Are you wearing too many hats as a entrepreneur? Do you find yourself needing a hand, but you don’t have the means to hire someone? As an Entrepreneur you are the business, you are what makes the money and keeps the lights on. You don’t have to be the superhero and wear yourself thin. There are simple tasks that tie you up every day that you could outsource for a very small fee. You would be shocked at the price to have a Virtual Assistant. Now, not all VA’s can handle anything and everything. It’s important to look at their skills and what they are specialized in. You may find some that are really good a graphic designs, but they can’t help you with any accounting functions. It all just depends on what type of assistant your looking for.

Below, I have listed some basic task that as a business owner you can let go and hand off to a Virtual Assistant.

1. Email management
2. Appointment setting
3. Follow up with clients sending emails, cards, etc.
4. Calendar management
5. Electronic file management
6. Database building
7. Travel arrangements
8. Research
9. Typing projects such as meeting minutes
10. Report building
11. Powerpoint presentations
12. Social media management
13. Searching for work opportunites
14. Advertising
15. Answering phones
16. Creating and managing spreadsheets
17. Formatting forms and converting to PDF
18. Supply ordering for your office
19. Voicemail checking daily
20. Client invoicing
21. Collecting outstanding invoices
22. Data entry

The list can go on and on but, the point is these are simple tasks that are taking up your time and taking you away from the things that you need to focus on. By finding yourself a VA this will free up some time for you to meet with clients or attend marketing events, it could even mean freeing your time so you can attend your child’s soccer game. Keep in mind that your VA isn’t someone who has to be in your same town, these are people working to operate a business just like you are but they work remotely from anywhere in the United States. There is a chance that as you read this your thinking I really don’t have that much stuff for a Virtual Assistant to do. Virtual Assistance don’t mind if you have a task for them that is 10 minutes a day every day, or 3 hours a week. They have built their business up to help you with your business.