Virtual Assistants Are Helping Small Businesses Thrive

by Lorri Cotton of Everybody's Favorite Assistant ( 27-Feb-2012 )

Many small businesses have office-related duties that need to get done. They don't have the capital to hire a full time Administrative Assistant. Some are just shaken by our economic state and are afraid to hire due to new federal regulations coming down the pipe. But the tasks still need to be completed don't they. What to do? Many are turning to the services of Virtual Assistants. Virtual Assistants are freelance professionals who can provide services as a contractor rather than an employee. Getting work done virtually is simpler than one may think. Any project that one can do on-site in an office can be done virtually. Anything  is possible, from document and database creation to telephone activity such as making or taking calls or receiving files for transcription work All can be done for the small business owner remotely, at great saving to the owner. Each Virtual Assistant has their own particular way of working, and if the businessperson is amenable to the Assistant's process, a beautiful relationship could be developed. You can get the files and activities you need completed, when you need them and only pay for the work, not benefits, overhead, etc. For the new business, or the business with limited work to be performed this is ideal. The wave of the future is here.

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