A Virtual Assistant (or VA) is a solopreneur who specializes in providing ongoing, one-on-one, collaborative-style administrative support.
Like other professional service providers, Virtual Assistants operate remotely from their own places of business and utilize today's technology to deliver their services and communicate with clients.
Virtual Assistants are first and foremost administrative experts. Virtual Assistants sometimes offer additional, separate specialties that fall under creative and/or technical services.
Virtual Assistants come from a variety of business backgrounds, but the single-most important qualification the industry expects of its peers is at least five (5) years administrative experience earned in the real (non-virtual) business world working in upper-level capacities such as administrative assistant, executive assistant, secretary, legal assistant, paralegal, legal secretary, real estate assistant, office manager/supervisor, etc.
From this level of experience, a Virtual Assistant is expected to possess the skill sets, training and business knowledge which are the hallmark of a truly qualified Virtual Assistant.
A Sample of the Benefits You'll Gain by Hiring the Services of a Virtual Administrative Assistant:
More time to focus on growing revenues.
Make faster progress by reducing work load.
Less stress as you accomplish more.
More time to meet face-to-face with clients.
Free up some personal time or take a vacation.
Also...
You pay only for actual productivity time.
No loss of privacy for home-office based businesses.
No payroll taxes.
No unemployment insurance, Medicare or social security costs.
No need to invest in additional office space or equipment.
ALH Business Support Services is a Virtual Administrative Assistant business dedicated to helping small business owners increase their revenues through professional on-going administrative support.
