Virtual Assistants, One of the Fastest Home-Based Business Opportunities

Sept. 16, 2008 - PRLog -- A Virtual Assistant (VA), is a highly-trained independent entrepreneur who provides a myriad of business support services, virtually— via phone, fax and web based technology to support and meet the growing needs of businesses worldwide. Partnering with a VA can reduce stress, protect cash flow, eliminate administrative hassles, and enable business people to focus on their customers.

Virtually Yours:  Business Services, Etc., a locally established VA company, provides both business and personal services to start-up and small businesses, professionals, and individuals.  “Clients can save as much as 50% of the cost of hiring a full-time employee by outsourcing to a virtual assistant, says Deborah McCleary, owner and operator of Virtually Yours: Business Services, Etc.

Virtually Yours offers a variety of services:
•   Administrative Support (word processing, drafting correspondence, stuffing mailers, etc.)
•   Data Management (customer data, updating mailing lists, etc.)
•   Project Management
•   Meeting and Event Planning (planning support, room booking, amenities, food, etc)
•   Personal Services (purchasing/mailing gifts/cards, MP3 music loading, organizing files, etc.)

The benefits of using a virtual assistant:
•   Saves time
•   Clients pay only for the VA’s time (and materials depending on the task)
•   No employee benefits— tax, FICA, Social Security, health insurance, etc.
•   No extra office space, furniture, computer and accessories, or training required

Prospective clients want a VA who can provide solutions to their specific administrative challenges, contribute to the growth of their business, and assist in generating more revenue. Virtually Yours strives to develop a close, collaborative relationship with client to achieve efficiencies, understanding, and familiarity with the clients' business. Virtually Yours is a good fit for clients who don't have the time, space, budget or a large enough workload to hire a full-time employee, but still need an assistant who can proactively contribute to getting things done beyond simply performing tasks.  Virtually Yours also makes sense for businesses with periodic or temporary work overloads.

Virtually Yours is based in Oak Ridge, TN and will open its virtual doors for business on September 16, 2008. McCleary, with more than ten years of project management and administrative experience, has worked in a variety of settings and is a certified Project Management Professional. The company will assist businesses with project management, presentations, document creation (e.g., forms, newsletters), bulk mailings, and much, much more.

For further information, call (865) 567-8437, e-mail virtuallyyours1@bellsouth.net, or go to the website at http://virtuallyyoursbse.web.officelive.com.

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Virtually Yours: Business Services, Etc. provides professional support to small businesses, professionals, and individuals. We perform tasks (large and small), plan events, manage projects/data, and provide creative solutions to clients' problems.