What Is A Virtual Assistant?

The “George Washington University Forecast of Emerging Technology” (January 2000) has identified Virtual Assistance as one of the top emerging technologies.  It is predicted to be a 127 billion dollar industry by the year 2008.  Source:  Marubeni Corporation Economic Research Institute.  http://www.marubeni.co.jp/research/eindex/0212-2/

What Is A Virtual Assistant?

A Virtual Assistant (VA) is an independent professional who provides administrative and technical support to clients from their fully equipped home office. Virtual Assistants are vastly accomplished independent entrepreneurs with an assortment of skills and talents, providing services to numerous businesses, organizations and professionals. Due to sophisticated technology, there are no geographical boundaries.

How does it work?

Modern technology affords clients the luxury of transferring work assignments via fax, email, disk, CD or postal mail. Virtual Assistants will then complete the work at their office and return it in the preferred manner of the client.

How can a Virtual Assistant help your business?
For starters, a Virtual Assistant will help you redeem the precious gift of TIME and save you MONEY.  Hiring an employee can be expensive. When you consider the cost of training, a substantial benefit package, downtime, productivity, and tax liability, the real cost of an employee can be as much as 2 1/2 times their annual salary. Consider the real costs of maintaining a full-time administrative assistant.  It's easy to understand why partnering with a Virtual Assistant is the intelligent choice.

Who would work with a Virtual Assistant?

Anyone who is seeking balance in their business and life! Busy professionals, coaches, writers, small and home based businesses, real estate professionals, non-profit and charitable organizations have all discovered the profitability of working with Virtual Assistants.

What type of services does a Virtual Assistant provide?

Services contrast from basic administrative to extremely technical skills. If your Virtual Assistant is not proficient in a particular area that you need, they will locate a colleague in their network to complete the project for you.  Go to the “Services” area of our website to discover what you can expect from Elite Virtual Solutions.

How much will it cost?

You can expect to pay $30-$50/hour depending on the skills, experience and type of work performed. Elite Virtual Solutions offers retainer packages for clients that use our services on a regular basis.

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