Cyberspace Virtual Services Honoured as a Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinct
Added: (Thu Mar 29 2007)
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QUINNS ROCKS, Western Australia – Terence Kierans of Cyberspace Virtual Services has been nominated to receive the “2007 Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction” Award.
The award, to be bestowed by industry advocacy group, Alliance for Virtual Businesses during the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC) in May, honours a Virtual Assistant or VA who has been in practice for at least two years and played a pivotal role in helping others build successful VA businesses. Award nominees are selected by their peers within the VA industry and upon review of the nomination papers of the finalists by OIVAC, a winner will be selected. The award will be presented at a virtual award ceremony on 18 May 2007.
Kierans, a former IT consultant to industry and government departments, started his business, Cyberspace Virtual Services (www.virtualservices.com.au) in April 2000. He specialises in providing support to small businesses in the areas of databases, documentation, newsletters and spreadsheets. He is a graduate electrical engineer and about to release an ebook full of tips for the users of many Microsoft applications.
Thomas Leonard is credited with being the person to use the term “virtual assistant” to describe the person he worked with virtually, Stacy Brice, president and founder of Assist U (www.assistu.com), during the early 1990s.
Before his untimely passing in 2003, Leonard was the founder of Coach University, Coachville, the International Coach Federation, and the International Association of Coaches.
About Cyberspace Virtual Services
Founded in 2000, Cyberspace Virtual Services provides busy and often overwhelmed executives, entrepreneurs and small business owners with an extensive range of services: from business correspondence to database design and management, and from project management to word processing. Visit the website at http://www.virtualservices.com.au/.
About Alliance for Virtual Businesses
Established in June 2003 the Alliance for Virtual Businesses™ is a volunteer-directed organization, whose primary mission is to promote the growth of free enterprise between virtual assistants, entrepreneurs, small businesses, corporations, associations and other business entities. At the web site, client-related case studies; industry-related demographics, and a wealth of other types of information are available to facilitate learning about our industry. Visit the website at http://www.allianceforvirtualbiz.com.