7 reasons why you should hire a Virtual Assistant
If you’re a busy professional, using the services of a Virtual Assistant offers you a wealth of knowledge, experience and skills that you may not have access to otherwise. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a solopreneur running your business alone, a small company with a few employees, or a large organisation with thousands of staff; using the services of a Virtual Assistant can and will help to grow your business. Here are our 7 reasons why you should hire a Virtual Assistant.
Saves you time There are never enough hours in the day. Not having enough time to invest into your business can result in things being forgotten or missed. We can’t make your days any longer, but we can help you to regain control and start saving you time each and every day. By outsourcing even the mundane tasks from your business to one of our Business Support Managers, will free up the time that you would normally spend completing these tasks. Imagine if you could free up even an hour of your working day; across the month that’s potentially an extra 20 hours of your time!
Remove the HR headache Once your business starts to grow, the obvious choice may appear to be hiring an employee. However, with hiring an employee you need to think about the financial and process implications this will have on your business, and your time. You will have to go through the whole recruitment process of advertising, sifting through CVs, interviewing, preparing and sending out their contract. And once they are on board it doesn’t stop. You need to spend time training them, provide space for them to work, purchase equipment and licenses. Then there’s payroll, national insurance, tax, health and safety policies, dealing with holidays and sickness, organising pension, company benefits; the list goes on and on!
A Virtual Assistant is typically a self-employed individual or company. You will need to spend some time initially looking for a suitable VA and subsequently providing them with brief training, but they will have their own equipment, licenses, insurances, organise their own tax, NI and no need to worry about holidays and sickness.
Increased flexibility A significant benefit from using the services of a Virtual Assistant is the flexibility. Whether it’s finding a VA that works outside of “normal” office hours to meet your business needs, or simply that you are only paying for the hours that you actually need them. With employing a member of staff, you have to allow them time for breaks throughout the day, but also have the commitment of their fixed salary. When things are quiet you may end up paying them for sitting around doing very little.
Saves you money Although the rate of a Virtual Assistant may seem more expensive than hiring an employee, having the increased flexibility and only paying for the hours you need, added to the removal of the associated costs of hiring someone, ultimately you will save money.
However, it’s also worth thinking about your own time. If you are charging your clients say £60 an hour and paying your VA £30 an hour, you will make more money by freeing up your time so you can spend more time with your clients, bringing in more revenue.
Increase productivity By spreading the workload between you and your Virtual Assistant, you will increase the productivity of your business. Having more time on your hands allows you to focus on other activities within your business. You will have the headspace to actually think about other tasks and projects in your business that you may have been putting off. Here at VASS, we also look at ways we can help to improve your internal processes and productivity. We can suggest ways to help you work smarter and more efficiently to get more done.
Skills and experience A good Virtual Assistant wants to stay at the top of their game. This means that they will stay up to date with trends, new systems and will invest in the necessary training to get their knowledge where it needs to be. Hiring a Virtual Assistant who specialises in the support you require will allow you to take advantage of their skills and experience. VASS have a team of highly experienced Business Support Managers who are committed to continuing their professional development and deliver a high level of service.
Business growth Overall, by hiring a Virtual Assistant, freeing up your time, money, stress, pressure, increasing your productivity, increasing your revenue will give you the opportunity to put more into your business and allow it to grow. You will have the time to focus on business development and how you can take your business to the next level, as well as being able to focus on running your business and not being stuck in managing your business.
If you would like to find out more information on how VASS could help free up your time and help you take your business to the next level, call us now on 0203890 6990 or email on hello@wearevass.com.