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Virtual Assistant Do You Need One?

Did you know that Wichita has a network of virtual assistants? Okay, so, you ask, what is a virtual assistant?

A virtual assistant is a highly skilled, administrative support professional, who provides services to businesses and entrepreneurs from their home office. You, the business owner, reap the benefits of a professional support staff, without overhead costs such as payroll taxes, benefits, office space and equipment, and downtime.

Penny Garding, owner of Sunflower Office Services, states, Partnering with a VA allows the business owner to spend their valuable time concentrating on what they do best and less time doing paperwork. Garding further explains that partnering with a VA saves the company time, and more importantly, money. Since the VA works from their own office, the business owner is not hassled with the requirements to maintain office space, equipment, and training for an on-site assistant. Savings will also be realized in not having to pay for downtime, benefits and payroll related costs for a full-time employee. You only pay for time on task.

Garding, along with other Wichita VAs Kate Eaton, Key Support Services, Pam Hair, Your Professional Business Solution, and Jackie Sanburn, M-S Office Services recently got together to discuss marketing ideas focused on educating the Wichita business community on the benefits of utilizing a virtual assistant. They met Saturday, September 18, at Starbucks at Kellogg &, West Street. Their next meeting will be held on Saturday, October 16, at Starbucks.