We’ve all been there, writing our daily to-do list with the urgent admin tasks that just seem to roll on to the next day, then the next day, then the next day…!
My mum has owned her own successful business for 25 years and has a fantastic reputation within her industry. After working closely with her for the past couple of months, I have realised how swamped she becomes with administration because she is the decision maker and Managing Director. Not only do her team lean on her for problems that they can’t solve, she also oversees finance, marketing, social media, arranges gifts for customers and the team, books meetings and deals with many general queries that flood her inbox daily and often distract her from the work she really wants to focus on.
Whilst there is an initial outlay of time with delegating your work, something that you consider a vital task could easily be handed over to an experienced Virtual Assistant, leaving you free to work on the business rather than in i
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Virtual Assistants are beneficial to people who work from home or travel extensively. They could help you with diary management or booking your travel arrangements ensuring that you get to your meeting on time every time.
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If you are office based, having a Virtual Assistant could save on desk space and also ensure that your confidential information is not overheard by the rest of the team. A great example of this may be somebody who assists with HR which most Directors of a Small Business find painful. .
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During holidays and festive periods, your business can go through quiet periods and if you have a payroll, payday can bring a sickening feeling. Having a Virtual Assistant means that you can pay as go and reduce or increase the hours as you need them.
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As Virtual Assistants are experienced in what they do, you do not need to invest money in training.
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You do not need to go through the costly and timely process of interviewing and hiring.
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A Virtual Assistant can look at things from a fresh perspective and provide new ideas that you may not of thought of.
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Virtual Assistants will often have access to a large network of suppliers. Whether it be negotiating your contracts or getting you a table at a booked restaurant, they can add value in many different ways.
VA roles are becoming increasingly popular for both start-up firms and large corporates (PwC currently have a large amount of VAs working for them rather than PAs and regularly advertise new VA roles).
Please get in touch for an informal chat to discuss how our experienced VA’s can help free your time so that you can focus on growing your business.
