| Many people who have a home based businesses | | | | Identification Number or EIN. This way, you do |
| or bricks and mortar micro-business are reluctant | | | | not have to give away your personal social |
| to hire an employee for several reasons. During a | | | | security number to clients. Clients will need your |
| recession, employers will put off hiring a full-time | | | | EIN so that if they pay you more than $600 in a |
| employee in order to save money. Plus, it takes | | | | year they can report the income on a 1099. You |
| space to hire an employee, and there are many | | | | can find out more information about these issues |
| tax consequences that unfairly affect | | | | by going to the IRS website. |
| micro-businesses. | | | | As a Virtual Assistant, you can help home based |
| Thankfully, for the home based entrepreneur | | | | business owners make more money by freeing |
| there are many options today. The perfect | | | | up their time from administrative and |
| solution for the home based business owner is to | | | | organizational tasks. Now, they can concentrate |
| hire a virtual contractor. A virtual contractor | | | | on activities that provide a return on investment. |
| provides services to business owners from the | | | | Some niche ideas for the Virtual Assistant: |
| comfort of their home or office, remotely. | | | | - Personal Assistant |
| With the advent of broadband technology, there | | | | - MLM Virtual Assistant |
| are so many more options today. That is where | | | | - Internet Marketing Assistant |
| you come in; if you are reading this, you probably | | | | - Online Event Organizing and Planning |
| already have the tools and many of the skills | | | | - Concierge |
| required to establish this career. | | | | - Legal Virtual Assistant |
| If you have administrative or secretarial skills, | | | | - Medical Transcriptionist |
| Virtual Assistance is one of the best and certainly | | | | - Article Marketing |
| one of the fastest businesses one can create. It | | | | - Online Community Management |
| is a rare exception that a dedicated, skillful person | | | | - Customer Service The choice is yours. As a |
| cannot make money as a Virtual Assistant in | | | | business owner yourself, you have the freedom |
| today's technologically advanced society. | | | | to choose what types of tasks on which to focus |
| Recession or not. In fact, a recession is the | | | | your business. It can be tempting to stretch |
| perfect time to start this business. Businesses | | | | yourself far and wide. However, it is essential to |
| need to make money and might be more | | | | establish a few select packages to provide |
| responsive to the idea when they are educated | | | | service to your clients on an ongoing basis. Doing |
| on the advantages of hiring a virtual contractor. | | | | this will ensure your long term survival in this field. |
| - Skills you will need: | | | | There is money to be made for anyone with the |
| - Computer Proficiency | | | | skills and commitment to become a successful |
| - Superb Communication Skills | | | | and profitable Virtual Assistant. Even if you do not |
| - Keyboarding | | | | have the skills right now, you can train to be a |
| - Word-processing | | | | Virtual Assistant easily right from the comfort of |
| - Online Event Planning | | | | your home. |
| - Writing If you go the route to become a Virtual | | | | It is as painless as signing up for one of several |
| Assistant, remember that you are not an | | | | different courses you find. Just be careful and sign |
| employee, you will need to get a business license | | | | up for something recommended by a person you |
| in accordance with your state, city and county | | | | trust or a program that offers a money-back |
| rules. It is suggested that you get an Employee | | | | guarantee. |