You’ve laid off your admin, now what?

Just because you’ve had to do some downsizing of staff doesn’t mean the workload has downsized, if anything it may have increased.  But What’s a manager, owner or CEO to do? There is hope and a virtual assistant can be a very viable solution.

With increasing numbers entrepreneurs, small and medium sized companies are partnering with virtual assistants to get the work done.  Outsourcing is not a new concept, it’s just been upgraded.  When you partner with a VA, a competent administrative professional, it is often a far more economical way to leverage your time.  Consider all the time you waste trying to figure out how  to put together a newsletter, or design a web banner; do you even have the proper software in place to do those types of tasks?  If you do, do you know how to use them?  If not, do you have time to mess around trying to figure it out? If you are like most, the answer is no.

As a virtual assistant, I can help in many areas, as I was once an executive assistant and wore many hats.  I can provide marketing and project support, database management, meeting and travel coordination, graphic and web design services.  I also work in collaborative relationships with other VA’s who provide specialty services such as bookkeeping, copywriting and internet marketing support.  I literally have a pool of resources locally and virtually, that I can put to work for you.

Creating a budget is the first critical step of forming a working relationship.  Determining what specific needs you have would come next. From this “discovery” assessment, I can tailor a plan designed to meet the needs you have.  As the relationship grows and we become a more cohesive team, you can decide if there are more responsibilities you’d like for me to take on.

You don’t need to concern yourself with any payroll, benefits, office or equipment needs either, since I work from my own fully equipped office.  What it boils down to is this, you are paying for pure productive time and nothing else, while you get the help you desparately need.