Andrea Kane, is a pilates instructor, massage therapist and coach living with Rheumatoid arthritis. She’s an amazing example of how you can build a business that relies on your body even when experiencing chronic health issues. Here’s what we discussed in today’s episode Andrea’s health journey What you may misunderstand about Rheumatoid Arthritis Doing physical […]

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Hey everybody, I am so thrilled that you’re here for this first episode of the Spoonipreneur Podcast. On this episode, I’m sharing my story with you so you can see the ups and downs of what it looks like to build an online business while living with chronic illness and what my life with chronic […]

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Hey, I’m Nicole Neer, an Online Business Manager and owner of Bloom Administrative Services, a digital support agency providing done for you services to small business owners. Today, I am starting my podcast with a look at what a Spooniepreneur actually is. The entrepreneur part is pretty self-explanatory. But a LOT of people don’t know […]

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Fun fact–I studied child psychology in college. (And now I’m an entrepreneur who uses that psych background to coach my clients from crisis to crisis.) I went to Sarah Lawrence College, a little liberal arts school that rejected silly things like majors or grades. Instead of taking tests, we wrote huge papers every semester on […]

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Recently, I’ve had several people ask me what skills you should have to be a successful virtual assistant. If you’re anything like me, I didn’t come into the field with an administrative background. I had been a copyeditor and had done some social media marketing for the nonprofit I worked for…but I had never worked […]

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Fatigue, pain, and brain fog have been kicking my butt lately. The other day, I was cold (even though it’s the middle of summer here) and wasn’t moving well. So I asked my mom to get me something from my bedroom…but when I was trying to explain to her what I needed, the words didn’t […]

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Don’t want to watch? Here’s the transcript: I want to chat with you today about the three rookie mistakes that you’re making when you’re starting your virtual assistant business. My business has been shifting over the last eight months. I have started taking on clients as an online business manager and I’ve been building a […]

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Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that I may earn a commission (at no cost to you) if you click through and sign up. I only promote products that I use personally and find essential in my business! I had an amazing conversation with some of my Instagram peeps last week […]

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Last week, I officially revamped my business, something that has been in the works for six months now. I’m shifting from working as a virtual assistant to becoming a full-time Online Business Manager. (Did I mention I’m also getting certified as an OBM which has taken a lot of my free time?) I now have […]

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I really only have one rule when it comes to who I’ll work with–no assholes. I’m probably pickier about it than most VAs I know because that type of work stress makes me physically ill. It’s just not worth it. I’ve learned when to fire a client the hard way. A few years ago, I […]

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