Most virtual assistants start their business like any small startup does, on a budget. The great thing about working virtually is the opportunity to create a paperless office. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say "an office with less paper?"
It’s my feeling that every business owner should carry professionally printed business cards. Whether [...]

The beauty of entrepreneurship is that you can structure your business any way you want. Many successful businesses are in fact run by owners who only work a few hours a week. What you don’t see, however, is the time and energy it takes to bring a business to the point where it almost “runs [...]

Articles abound advising the business community how to properly screen when looking for a Virtual Assistant (VA). Unfortunately, some of the advice may lead you astray, as it often ignores the fact that VAs are not employees but independent contractors providing professional business to business (B2B) services.
For example, I have yet to have a prospective [...]