How a Virtual Assistant Will Give You More Time This Year




How a Virtual Assistant Will Give You More Time This Year, St. Charles, Missouri
There are many items that require your attention as a business owner. During “normal” business hours, you are busy growing and working your business. There are networking events, client meetings, being in the field guiding and working with your customers. After business hours, there are banquets, bookkeeping, social media, data entry (Customer Relation Management) and inventory control.
What if there was an easier way? What if you could work and grow your business AND get those non profitable items completed at the same time?
Did you know that the average small business owner works over 10 hours a month doing their own bookkeeping? With an extra 10 hours a month, you could finesse that customer that has been on the fence about hiring you, you could attend that other networking function that you really want to go to but don’t have time to, you could also go home and spend more time with your family. Imagine what that would be like!!
What about social media? That seems like it is a never-ending battle some days, doesn’t it? Most small business owners spend about 24 hours a month on social media. That’s 6 hours a week that could be dedicated to your customers or family.
How long does it take you to enter all those business cards from your networking event into your CRM? Are you even doing that or are they all in a shoebox somewhere? By outsourcing some or all of these items to a Virtual Assistant, you could save yourself over 40 hours a month. That equates to a week’s vacation! Now, how would you spend an extra 40 hours a month? By outsourcing to a virtual assistant, you will save yourself time during your busy month and we all know that time is money.

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