FAQ

Q.    What is Virtual Assistance?

A.    Virtual Assistance is a new administrative profession, formalized more than five years ago by Stacy Brice, President of AssistU, to meet the needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs, as well as the needs of any busy person who could use some great administrative support. The people who work in the field called Virtual Assistants or VAs.

Its base is in traditional administrative support, but the scale and scope are much larger, and the relationship is at its core. It requires that both the VA and client fully understand, value, and desire a collaborative partnership.

Once the partnership is established, Virtual Assistance works wonderfully well, skipping over geographical barriers easily with the use and immediacy of communications media (fax, phone, Internet).  Working virtually allows people to be in touch as easily as if they were sitting 20 feet from one another.

Q.    Who should work with a VA?

A.    Anyone who wants to be successful in his or her profession and live a more balanced life with more free time to do the things he or she wants to do.

Q.    But I manage everything on my own. Why might I need a VA?

A.    As you grow a business, sooner or later, you’ll find that you can do anything, but you simply can’t do everything. And when you give away the stuff that doesn’t need your personal attention, you gain space and time in your life for an abundance of other things such as growing your business or spending more time with family and friends.

Q.    What are the main benefits of working with a VA?
       
A.  Aside from the distinct advantage of gaining a partner in your business, you will enjoy the benefit of additional time for growing your business. By foregoing the traditional employee route, you also forego all costs associated with having an employee. When you hire an employee, on top of a salary or hourly wage, you have a ton of things you need to administer (payroll, benefits, training), many things to buy or lease (equipment, furniture, etc.), and you have to share space as well. Working with a VA removes those burdens and presents a wealth of new opportunities.