Part I. Secretarial Business

Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About Starting Your Secretarial Business - pgs 1-23

• Start-up cost.
• Business start-up checklist.
• Skills needed.
• Equipment needed.
• Making the business legal. (How to register your business. How to get a business license. Where to get more information about obtaining a business license in your state. How to register a fictitious business name.)
• Phone line.
• How to choose a name for your secretarial business.
• What services to offer.
• Typical services provided by secretarial services.
• Additional secretarial and administrative services you can offer in your secretarial business.
• Specialized services you can offer in your secretarial business.
• A little-known market for transcription work.
• Offer business support services.

Who Are Your Secretarial Clients - pgs 24-40
• 6 Basic Markets.
• Business and industry.
• Organizations.
• Professionals.
• Writers and Publishers.
• Academia.
• The general public, miscellaneous, and occasional work.

Proven Inside Marketing Strategies from the Pros to Expand Your Secretarial Service in Record Time - pgs 43-56
• Reveals what marketing methods are most effective to generate clients to start your secretarial service or expand your existing business.
• 24 Ways to Promote Your Secretarial Services.
• 10 Ways to Boost Your Business in Record Time

Interview with Nancy G. About Starting and Operating a Secretarial Service
Business Card Sample
Brochure Sample
Resources
Recommended Home Businesses

Part II. Rates, Forms, Templates, Letters, and Agreements

How to Charge for Your Secretarial Services

• Rate sheet
• Rate calculation sheet
• How to charge for business transcription
• SBA pricing guidelines
• Letter to clients providing quotes for business transcription

Forms & Templates
• Proofreading disclaimer
• Survey
• Letterhead
• Fax cover sheet
• Invoice

Letters to Promote Your Secretarial Service
• 6 Promotional Letters

Agreements
• Agreement for Secretarial Services
• Independent Contractor Agreement

Part III. Postcards

• 13 promotional postcards.
• 3 special occasion postcards for New Year, Thanksgiving, and Halloween.
• 2 special offers for slow times.

Part IV. Home Based Business Advice to Help You Start Your Own Business
by Michele Miller

• A Little About Home Based Businesses.
• Joe's Big Mistake.
• Discipline and Motivation.
• How to Stay Sane Working at Home.
• Avoiding the Scams.
• The Chamber of Commerce and the SBA.
• Getting a Business License and Paying Taxes.
• Hiring a Bookkeeper/Accountant.
• What Makes a Business Fail and How to prevent it.
• Businesses I Recommend.
• Small Business Resources.

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