Virtual Assistant & Virtual Assistance

A Virtual Assistant (VA) is an experienced professional providing business and personal support in various service areas remotely, through mediums such as telephone, email, fax, internet, and sometimes mail/courier, from their own office.

VAs are entrepreneurs and business owners in their own right and possess knowledge and understanding of the business world that employees may not and, as such, have a greater interest in the success of your business since it also impacts theirs.

Pay for only the hours worked: Tasks and projects are billed according to the actual time put into them. Extras like benefits, taxes, vacations, training, etc. are not required.

Reduce or eliminate overhead costs: Since a Virtual Assistant works from their own office, there is no need to set aside office space or the use of office equipment or supplies at your physical business location.

Free up your time to actually do business: Tasks are removed from your agenda! And better yet, there are no employees to supervise keeping you tied to the office.

Flexible business days: Virtual Assistants set their own hours and time management schedules. In some cases you could arrive at your office in the morning to find that the work you left the night before is done and ready for your review.

The types of services offered depends on the skills and experience of the individual Virtual Assistant. They could include various administrative tasks such as word processing, spreadsheets, bulk mailing, invoicing, bill paying, collections, appointment setting, etc., as well as more specialized areas such as website development, social media management, and branding.

At AVA Business Services, the services list is broken down in to two main categories:

WordPress Websites
Full site builds, revamps and updates. Site maintenance and support. Learning assistance.

Administrative Support
Business and administrative tasks (letters, documents, spreadsheets, etc.) managed virtually.

Business owners, big and small, as well as clubs and organizations. Even non-business owners can use a Virtual Assistant. The list can include, but not limited to:

Executives
Entrepreneurs
Business Managers
Clubs & Organizations / Community Centers / Churches
Authors / Writers / Editors
Seniors / Disabled / Shut ins
Sales People (goods, services, Real Estate)
Consultants
Virtual Assistants

Some of the main reasons may include:

A need for office support but no space, budget or time to accommodate, hire and train an onsite assistant.

Trouble retaining long-term full time or part time help because the workload is too diverse, sporadic, or the hours may not be traditional.

Using temp agencies does not always guarantee reliable, experienced, quality personnel.

Assistance requirements are casual, on call, or per project basis.

Tasks are outside the skill level of existing management or staff, or plain and simply no one wants to do them.

Busy with other commitments and priorities.

The same or greater level of competency and reliability that you would look for and expect from an employee.

Services that will free up your time and allow you to concentrate on the more important matters of generating revenue and growing your business.

Flexibility to adjust to your changing needs, priorities and varied schedule.

Full consideration of all your requirements to build a work plan allowing for only the best possible outcome.

And maybe more importantly:

Honesty.

Integrity.

Commitment.

Respect.

Confidentiality.