Are you overwhelmed with running your business? Are there not enough hours in the day? The more your business grows the more administrative tasks you have and the less time you have to generate new business?
Your time spent in the business is the most valuable because it is your responsibility to generate new revenue for your business. Doing small and often trivial administrative chores yourself does not really add value to your business. The sensible solution is to delegate those less profitable tasks by hiring someone to carry them out but whose hourly rate is somewhat less than your real financial worth.
This may not be easy if you have a whole host of reasons that prevent you from hiring a full time personal assistant. You may not need a full time or even part time employee but just require someone for occasional or limited secretarial services. Then there are the employer’s responsibilities such as sick pay, maternity leave, paid holiday etc.
Significant for some potential employers is also the loss of privacy and space - are you working from home or have limited office space? You may not want an employee working from your home or simply not have the room for an additional employee.
So, wouldn't it be perfect if you had a business assistant that was always ready to work for you but only when you need them?
Meet the Virtual Assistant (VA), an invaluable new work force that provides a practical solution for small businesses owners. A VA frees up your valuable time so you can concentrate on the important things that only you can do in your business.
There is no need to share office space or even for your VA to live in the same town or city. Work assignments are communicated through email; telephone, fax or post and web-based tools such as instant messengers and online calendars & planners are also often used as a means of keeping in touch.
Because your VA is self-employed and invoices you only for the actual hours worked or by tasks completed s/he can be the perfect solution for a busy small business or entrepreneur.
Your VA can return telephone calls, answer e-mails, draft letters for you, run your diary, filter your email, deal with your post, book your doctors appointment and even remind you of your husband’s birthday and source the perfect gift if necessary! You can also equip your VA to go beyond traditional secretarial support to client development and marketing support.
As more and more businesses move their marketing and communications to the Internet, VA’s are becoming the obvious solution to staffing issues. For an hourly fee often less than the cost of employees, businesses can take advantage of professional assistance and a variety of skills at the click of a mouse.
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