Growing a business often means maximising productivity and efficiency.  One way to get more out of your day/week/year is to hire a Virtual Assistant (VA). 

I like to think of a VA as a business owner’s secret weapon as we (I’m a VA) work hard behind the scenes on the stuff you hate, you’re not good at or simply don’t have the time for. 

We are dynamic professionals with a wealth of experience who can handle a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities.  And as a result, you are freed up to focus on the things you love plus the strategic growth of your business. 

Here’s how a VA could enhance your business productivity:

Time Management and Task Delegation

One of the most significant benefits of hiring a VA is that you always have someone to delegate all the time-consuming tasks to.  I like to think that I can be a solo business owner’s sidekick; always there to take on tasks, listen to ideas and offer suggestions.  

VAs can take on a variety of tasks that would otherwise consume much of your precious time such as conducting research, summarising documents, creating landing pages and writing email newsletters.  Maybe you hate doing research or you just don’t have time to do it so the project that you really want to start never gets off the ground. And that’s frustrating!  And potentially slows down the growth of your business.  A VA can conduct the research for you and get your important project started within days.

Cost Efficiency

Hiring an employee - part time or full time - comes with costs such as a salary (that must be paid whether you have the work and funds available or not), holiday pay, sick pay, office space (unless they work from home), and equipment such as a laptop.  

VAs are a cost effective alternative as you only pay for the hours we work and you don’t have to pay holiday or sickness pay, National Insurance or any other overhead costs.  

Expertise

Every VA has a different background and experience so if you talk to a few you’re bound to find someone who has the expertise that you’re looking for.  For example, me…

I have a background in business. 

• I studied Business Studies at University 20 years ago;
• I have worked in the Financial Services industry in Risk Management, Financial Crime and Compliance teams; and 
• I owned an e-commerce business for 7 years where I learnt many skills including email marketing, website design/maintenance, how to run a business, tracking expenses, product research, and content creation 

Flexibility

VAs are also flexible.  We can often adjust our schedules to fit your needs so if you need a lot of support for an ongoing project but once the project has finished you need us less often, that’s absolutely fine.  You may have a lot of work one month but much less another which is often the nature of business. 

I believe one of the huge benefits of using a VA is that you only pay for the hours we work for you so you don’t waste money on an employee twiddling their thumbs because they don't have enough work to do.

If you’re looking for a sidekick in your business - the Robin to your Batman - please do not hesitate to get in touch.  I love speaking to business owners and hearing about their businesses.  If we’re a right fit for each other, I will always be there to help you succeed.

My website is www.supermumassistants.co.uk

My email is rachael@supermumassistants.co.uk

Or find me on Facebook. I’m Rachael Waller.