Virtual Assistants
What are they?
A virtual assistant is a self-employed contracted professional who provides administrative, technical, social media, or planning assistance to clients remotely from their home office.
What kind of things does a Virtual Assistant do?
A Virtual Assistant is a “jack of all trades” type of employee. Some examples of the administrative support that can be provided are listed below. Please note that these are examples, but should not be considered an exhausted list.
General Administrative Clerical work: calendar management, meeting minutes, organizing and filing documents, auditing files to ensure completion, online research, and other non-essential tasks.
Back Office Operations: invoicing and billing, employee reimbursement receipts, basic bookkeeping, customer scheduling.
Social Media: Scheduling posts and uploading videos/graphics (no creation).
Event Planning: team building events, company happy hours, fundraising, holiday parties, etc.
Why do I need one?
Reduced workload and you can focus on what matters, which saves you time.
Decreases your operational costs: less office real estate, no payroll taxes, no health insurance, no retirement packages.
Low risk scalability.
Strengthen a weakness or pain point in your business.
Access to the best talent, regardless of geographic location.
More work is accomplished in less of your time.