                            $44.00 per hour

Database design & maintenance      $49.50 per hour

Colour printing                                    $  3.30 per item

O/H Film                                               $  2.20 per item

Internet:

Research on the Internet                   $33.00 per hour

Send email                                            $ 2.20 with text 
Design, publish and register
Website with search engines            $825.00  (8 pages )
Webpage maintenance                      $ 66.00 per hour

Photocopying:                                       Price on asking
Laminating                                                    $4.40 A4 size 

Faxes:
Local                                                              $1.10
STD                                                               $2.75 for first 5 pgs

Scanning

Image - graphics - per graphic on disk     $5.50
OCR (Character recognition)                     $16.50  minimum

Training
Use of computer and software                  $55.00 per hour

Event Management
Flyers prepared, registrations handled, bookings made - POA

All prices are GST inclusive s
If something you require is not listed here, please do give me a call and I will source it for you.  Further information about
‘A Clayton's Secretary’
® can be obtained through the web page address listed at the top of this page.  Rates for clients outside of Australia are ex GST (Goods & Services Tax = Base + 10%).