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Virtual Assistance 101

The Virtual Assistant (VA) industry is considered to be somewhat new although the profession got its start in the mid to late ’90s.  The concept emerged as business and administrative professionals began to effectively work off-site.  Administrative professionals seized the entrepreneurial opportunity and this cost-effective alternative has grown at an astounding rate over the past ten years.

The VA industry has evolved into many areas of service.  Consequently this is how my company,
Plum ExecuServices, was established.  As a Virtual Assistant with a varied background, I am a highly-skilled, independent professional who remotely provides administrative support and business support services.  The link below is an opportunity for you to see a report about a virtual assistant and how services are provided remotely.

See a report by NBC News Correspondent, Dawn Fratangelo, of the Today show. 

Virtual Assistants,  New Way to Work From Home

Benefits of the Client/VA Partnership

• Cost-effective
  The cost of hiring an employee does not stop with the salary.  With costs of overhead, payroll taxes, training, equipment, benefits and paid time off, you the employer could pay on average
  43% in addition to the employee’s annual salary.  These additional costs do not apply to a VA. 
  (See a cost comparison here.)

• Space Allocation
  Perhaps your office space is limited or you work at home.  No need to provide a workstation for a VA.  The work is completed online at the VA’s office.

• Dedicated Alliance
  Establishing a partnership with a VA can bring you peace of mind.  A professional VA is dedicated to your success, available to you when needed and is committed to helping you achieve your business as well as personal objectives. 

A long-term partnership with a VA can reduce stress, save you money and allow you the time to enjoy or pursue the additional success that you set out to achieve.

Plum ExecuServices offers administrative solutions for  your business needs!

Ethics Of A Virtual Assistant

• As a Virtual Assistant, I will maintain the highest ethics and honesty in all dealings with clients,
  colleagues and the general public.
• I will seek to deal with colleagues, suppliers and employees in a fair and equitable manner, and
  maintain the highest standards of personal conduct to bring credit to the Virtual Assistant profession.
• As a highly ethical Virtual Assistant, I will only take on projects that are within my abilities. If a
  project is not within my ability, the client will be notified immediately and I will provide recommendations for other highly skilled Virtual Assistants.
• Client information will be held in the strictest of confidence and will not be shared with others or used for personal gain.
• I highly value each client relationship and will not place one client above another.
• I will make a commitment to possess and increase the required knowledge, skills and training to be proficient and relevant in the provision of services.
• I will be honest about my intentions and never misrepresent my skills, peers, or my profession as a whole, whether to networks or to prospects, clients, and the community at large (virtual or otherwise).
• I will not knowingly be a part of any illegal or unethical activity.
• I will promote the Virtual Assistance industry with the utmost professionalism and give of my knowledge freely to new and existing VAs and the general public.

Source: Virtual Assistant Networking Association VA Code of Ethics
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