SmartBizChoice #4

Hire A Virtual Assistant To Handle Basic Administrative Set Up.

(You focus on what you know best... Let SmartBizChoices do the rest.)

In the traditional office, they are known as Administrative Assistants, but in the online community, they are known as Virtual Assistants or VA's.

A Virtual Assistant (VA) is an independent entrepreneur providing administrative, creative and/or technical services to businesses and executives alike on a contractual basis. Utilizing advanced technological modes of communication and data delivery, a professional VA assists clients in his/her area of expertise from his/her own office, utilizing his/her own personal equipment. Assignments are usually communicated through e-mail, Instant Messaging (IM), phone, or fax. Whatever the project, information is easily transferred between client and Virtual Assistant.

Advantages to Employers

Virtual administrative assistants have become more and more sought after as new and long time entrepreneurs have decided that they don't need full time in-house administrative help. With a virtual assistant you no longer have the need for an extra desk, computer, office space, or extra salary.

In addition to eliminating the taxes, vacations, insurance and other employee-related costs, a Virtual Assistant offers the corporate world access to an incredible pool of specialized talent previously unobtainable. Technology has enabled this fantastically flexible and beneficial new way to do business quickly, efficiently and economically, with less overhead. This is a smart way to realize your return on investment (ROI) much sooner in your start up business.

Fees

If you add it all up, in-house hourly or salaried employees generally cost 2 to 2.5 times more than their hourly wage. In addition to their wage you need to consider other employee related costs like employee benefits, workers compensation insurance, office space requirements, and equipment costs.

In the long run it is more economical to pay only for the services you need when you need them. Unless you have to have a warm body sitting at a desk in your office because you get a lot of walk-in traffic, an independently contracted Virtual Assistant (VA) can help take care of the tedious administrative work that needs to be done in every business, all with less overhead. They can answer your phones, make contact calls, schedule appointments, enter contacts into your database, and more.

Fees are based on the type of specialized services you require and for the time period required. Short term and rush services are slightly higher than long term contracts.

SmartBizChoices offers independently contracted administrative services as part of the Small Business Start Up Options to our new business clients in the Metro Atlanta, North Georgia, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Murphy, S.C.. We believe that independently contracted administrative and merchandising services are as essential as commercial signs, web sites, merchant services, and accounting system setup.

If you are from an area outside these Metro areas, we offer Virtual Administrative services exclusively via phone, e-mail, instant message, or fax.