Beat The Recession!

2009-10-02T15:15:00.001-07:00

Beat the recession by becoming a virtual assistant. In today’s recession, there are many ways that many can stay afloat, beat or help the economy. The answer is becoming a Virtual Assistant. wondering what's a Virtual Assistant? A Virtual Assistant (typically abbreviated to VA, also called a virtual office assistant) is an entrepreneur who provides professional administrative, technical, or creative (social) assistance to clients from a home office. They usually work for other small businesses, brokers and consultancy groups. It is estimated that there are as few as 5,000-8,000 or as many as 35,000 Virtual Assistants worldwide; the profession is growing in centralized economies with "fly-in, fly-out" (FIFO) staffing practices. Common modes of communication and data delivery include the Internet, e-mail and phone call conferences, online work spaces, and fax machine.

Professionals in this business work on a contractual basis and a long-lasting cooperation is standard. Typically 5 years of administrative experience in an office is expected at such positions as executive assistant, office manager/supervisor, secretary, legal assistant, paralegal, legal secretary, real estate assistant, et cetera. They have experiences and ability to provide their services to others. Yes, we all do. We all have talents that can be used to help in this economy. So you lost your job. Does that mean that you can no longer utilize your skills, ability, knowledge and expertise to those same employers that had to let you go? Don’t you owe it to yourself to earn money and reward yourself good work? Have that extra money to pay off bills, or just build your savings account? Maybe you want to start your own business. What ever it is, don’t let the recession tell you it’s all over. The virtual assistant industry is a fast growing industry that will soon be a part of $130 billion market. Clients from all over the world are working with virtual assistant at alarming rates. With all the new advent technology individuals are able to collaborate via internet access, fax, phone and other settings that support communication methods and working from a home office.