Heather Jacobson Nominated for Inaugural Janet Jordan Achievement Award

ROANOKE, VA – A year and half ago, if any one had told Virtual Assistant, Heather Jacobson, that she would be nominated for the first ever Janet Jordan Award, she probably would not have believed it. The award honors a Virtual Assistant (VA) who has been in business for less than 2 years and has reached a milestone in their short career. This milestone needs to be an accomplishment that has boosted their new business to an overwhelming success in a relatively short period of time. Jacobson’s peers nominated her for this honor and the nomination is proof she has already become an overwhelming success.

“To be nominated by your peers for such a prestigious award is an amazing and humbling feeling. I’m honored that there are Virtual Assistants out there that deem me worthy of this award” says Jacobson. And why wouldn’t they? Jacobson has reached many milestones in her short career. She’s the author of “Making Dollars Out of Cents: 101 Tips for Frugal Marketers”; co-founder of the Virtual Assistant Revolution; owner of Valley Virtual Assistants; a Coach with Virtual Assistant Training; and an active contributor to many Virtual Assistant forums. Any one of these accomplishments would be seen as a milestone for the new VA. Perhaps her greatest contribution and the reason for her nomination is her passion for sharing knowledge. The Virtual Assistant Revolution was born out of that passion. Virtual Assistants in all stages of their business find resources, support, assistance, ideas, motivation, and guidance in Jacobson. Jacobson freely shares her business and marketing knowledge with other VAs through her participation in many forums. By encouraging new VAs to grow and ask questions, Jacobson promotes the professionalism of the Virtual Assistant industry.

As reported on the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC) website, Janet Jordan, who passed away in January 2006, was a recognized industry leader in the virtual assistance field. Mrs. Jordan’s virtual assisting career began in 1980, long before the term “Virtual Assistant” was coined. Along with running her private VA practices which included clients who spanned the globe, Mrs. Jordan also trained aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their own up-to-the-minute, compelling and relevant virtual assistant practices through Virtual Assistance U. Jordan created future leaders in the Virtual Assistant industry. Heather Jacobson strives to carry on Janet Jordan’s legacy.

The winner of the Janet Jordan Achievement Award will be chosen by members of the International Association of Coaches (IAC) and will be honored at the inaugural International Virtual Assistants Day (IVAD) event which will be held online on May 19th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm EST. The inaugural celebration coincides with a three-day assembly sponsored by the OIVAC running from May 18 – 20, 2006. Admission to the IVAD Celebration and Awards presentation is free and open to the public. Visit the OIVAC website for more information.

About Heather Jacobson

Heather Jacobson is the owner of Valley Virtual Assistants, a Virtual Assistant business catering to small business owners who need assistance with their marketing efforts, and is a coach with Virtual Assistant Training. She is also the co-founder of the Virtual Assistant Revolution whose mission is to empower and support Virtual Assistant businesses. For more information visit http://www.heatherjacobson.com

About Online International Virtual Assistants Convention
OIVAC is an international convention of Virtual Assistants providing learning, training, networking and information-sharing experience conducive to the hectic schedules of work-at-home and virtual entrepreneurs. For more information contact info@oivac.com or visit the website at www.oivac.com

About the International Association of Coaches
The IAC is an independent certifying body for the coaching industry. Their mission is to inspire the on-going evolution and application of a universal coaching standard. Their rigorous certification process evaluates specific proficiencies that are the hallmark of the most effective and distinguished coaches, and the coach’s ethical, professional, and business acumen. The purpose of this standard is to provide the clients of coaches with a valid measure of assurance that they will receive the best coaching. For more information visit http://www.certifiedcoach.org

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Taking the Four Letter Word Out of Marketing and Making It Easier for Entrepreneurs

Roanoke, VA (PRWEB) October 24, 2005 — It is common among small business owners to assume that marketing is beyond their economic reach and will be for some time. They believe that until they grow their businesses, the marketing tools by which to achieve further growth will remain too expensive to be practical. It is that misconception that Heather Jacobson dispels in her ebook, Making Dollars Out of Cents: 101 Tips for the Frugal Marketer.

Jacobson, a successful business owner, states, “So many times I hear people who are starting out with their businesses complain that they would love to market their ideas, but do not have the money. This simply amazes me because I have a very successful business that began turning a profit after three months. In the first nine months I spent less than $100 on my marketing efforts, total. There are ways. 101 ways, in fact, to inexpensively market your business.”

Any business can grow by exposing their products to a larger customer base. Making Dollars Out of Cents can help entrepreneurs do this sooner because less money is needed to access markets in the ways that Jacobson illustrates. Her clear vision and original thinking led her to try new ideas and new perspectives on marketing. Small businesses are opening up everywhere. Jacobson’s novel approaches can be utilized to fit many marketing niches.

According to Erin Banister, Founder of Trinity Jacobs, Jacobson “has compiled not only a great list of inexpensive resources for marketing, but also provided real-world examples. Those examples have shown me that not only can the tips be put into action immediately, they can also bring results faster than I thought possible. Without this ebook, I would never have thought to use some of these techniques, and I would never have had this sudden growth.”

Dale Noles, President of The Selon Group, has been a vocal supporter since this ebook’s concept. Noles says, “This e-book is literally jammed packed with 101 inexpensive, innovative and practical marketing ideas that you can use immediately to jumpstart your business or catapult you to the next level. Since I began reading Making Dollars Out of Cents and implementing this practical advice for just two weeks The Selon Group is already seeing dramatic results.”

Jacobson concludes, “I’ve searched high and low and can find ebooks filled with marketing strategies but most of their ideas cost more money than I would consider economical. The key to inexpensive and free marketing is utilizing all the tools available to you and making it viral in nature. There are tools out there that you didn’t even know existed.”

About Heather Jacobson:
Heather Jacobson is the owner of Valley Virtual Assistants, whose sole purpose is providing marketing support and services to entrepreneurs and small businesses. She is also a business coach with VA Training, speaker, author and vocal supporter of the virtual assistance industry. Heather has over 12 years of sales and marketing experience from multiple industries and uses this expertise to custom tailor the perfect marketing avenue for each client. For more information about Heather Jacobson and Making Dollars Out of Cents visit http://www.ValleyVA.net and http://www.inexpensivemarketingideas.com.

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