Listen in to a recent episode of BlogTalk Radio show Color Your Life Happy with host Flora M Brown, PhD to learn ‘Why Entrepreneurs Need a Virtual Assistant‘. Dr. Brown chats with professional virtual assistant Melissa Barham of Barham Virtual Assistance about why hiring a virtual assistant is less complex and more cost-effective than hiring an in-house employee as well as being a great way to delegate those to-do list tasks that just aren’t getting [...]

Available now! The Smart Business Owner’s Guide to Virtual Assistance How to Find, Hire, and Work with a Professional Virtual Assistant This 48 page eBook will teach you: Why a VA is not an employee (and how this benefits you!) The best places to find a virtual assistant online. How to maximize your RFP (Request for Proposal) submissions so you get the best responses from the best VAs for your project – every time. The [...]

Probably the biggest problem with being a small business owner is right there in that phrase. Small. Small means few or no employees. Small means you end up doing most, if not all, business tasks yourself, whether or not you’re any good at them. But even if you ARE perfectly capable at completing those tasks, is doing them really a wise use of your time? (Just because you CAN do something, doesn’t necessarily mean you SHOULD.) [...]

In our Tools for Business Owners Who Work With Virtual Assistants series we have discussed several tools that can be used to easily communicate with your virtual assistant. Using an online fax service not only serves as a convenient way to stay connected and a quick way to transfer information; it has eliminated the need for another piece of equipment – the old school fax machine. Listed below are some of the most popular and [...]

This is the third installment in the Top 5 Things You Wanted to Know About a Virtual Assistant series. If you have followed our series; you should understand the definition of a virtual assistant and if she qualifies as your employee. This post will address the benefits of working with a VA. Whether you are a start-up business or established firm with a sudden increase in clients; a virtual assistant can help. In either scenario, (and many [...]

This is the second post in our series that reveals the Top 5 Things You Wanted to Know About a Virtual Assistant. Our last post explained the definition of a virtual assistant. This post will answer the question: Is a Virtual Assistant My Employee? The short answer is absolutely not. A virtual assistant is not your employee. A virtual assistant, also known as a VA, is an independent contractor that provides business support to clients [...]

It can be overwhelming being the boss, secretary, web marketer, and customer service rep. Honestly, there is not enough time in a day to complete the work of four, effectively. Yet as an entrepreneur, we are determined to achieve the impossible- all to save a buck. This can cost you the business you’re trying so desperately to hold onto.I know it’s hard to relinquish control to someone you hardly know. Besides the obvious question of [...]