Released on: January 7, 2008, 12:09 pm

Press Release Author: Patty Dost

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Announcement of a new internship program designed to provide
new virtual assistants with the experience needed to gain clients.

Press Release Body: Patty Dost has been providing administrative assistance for more
than two decades, formerly as a traditional employee, and currently as a business
owner. Dost owns and operates a virtual assistance company based in Lafayette,
Indiana called Time Is Of The Es-Cents. The virtual assistance industry is gaining
popularity throughout North America and across the globe as more and more business
owners recognize the many benefits associated with outsourcing their administrative
needs - virtually. Time Is Of The Es-Cents provides a myriad of administrative
services from creating labels and spreadsheets to maintaining blogs, sending
newsletters, performing Internet research and almost everything in between.

Ms Dost has been involved with VANetworking.com (VANA to its members) for # years,
as a member, volunteer and VA (virtual assistant) to its founder, Tawnya Sutherland.
VANA is the world's largest virtual assistant organization, and on December 13th at
its 'virtual' Christmas party, Dost was awarded the association's first annual
'VAccolade Business Entrepreneur of the Year' award. Each week, a virtual assistant
from VANA's international membership is honored as VAccolade Business Entrepreneur,
and Dost was chosen from among VANA's weekly recipients of 2007 as the yearly
winner.

"She is the one behind the scenes keeping VANA running smoothly and in focus so that
all virtual assistants worldwide have a comfortable and friendly place to network
online," commented Sutherland. She went on to say, "Patty is always there for us
answering questions at the forum from 'how to post your avatars' to 'finding out
your password when it\'s forgotten'. She contributes in so many ways to VANA that I
cannot even begin to list them. Without Patty, VANA would not be the wonderful
resource it is to so many VAs worldwide. We should all be tipping our VA hats off to
Patty Dost, the VA who helps keep over 7,500 members informed about the VA industry
today."

Besides a special banner to display on her website, www.TimeIsOfTheEscents.com, Dost
was presented (virtually) with a ticket, valued at $349 CAD to attend the Forum on
Virtual Assistance, happening in Toronto, Canada in May of 2008.

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Patty Dost, owner of Time Is Of The Es-Cents, has over 20 years experience in the
corporate world. She has an extensive background as an Administrative Assistant,
Human Resources Assistant, and Payroll Administrator. She also has experience in
travel planning and meeting coordination.

Since officially opening her Virtual Assistant business, Patty has used her
background and also furthered her skills so that she can assist her clients and
establish long-term business relationships. She enjoys working with small businesses
and Virtual Assistants.

She assists in keeping the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) forum,
members, and volunteers organized. She also manages the speakers for their seminars,
organizes the contests, keeps up with the Virtual Assistant directory and the
article directory, and a variety of other tasks. She also volunteers at the Virtual
Assistant Revolution with their weekly newsletter.


Web Site: http://www.timeisoftheescents.com

Contact Details: Patty Dost
http://www.TimeIsOfTheEscents.com