Cost Involved

Due to coffee and smoking breaks, insurance, vacation & sick pay,

HR experts have proven that an employee will cost 2 to 2.5 times

their salaries. Meanwhile, VAs are independent contractors meaning

the client is never responsible for vacations, insurance or taxes.

Furthermore, our VAs only charges for actual time spent on a task,

whereas an employee often times stops to take short breaks

or chat with fellow employees.

 

Continuous Training

Often requiring training when hired, a VA is hired to handle the

particular tasks, services and needs that the client has. This

saves both money and time.

 

Management

Due to the range of duties that on-site employees are responsible

for, on going management is crucial so that nothing is forgotten

and all tasks are being completed as needed. A VA requires very

little, if any, management because they are specialized in

completing the tasks for which they are assigned. Furthermore,

when working with our team of VA's, you generally will have one

point of contact or team manager to deal with.

 

Risk

After providing valuable training and having access to company

information, on-site employees can easily become your

competition. VA's, being located outside of your area, are no

threat to becoming your competition.

 

Office Space & Equipment

Employees require their own office space, along with desk, phones,

computers and many other things, not only costing you money,

but also costing you valuable space. VA's require no office space

or equipment of any sort from their clients.

 

Flexibility

Employees are assigned a work schedule of a minimum amount

of hours per week, making it difficult and costly for some agents

to be able to afford having an assistant. VA's often work with no

minimum hourly requirements and can be reached often outside

of regular business hours.

 

Focus

Being easily distracted by all of the various factors of an office,

employees are often distracted and can become a source of

distraction. Meanwhile VA's, being in their own quiet

environment, can concentrate on their task at hand. This makes a

VA more effective and efficient, saving you time and money.

 

Attitude

An employee often times just wants to show up, complete their

hours and go home. There is little incentive to do more since they

still receive their paycheck. A VA is an independent contractor and

just like their clients, they understand what it takes to run a

successful business. Even more importantly, a VA is not successful

if their clients aren't, making it crucial to the VA that their clients

succeed.