A Virtual Assistant is an administrative professional that works independently out of her own office. She provides the same services that you could expect from any administrative professional. The advantage is that you do not have to worry about payroll, benefits, employment taxes and the like. She is an independent contractor and handles that side of the business herself.

You can hire a Virtual Assistant intermittently by the job, if you like, saving you the trouble of maintaining a full-time payroll.

What does this mean for you?

You can have a personal assistant without the bother of buying desks, finding office or cubicle space, dealing with payroll (a VA is an independent contractor), or the long-term hassles that come from being an employer.  You don't have to worry that you might not have enough work for your assistant to keep full-time or long term, because a VA is hired job by job. 

What can a Virtual Assistant do?

If an administrative assistant can do it, a Virtual Assistant can do it, and sometimes better.  Yes, that includes answering phones, if you're willing to set up a phone forwarding service!

A Virtual Assistant, by nature of being an independent contractor, is flexible, innovative and creative to get the job done for you.

Big mailing coming out?

Hire a Virtual Assistant.

Need a client database?

Hire a Virtual Assistant.

Need research done – Internet or traditional?

Hire a Virtual Assistant.

Need a conference scheduled and meetings planned?

Hire a Virtual Assistant.

Need a PowerPoint Presentation for your latest talk?

Hire a Virtual Assistant.