A Virtual Assistant (or VA) is a business owner who specializes
in providing ongoing administrative support by working with clients
in continuous, collaborative relationship.
Like other service providers, Virtual Assistants operate remotely
from their own offices and utilize today's technology to deliver
their services and communicate with clients.
A Virtual Assistant's support is foundationally administrative,
secretarial and clerical in nature. However, many Virtual Assistants
offer additional specialties that fall under creative and technical
services.
Virtual Assistants come from a variety of business backgrounds,
but the single-most important qualification to become a Virtual
Assistant is at least five (5) years administrative experience
earned in the real (non-virtual) business world working in upper
level capacities such as administrative assistant, executive assistant,
secretary, legal assistant, paralegal, legal secretary, real estate
assistant, office manager, etc.
From this level of experience, a VA is expected to possess the
skill sets, training and business knowledge which are the hallmark
of a truly qualified Virtual Assistant.
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Benefits to you?
All the reasons why!
* It's an easy, simple and convenient choice.
* It’s an affordable and productive approach to traditional responsibilities. Pay only for work performed, no taxes, no benefits, no space or supplies; so you save money!
* You gain the ability to expand your business and increase sales.
*Get yourself focused on innovative ideas and passions that need your time and undivided attention.
*According to the SBA, business owners spend over 40% of their time handling administrative duties. Don't you agree that your time could be better spent handling other responsibilities?
*It’s benefits are unmatched. You automatically gain the presence and services typical to an office minus the equipment, space, physical presence or additional costs. Save money. There’s no need to invest in expensive equipment, resources or space.
So why should you make this decision?
Let's face it. The thought of organizing, analyzing, sorting and compiling the data in your home or office by yourself is probably quite unpleasant and overwhelming.
Your time is valuable, and the process of being productive and organized can be very time-consuming.
As partners, we will reduce the amount of your own time spent on completing tasks and duties which let you focus on other things that deserve your full attention. It is easy to see, there is no need to postpone your dream of "I need more time" for yourself, your family, or your ideas. You deserve only the best for yourself!
Although the virtual assistant's hourly rate is more than the employee's rate in the first place, you save the cost of benefits and overhead that would have to be applied to the new employee's wage. And, because virtual assistant's are usually more experienced, more efficient, and better connected than the employee, you'll need to devote far less time to the project to get the same results, only 480 hours a year versus 2,080 for the new employee. **
Remember, with a Virtual Assistant, you only pay for the time on task by the minute! No more paying for socializing, hour long lunches or frequent trips to the washroom. Your employee's 8 hour day can be crunched into 3-4 hours with a Virtual Assistant.
Simply put, you should partner with a virtual assistant because it's more cost-effective and virtual assistants go above and beyond the normal assistant's duties to impact your own productivity. No task is too big or small for a virtual assistant to handle.
Compare the COST:
VA vs Employee
By partnering with a Virtual Assistant you SAVE almost $40,000.00 per year.
Imagine that : you receive expert support, lighter loads of
responsibility, peace of mind and more time to devote on your
profession and life. Now that is something I would call, real
help!
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