Virtual Office Assistance [VA]

 
What benefits are there in using a Virtual Assistant?  

Benefits of having a Virtual Assistant are absolutely numerous as so many people have already experienced:

  • Growth acceleration of your business or project.  This is achieved by the client being able to stay focused, and even being prompted to make sure that projects stay on track and goals are met.  Clients are more accountable because they are able to keep to the time lines set.
  • The client does not have to provide office space, which greatly enhances the privacy that the client enjoys; neither does the client have to supply equipment for the virtual assistant to be able to do her work.
  • The client only pay for the work done.  The overheads of office space, equipment, telephone costs, leave and sick-leave, etc. are something of the past.
  • In most cases the virtual assistant is viewed as a partner since the virtual assistant normally owns their own business and know the challenges that exists if you are the owner or manager of a division.
What costs are involved when you hire an employee? 
Listed here is only some of the costs involved when you hire an employee.  This also varies from country to country and therefore it is by no means complete.

  • Office space, equipment
  • Costs relating to wasted stationery, personal use of resources such as the telephone and internet
  • Some sort of government tax is payable for most employees
  • Unemployment insurance fund
  • Workmen's Compensation in some cases
  • Sometimes also medical and retirement plans
  • Leave days
  • Sick leave
  • Policies must be put in place to ensure that the employee is protected as well as the client's business
  • You possibly have to employ somebody to ensure that the administration of the administrative employees are kept up to date
  • You have to comply with certain rules and regulations before you can fire somebody
 
In short, the benefit of working with a Virtual Assistant is the fact that you will be working closely together, even if you are thousands of kilometers apart.  You will build a relationship and over time the Virtual Assistant will know what your business is about, what your goals are and because it is in the Virtual Assistants own interest help you to achieve those goals as soon as possible and as efficient as possible.  A virtual assistant strive to deliver quality work in the shortest possible time.

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