The Canadian Virtual Assistant Network

The Canadian Virtual Assistant Network (CVAN) is dedicated to bringing further awareness to the profession of Virtual Assisting in Canada and around the world. Our Network community is made up of virtual assistants across Canada who have common goals:

Support other VA's in the industry

Further awareness of the profession

Offer high-quality VA Services to clients

Work ethically and honestly

To continuously update their skills and knowledge in order to raise the bar in the profession

For more information on The Canadian Virtual Assistant Network (CVAN) click here

Read the pledge to the VATP Code of Ethics and Conduct here.

Source Of Your Resources

Here are links to various resources.

• Books
• Business Start Up
• Business Tools and Services
• Coaching – Business and Personal Success
• Financial
• Government
• Miscellaneous
• Search Tools
• Security Software
• Shopping Sites
• Training
• Virtual Assistant Specific
• Web Site Related

• The Virtual Assistant's Pre-Launch Manual and Workbook
  by Christine Durst, Michael Haaren - shop on www.amazon.com
  
  
• The Virtual Assistant's Guide to Marketing
  by Michelle Jamison - shop on www.amazon.com
  
  
• Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA
  by Diana Ennen, Kelly Poelker - shop on www.amazon.com
  
  

• British Columbia Government Resource – links to other helpful sites
  http://www.onestopbc.ca
  
  
• Canada Business Services for Entrepreneurs
  Government services for entrepreneurs - Information about Starting a Business, Financing, Taxes, Exporting and more.
  http://canadabusiness.gc.ca/gol/cbec/site.nsf/en/index.html
  
  
• Canadian Business Directory – a who’s who in Canada
  http://www.cdnbusinessdirectory.com/
  
  
• Interactive Business Plan – step-by-step online process
  http://www.cbsc.org/ibp
  
  
• Online Strategic Planner – use for yours as well as your client’s business
  http://www.planware.org/strategicplanner.htm
  
  
• Online Business Card Company – business cards done virtually
  http://clubcard.ca/

• Client Sharing – share documents, calendar, contacts and more
  http://www.mailstreet.com
  http://www.hyperoffice.com
  http://www.weboffice.com
  http://www.hotoffice.com
  http://www.calendars.net
  
  
• Currency Converter – know what it costs or what it’s worth
  http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=curc&&zz
  
  
• Free Bridge Lines – not the best but you get what you pay for
  http://www.freeconferencecalling.com
  http:// www.mrconference.com
  http://www.freeconference.com
  
  
• Free Internet Conversations – all you need is a headset
  http://www.skype.com/
  
  
• Hourly Bridge Line Rentals – $10-$15/hour for occasional, reliable use
  http://www.webvalence.com
  Ed Shea – 1-630-530-1060
  
  
• Norton Antivirus Homepage – protect yourself and watch for hoaxes
  http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
  
  
• Online Survey Tool – create, deploy and compile
  http://www.zoomerang.com
  http://www.surveymonkey.com
  
  
• PDF Creation Software - a free and compatible alternative to Adobe Acrobat
  http://www.pdf995.com
  http://www.solidpdf.com
  
  
• Reminder Service – for you or your clients
  http://www.birthdayalarm.com
  
  
• Time Keeper Software – a punch clock on your desktop
  http://www.traxtime.com
  
  
• Transferring Large Files –for transferring those large files email can’t handle
  http://www.sendthisfile.com
  http://www.whalemail.com
  
  
• World Clock – you can set your watch by it, in your backyard or around the world
  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

• Mary-Lou Ashton
  Vision to Action Coaching
  marylou@vatp.ca
  1-604-483-3740
  
  
• Amy Ruppert
  Light Work Group
  http://lightwork.net/
  Amy@LightWorkGroup.com
  1-630-761-8528
  
  
• Jerry Wistrom
  All Out Coaching
  http://www.alloutcoaching.com
  jerry@alloutcoaching.com
  1-860-298-8820
  
  
• Pam Thomas
  What’s Within U Coaching
  http://whatswithinu.com
  pam@whatswithinu.com
  1-480-361-2635
  
  
• Teresia LaRocque
  TLC Teresia LaRocque Coaching & Associates
  http://teresia.com
  teresia@teresia.com
  1-604-473-9884
  
  
• Find-a-coach
  http://www.findacoach.com
  
  
• International Coach Federation
  http://www.coachfederation.org/

• Canada Revenue Agency
  http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html
  
  
• PayPal
  https://www.paypal.com/
  
  
• Practice Pay Solutions
  http://www.practicepaysolutions.com/

• Canada Business - Service For Entrepreneurs
  http://www.cbsc.org
  
  
• Canada’s Privacy Act
  http://www.privcom.gc.ca/legislation/02_07_01_e.asp
  
  
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office – copyright, intellectual property, trademarks
  http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/
  
  
• United Kingdom Intellectual Property
  http://www.ipo.gov.uk/
  
  
• United Kingdom Patent Office
  http://www.ipo.gov.uk/patent.htm
  
  
• US Copyright Office
  http://www.copyright.gov/
  
  
• US Patent and Trademark Office
  http://www.uspto.gov/

• File Size Resource – what means what (kb, mb, gig)
  http://familyinternet.about.com/
  
  
• Top Ten Lists – personal or business related
  http://www.topten.org
  
  
• Web Encyclopaedia - look up the definition for web and computer based terms
  http://www.webopedia.com/

• Search Engines – a couple of the best
  http://www.google.ca
  http://www.ask.com/

• Security Software – in addition to antivirus
  http://www.avg-antivirus.net/
  http://www.bullguard.com/
  http://www.lavasoft.com/
  http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree_download.html
  http://www.zonealarm.com/
  
  
• Software Links – the must haves
  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html
  http://www.microsoft.com/office/prodinfo.mspx
  http://www.symantec.com/index.htm
  http://www.winzip.com/
  
  
• Software Information
  http://www.komando.com/

• Books, Music, DVD’s
  http://www.amazon.com/US
  http://www.amazon.ca/Canada
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/UK
  http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/
  
  
• Free Ecards
  http://www.castlemountains.com/
  http://www.e-cards.com/
  http://www.printfree.com/
  
  
• Inspirational Gifts
  http://www.successories.com/
  
  
• Office Supplies
  http://www.officedepot.com/ - US
  https://www.officedepot.ca/ - Canada
  https://www.staples.com/ - US
  http://www.staples.ca/ - Canada
  
  
• US Online Florist
  http://www.1800flowers.com/flowers/

• Training @ Your Own Pace
  http://www.lynda.com/
  
  
• How-to Library and Quick Reference
  http://www.webmonkey.com/

• Canadian Virtual Assistant Network (CVAN)
  http://www.canadianva.net
  
  
• International Virtual Assistant Association (IVAA)
  http://www.ivaa.org
  
  
• Alliance of UK Virtual Assistants
  http://www.allianceofukvirtualassistants.org.uk
  
  
• VirtualAssistants.com
  http://www.virtualassistants.com
  
  
• Specialist Virtual Assistant Club
  http://svaclub.master.com

• Domain Name Registration - thisismycompany.com
  http://www.domainpeople.com
  http://www.register.com
  http://www.internic.net
  
  
• Web Hosts
  http://www.bluehost.com
  http:// www.netnation.com
  
  
• Top 10 Canadian Web Hosting Companies – the best of the best in Canada
  http://ca.tophosts.com/top25-web-hosts.html
  
  
• Web Site Design – check out portfolios before you hire
  http://www.marjorie.ca
  
  

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