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Many resources are available to support entrepreneurs and small businesses, from Meet-Up groups to classes to expos, but once a business has been started, often the developers find themselves stressed and inefficient, trying to manage marketing, organize an office, and handle a myriad of details involved in setting up a new business. They may be in a position to offer wonderful services or products to consumers but not have available the funds to support a full-time staff. Holly Matson, owner of Lightseeds Office in Fairlawn, OH, explains that help is available if you know where to look. Help! I can’t afford help! A freelance office worker is often the answer to these issues of time- and money-management. With services offered either virtually through the internet (thanks to document sharing, Skype and email) or live, a freelance assistant serves multiple business owners, working as few or as many hours as needed for a project. Because there is no overhead involved (employment taxes, payroll, agency fees, etc.), hiring a freelance worker can save a great deal of money over hiring a temporary worker. A search on the Internet can reveal a wide variety of Virtual Assistants, each focusing on a specialized market or function. Listings like VirtualAssistants.com or International Virtual Assistants Association offer contact information for these workers, and although a Virtual Assistant can be contracted to work full time with a company, most are freelance, offering services as needed. Listings are also plentiful for freelance assistants available to work in person. A desire to support motivational and inspirational speakers and authors outside of the corporate world inspired Matson to develop Lightseeds Office, a freelance service providing assistance to solve a wide variety of needs, including creating marketing materials and managing social media like Facebook and LinkedIn, to proofreading and editing (great for newsletters, blogs and books), to organizing or setting up an office. Although her services are available to all small businesses, Matson’s specialty supporting motivational and spiritual workers, helping them develop workshops, blogs and books, create PowerPoint presentations, and manage client services is especially satisfying to her. “Motivational speakers and authors are creative and idea-based and may not be as organized as they would like to be,” Matson explains. “As an efficient assistant, it takes experience and a focus on details to help them stay well-rounded and effective in their work.” For more information about Matson’s business experience and services offered, visit www.LightseedsOffice.com. For more information on virtual or freelance assistants, visit www.virtualassistants.com or www.virtualassistantforums.com. End
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