<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>OffAssist &#187; Business Ownership</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.offassist.com/category/business-ownership/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.offassist.com</link>
	<description>Real Bookkeeping. Virtual Assistance.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:53:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Financials of Santa</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/12/06/financials-of-santa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/12/06/financials-of-santa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austin business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silly stuff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My 10-year-old son had a friend over this Sunday morning and we were all sitting down at the breakfast table talking when the question of how Santa really could possibly to get to all those houses in one night. We batted around the idea of teleportation and time travel. Eventually, I suggested that I think [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/12/06/financials-of-santa/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Customer service isn&#8217;t quite dead yet&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/09/16/customer-service-isnt-quite-dead-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/09/16/customer-service-isnt-quite-dead-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Virtually]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wahm]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, it was pouring rain for a few days straight. My son is really good at entertaining himself. He was off playing by himself, but my daughter is not nearly as gifted. She wants someone to entertain her. There&#8217;s only so much I can bribe my son with. He likes being alone. My husband [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/09/16/customer-service-isnt-quite-dead-yet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How brave am I?</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/07/02/how-brave-am-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/07/02/how-brave-am-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, at an IVAA conference, Beth Quick Andrews gave a talk that she opened with &#8220;What would you do if you were brave?&#8221;. It was a powerful question for me at the time. I chewed my lip a bit and wrote down &#8220;Grow OffAssist beyond just myself.&#8221; It had been something I was considering, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/07/02/how-brave-am-i/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Makin&#8217; It Right&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/05/01/makin-it-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/05/01/makin-it-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 00:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red tape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today (a Saturday) my husband had a bunch of stuff to catch up on, so I took the kids and went to the grocery store and then to Target to spend their allowance. They were terrible at the grocery store and to make a long story short, I ended up telling them in the car [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/05/01/makin-it-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hired someone recently?</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/04/30/hired-someone-recently/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/04/30/hired-someone-recently/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have hired someone recently, you could be eligible for a tax credit as well as not having to pay the employer&#8217;s portion of the social security tax&#8230; first, this is just my own understanding, you should check with your tax adviser of course. If you hired them after Feb 3, 2010 and before [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/04/30/hired-someone-recently/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The keys to the kingdom&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/04/12/the-keys-to-the-kingdom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/04/12/the-keys-to-the-kingdom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Virtually]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red tape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a long-time client on the phone earlier today who is shifting things and wants me to start printing checks for him. It&#8217;s a fairly easy thing to do. About half my clients still use checks on a regular basis. For them, it&#8217;s fairly easy, we just set up their check for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/04/12/the-keys-to-the-kingdom/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A simple little takeaway from the Statesman</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/03/18/a-simple-little-takeaway-from-the-statesman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/03/18/a-simple-little-takeaway-from-the-statesman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austin business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a huge fan of our local newspaper here in Austin, The Austin American Statesman. However, I couldn&#8217;t tell you the last time I actually touched a newspaper. I&#8217;m skeeved out by newsprint. It comes off on your fingers and smudges and well, I&#8217;m a diva deep down, I suppose. Aside from that, I prefer [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/03/18/a-simple-little-takeaway-from-the-statesman/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Phooey on social media privacy</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/03/04/phooey-on-social-media-privacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/03/04/phooey-on-social-media-privacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As with most of what I read these days, someone (Denise over at Aday VA actually) posted (tweeted) a link to this article &#8220;Social Media Privacy? Get Over It.&#8221; It&#8217;s interesting and a conversation I&#8217;ve had over and over with colleagues and friends. How much is too much information? I&#8217;m pretty open, I don&#8217;t lock [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/03/04/phooey-on-social-media-privacy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Austin Leading in Economic Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2010/02/25/austin-leading-in-economic-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2010/02/25/austin-leading-in-economic-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austin business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.offassist.com/?p=469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I love all of my clients, but this is my 12th year living here in Austin (yes, I realize I never get to be &#8220;from&#8221; here, always a transplant) and I&#8217;ve come to absolutely love this town, the people, the businesses&#8230; just everything. Oh, I never would have believed I&#8217;d become [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2010/02/25/austin-leading-in-economic-recovery/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Networking: bibles and bumper stickers need not apply</title>
		<link>http://www.offassist.com/2009/11/13/networking-bibles-and-bumper-stickers-need-not-apply/</link>
		<comments>http://www.offassist.com/2009/11/13/networking-bibles-and-bumper-stickers-need-not-apply/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Virtually]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/2009/11/13/networking-bibles-and-bumper-stickers-need-not-apply/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Warning: Sarcasm ahead I had 2 networking groups yesterday with two very different experiences. The first was &#8220;great&#8221; group that a client has asked me several times to go to. It was not too far from me (about 30 minutes I figured) and she endorsed how wonderful it was. Good enough for me &#8211; and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.offassist.com/2009/11/13/networking-bibles-and-bumper-stickers-need-not-apply/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

