| WHAT
IS A VA?
A
Virtual Assistant is someone who works with you providing a high
level of administrative, secretarial or project management support
as and when you need it. They are self-employed individuals who
work out of their own office utilising their own equipment.
WHY USE A VA?
A VA:
•
works on an ad-hoc or project by project basis
•
is a dedicated resource who takes pride in all the work they carry
out
• is geared to meet your personal
needs
• has an ongoing professional
and focussed attitude
• is specialist in the services
they provide
• is self-employed so you do
not pay for their tax, NI, sick, maternity or holiday pay
• runs their own office so you
do not need to supply office space, equipment or a phone line
• is flexible in allowing you
to budget when you require their services
• can work as a stand alone resource
or as an overflow to an existing team as and when needed
I’M WORRIED ABOUT EMPLOYING
SOMEONE AND COMMITTING TO FURTHER OUTLAY
That is the beauty of a VA. You don’t
actually employ a VA on a permanent basis. You can utilise their
services on aproject
by project basis enabling you to work to your budget. Alternatively
you may just wish to use a VA on an ad hoc basis, it really is that
flexible.
DO
THINGS REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL?
Absolutely. Any confidential material
will be locked up when not in use and any information produced on
a PC will be saved to disk and locked away too. Confidentiality
agreements will be signed to ensure a high level of confidentiality
at all times.
HOW CAN I TRUST YOUR SERVICES?
Have a look at the testimonials
page on this website. It may be possible to obtain a written reference
if you wish to clarify anything with an existing client about the
SMART Assistance
service. Alternatively you could use the service on a trial basis
and review after a given time.
How
do I know how much time you’ve spent on my project at a given
time?
At
SMART Assistance we work with electronic timesheets. These timesheets
are meticulously kept as an accurate record of tasks performed and
their duration. Therefore our records can provide an update on every
client’s allocation of time as and when required. Once a client’s
allocation of time is nearing its limit the client will be advised.
WHY SMART?
With the SMART
package you will be assured of a SMART
service:
Systematic
Meticulous
Adaptable
Reliable
Trustworthy
The difference with SMART is that we
do what we love and we love what we do – organising and getting
things done.
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