| A virtual assistant is a person that is off-site from | | | | your business endeavors and they will provide a |
| your business or physical location and is able to do | | | | time saving service that will streamline your |
| your secretarial are administrative assistant duties | | | | administrative financial output. A virtual assistant |
| without being in your office. This provides a safe | | | | can file and store your business documents |
| and secure method of keeping up with your | | | | electronically and at the click of a mouse you are |
| paperwork and also gives you the luxury of | | | | able to retrieve documents through a secure |
| having more space in your office. If you work | | | | password. Only you and the virtual assistant will |
| from home you know that space is a crucial | | | | be able to get those records and it could be more |
| component of your home based business. Having | | | | secure than your own personal computer at |
| a physical secretary or administrative assistant in | | | | work. A virtual assistant also will be able to |
| the same room or house that you occupy, can | | | | answer e-mail for you, answer the telephone for |
| not only take away space from your building, but | | | | you, or to transcribe messages that you wish to |
| also causes you to spend extra money if you | | | | leave for other people. It is like having your own |
| have to rent a building outside your home, | | | | secretary right in the office with you without |
| abandoning the home office space for a larger | | | | them having downtime between job tasks. This |
| office space. | | | | saves you both time and money and most |
| A virtual assistant is off-site that means that you | | | | important space. In the long run it will cost her |
| communicate with them via the telephone or the | | | | company money and having a virtual assistant will |
| Internet. You give them the list of assignments | | | | take the space out of the equation of your |
| they need to do to support your business and | | | | business needs. |