Virtual Assistant – What’s That?

Let?s create a mental picture.  Imagine an Administrative Assistant sitting at a desk in an office utilizing today?s technology to perform the routine and specialized administrative tasks that are critical to the success of your business.  Typing correspondence and reports, answering phones, making follow-up calls, responding to emails, creating documents and spreadsheets, managing and tracking your databases, building presentations, scheduling meetings and appointments, arranging your travel and communicating with your clients. She is a highly skilled administrative support professional with top level experience and? she?s there to support you!

Now imagine that same administrative professional performing all of the above tasks? from her own home office. Same level of skills, knowledge and experience. Same office technology and communication tools. Same highly proficient assistant performing the same administrative tasks only now she?s working from home and? she?s still there to support you!

But let?s go a step further and take away her employee status and along with that the cost of her benefits, health insurance and vacation pay. Let?s not forget that heavy annual salary not to mention the cost of office space and equipment.  Now we?ll eliminate the standard 40-hour work week and make her available only for the number of hours that you really need her. Finally, let?s have her offer you a great rate for her superior service.

What you now have is a Virtual Assistant (or VA).  A member of one of the fastest growing business trends of the last 20 years. VA?s are independent contractors, service providers who specialize in providing administrative support services to clients in ongoing, collaborative professional relationships.

Virtual Assistants have become the practical administrative solution for small and medium sized businesses, organizations, entrepreneurs and mobile professionals that need high level professional administrative support but may not have the space, budget, or workload for a conventional employee.

Imagine Administrative Support in a whole new way - Virtually! 

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