The graduating students of the 2010 Red Deer College VA Certificate Program are pleased to invite you to the special event, Virtually, Anything is Possible...Infinite Prospects and Possibilities of the VA Industry.  As part of our practicum, and preparation for our graduation, we are organizing a FREE online symposium.

We are very fortunate to have four fantastic speakers agree to share their experience and knowledge and to explore with us first hand some of the “infinite prospects and possibilities” for our industry.

We have been working hard to bring you an informative and entertaining day of virtual socialization. The best part is you don't have to leave your house to join us. All you need is a computer with audio and an internet connection and you can join in all the fun!

Included in our day will be the following topics:

Profit From Your VA Skills

- Bonnie Taylor Wachowicz

Social Media Goes Local  - Helping Your Local Clients Create a Social Media Success Story.

– Craig Cannings

Introduction to website copywriting: How to use effective website copy to get clients and grow your business

- Tammi Metzler

VA Author’s Niche - Virtual Author’s Assistants Make Anything Possible for the Author Client.

– Jan B. King

(Please see below for more information about our guest speakers.)

We not only wish this event to be an educational experience but we want everyone to have FUN as well! Please join us and take part in our entertainment and giveaways.

Space is limited so register early! Please secure your placement as soon as possible by registering today!

Event Details

Thursday June 24, 2010

9AM – 4:30 PM

Online Event - Webinar details to be provided prior to event

Schedule

9:00 Welcome, networking, webinar overview

9:30 – 10:45 Bonnie Taylor Wachowicz – Profit From Your VA Skills

11:00 – 12:15 Craig Cannings –Social Media Goes Local  - Helping Your Local Clients Create a Social Media Success Story.

Break for Lunch

1:15 – 2:30 Tammi Metzler - Introduction to website copywriting: How to use effective website copy to get clients and grow your business

 2:45 – 4:00 Jan B. King – VA Author’s Niche - Virtual Author’s Assistants Make Anything Possible for the Author Client.

4:00  Giveaways and Closing

Guest Speaker Biographies

We are honoured and excited to introduce the following speakers who have so kindly offered to share their time, talents and expertise with us:

Bonnie Taylor Wachowicz- Taylor Made Time   

Bonnie Taylor Wachowicz is a “Small Business Idea Consultant” and "Profit From Your Passions" career consultant/coach.  A highly active imagination, strong intuition and years of business experience combine to bring a unique approach to her coaching/consulting sessions.  Bonnie operated Taylor Made Time as a Virtual Assistant practice since 2003 and in 2008 began to introduce coaching and consulting into her practice.

In 2010, she transitioned completely out of VA work.  Bonnie offers business coaching/consulting to entrepreneurs and small business owners, and has been known to present on topics such as virtual assistance, turning your passions into profits, and other business topics.  Bonnie has presented these topics to various organizations in Alberta, including IAAP (Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton Chapters), Women In A Home Office, and the Red Deer College VA Program.  Website: www.TaylorMadeTime.com

 Craig Cannings –VA Classroom.com

Craig has been training and managing a diverse group of Virtual Teams since 2003.  He managed a large virtual staff while working as a Director of Business Development with a successful Internet Company.  His first-hand experience in working with fabulous Virtual Professionals has provided much of the inspiration for launching VAClassroom.com, a successful, niche online training center for Virtual Assistants and Online Professionals providing unique training opportunities in the areas of Internet Marketing, Social Media, Blogging, Virtual Events Management and more. Craig`s primary passion in life is spending quality time with his 4 main `gals`  – his wife and three young daughters! www.vaclassroom.com

Tammi Metzler – The Write Associates

Tammi Metzler of The Write Associate helps solopreneurs create authentic yet profitable website copy for their businesses. She has worked with countless professionals to create compelling headlines for their website copy, brainstorm the right benefits to feature, hone in on the right marketing message, and more. For free articles and other resources on website copywriting and other marketing topics, please visit http://ClientAttractingWebCopy.com.

Jan B. King - Virtual Author’s Assistant Training and Certification Program.

Jan B. King is a publisher-turned-coach and the founders and the Editorial Director of eWomenPublishingNetwork. Ms. King was the President and CEO of Merritt Publishing, named the 44th largest woman owned/run business in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Ms. King is the author of three books: Business Plans to Game Plans, Smart Women Publish and Authorsmarts.www.janbking.com