TEN REASONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO OUTSOURCE
WHEN TO OUTSOURCE If you’re managing a start-up and you’ve blown that amazing business opportunity because you missed a follow-up deadline or were too tied up with routine administrative operations for your business, then working with a Virtual Assistant services company is something you might want to consider. plenty reasons as to ‘why’ you should outsource- especially if you are a small business owner or an entrepreneur.
1. REDUCED COSTS Since a virtual assistant is not a full time employee, you won’t need to worry about payroll taxes, sick leave, vacation pay, health insurance etc. Virtual Assistant pricing is based on the hours they work and in turn, add more value to your investment.
2. YOU DON’T NEED TO PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE The best part about outsourcing is that you don’t need to worry about providing an office space for your Virtual Assistant. Global Virtual Assistants use their personal computers and their own internet connections to execute the tasks you send them.
3. TRAINING FOR VA’S IS NOT REQUIRED Every year, businesses spend thousands of dollars on training employees to update their knowledge on new software, tools and the latest technology. By outsourcing your ad hoc projects to a Virtual Assistant, you can easily save on all this money because Virtual Assistants are already trained and are quite well-versed with the latest online tools and software because their jobs demand it.
4. A POOL OF RESOURCES TO CHOOSE FROM If you choose to partner with an outsourcing company, you’ll be working with a melting pot of specialists and gain access to a large pool of online resources. Once you SignUp, you will be able to outsource tasks of multiple natures to your Personal Virtual Assistant and then relax, knowing that your tasks are in safe and experienced hands.
5. YOU CAN QUIT ANYTIME Firing an in-house employee can be a long and tedious process and there may even be instances, wherein you will need to abide by employee agreements if you want to avoid lawsuits. With a Global Virtual Assistant however, you don’t need to worry about any of it.
6. GET YOUR TASKS COMPLETED ON TIME & EFFICIENTLY The trick to finding the right balance, is to work on tasks that have greater value (monetary or otherwise) and outsource the rest to your Virtual PA. This way you’ll find that your other tasks (which you don’t like to do or find too boring or time-consuming to complete) are being handled a lot more efficiently and are completed within the stipulated deadlines.
7. BOOST PRODUCTIVITY If you are a hard working entrepreneur or a small business owner and want to get more done in less time, you can boost your productivity with outsourcing. Having virtual assistants take care of all the tasks that you don’t like to do yourself means that you will gain that extra hour or two to focus on other important jobs and tasks at hand, thereby maximizing productivity and making more time for yourself in the day.
8. RE-LOCATION & TRAVEL BECOMES A LOT EASIER If you are traveling, have to relocate or are stranded in a place due to poor weather conditions, you won’t have to worry about your projects coming to a stand-still because you can constantly stay in touch with your Virtual Assistant over e-mail, phone, fax or IM.
9. YOU DON’T HAVE THE SKILLS TO HANDLE A CERTAIN TASK Many entrepreneurs start businesses that revolve around their primary skills and interests. But the reality is that an entrepreneur has to wear many hats and has to get into all aspects of the business i.e. marketing, sales and almost every other department that requires the entrepreneur to be involved, even if they don’t have a background in it. Instead of working purposelessly and forcing yourself to do the jobs that you don’t have any idea about, you could outsource these functions of the business to outsourcing companies. For example: If you do not have a background in SEO it would be better to approach Virtual Assistants for SEO related works.
10. YOUR VA CAN ALSO HANDLE YOUR PERSONAL WORK When you start a business or you have been running your business ‘solo’ for the last few years, the worst part is, your personal life suffers in the first few years because you just have so much to do all the time! Having 5-10 in-house employees to help you with your business can definitely help you, but what about managing your personal work and your life?
Having a personal virtual assistant could help you with this part of your life too. Apart from outsourcing your business functions, you can also subcontract all your personal tasks to your virtual assistant and expect maximum efficiency, dedication and delivery. With your personal and professional life sorted out, you will find that you will be able to boost productivity on the business front and will also be able to strike the perfect work-life balance and dedicate more time to your loved ones, with your newly-gained time.
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