Virtual Assistants outperform and undercut office-based rivals
Added: (Sun Jun 01 2008)
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Virtual Assistants are not only cheaper; they can deliver work faster than their office-based counterparts, according Virtual Assistant providers at Office 24/7.
After conducting their own research into how small businesses use Virtual Assistants, the South Wales operation, found that more often than not, Virtual Assistants were able to provide a much quicker and less costly service. In one such finding, Office 24/7 found that the appointed Virtual Assistant was able to deliver the work back within two days compared to the two weeks taken by the office-based assistant.
Miriam Rees, founder of Office 24/7 comments that these findings are typical of the Virtual Assistant industry, as one of the benefits of employing Virtual Assistants is their willingness to be flexible and work longer hours over a shorter period of time in order to get the job done.
"Many small businesses are prevented from achieving the growth they desire due to a lack of resources. Often, businesses require extra help at certain times of the year, for a specific project only, or when they need an intensive period of work in a short space of time and this is when a Virtual Assistant is ideal”, explains Rees.
Rees suggests that with the rise in home-working and the non-geographic flexibility delivered by the web, there is a rapidly expanding, highly skilled and motivated workforce available to provide assistance to businesses who cannot afford or do not have enough work to sustain an in-house worker.
David Johns is one such example. He doesn't have an office, nor does he have a secretary, a fax machine, a computer or even a drinking fountain. Even so, he's still able to send out mass mailings, coordinate monthly dinner parties, update lists and keep his nearly 1,200 members up to speed on what's going on through the regular use of the VA services provided by Office 24/7.
"Miriam Rees does the work of three or four people," David said. "What does she do? What doesn't she do? Admin tasks, updating our Website and member lists, mailings, coordinating our monthly dinner meetings."
“The availability of a trans-Atlantic workforce means that we can further increase productivity and efficiency for our clients through the use of Virtual Assistants in different time zones, enabling work to be completed literally while they sleep” adds Rees, who started Office 24/7 last year.
Office 24/7 offers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the benefits of office support without the significant cost of employing an extra member of staff. Tailored to suit the needs of clients, Office 24/7 provides a range of services including secretarial support, data entry, project management and lifestyle management. For more information visit www.office24-7.co.uk.