What we do...
Virtual Administrative Services of Virginia can save you time and money by offering you the benefit of having an Executive, Administrative or even Personal Assistant without the high overhead of an in office employee.
At Virtual Administrative Services of Virginia we know that time is valuable, and if you are like many busy professionals, there just never seems to be enough of it. Hiring a highly skilled and experienced Virtual Assistant (VA) to help you with your administrative tasks will give you back your time so that you can focus on your growing business. Whether you are a small business, large company, or just a busy individual, if you have administrative projects that you simply do not have the time to accomplish Virtual Administrative Services of Virginia can be your solution.
According to the Websense and Harris report in April of 2004, the average employee spends between one and five hours per workday on personal or non-work related activities. According to a 2005 Gallup organization report, employees use office computers for an average of 75 minutes per day for non-work related activities. A July 2005 study by Salary.com and AOL revealed that workers admitted to wasting more than two hours per eight hour workday on average, not counting scheduled breaks or lunch. So, on top of employee overhead costs, businesses spend an average of 25% per year, per employee on lost productivity.
Why go with a Virtual Assistant...
If you are unsure whether you can afford a virtual assistant or are not sure whether switching from an in office assistant to a virtual assistant would be cost effective, consider the following:
Assuming you pay an in office administrative assistant:
$15.00 hourly x 40 hours = $600 weekly
x 4 weeks = $2,400 monthly
x 12 months = $28,800
35% (taxes/benefits) = $38,880+ annually
(with an in office employee you pay for non-productive hours, lunch breaks, technology needed to perform their job, sick and holiday pay, office space, etc.)
Now, assuming that you will only need an average
of 20 hours per week from a virtual assistant:
$25.00 hourly x 20 hours = $500 weekly
x 4 weeks = $2,000 monthly
x 12 months = $24,000 annually
That is a difference of $14,880 annually! Also, with a Virtual Assistant you never pay for taxes, benefits, lunch breaks, sick or holiday pay, non-productive hours, or expensive technology because a VA is an independent contractor working from their own home office only if and when you require assistance. So even though the hourly rate for a Virtual Assistant may seem high, you have to remember that you are only paying for the hours worked and there is NO overhead.