5 Reasons Why Business Owners Hire a Virtual Assistant

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written by Cápita Works

Nov 21, 2022

‍Today, more businesses than ever are operating with virtual teams and contractors to get things done. Virtual assistants can help you tackle your business's most time-consuming tasks so that you have more time for strategic work. They also give you a support network when you need it the most.  

A virtual assistant is not just someone who answers your calls and forwards emails. They are specialists who concentrate on a specific task or set of roles and will work for you from their own office as your employee instead of contracting with you directly as a consultant would.

The decision to hire a virtual assistant could be one of the best things to happen to your business. Virtual assistants offer many benefits to small businesses like yours, which might explain why they have become so popular in recent years.

Here are five reasons why hiring a virtual assistant is an excellent idea for any business owner:

You Don't Have To Train New Employees  

If you are a business that relies on customer service and is hiring new employees, having your virtual assistants trained in that area makes sense. A virtual assistant with customer service experience can immediately jump in and be productive.

If you hire someone who doesn't have that experience, you will have to spend time training them, which will impact your productivity — especially in the short term. If you hire a virtual assistant for sales or marketing, you may be able to skip the training period altogether. Virtual assistants who work in these fields usually already have experience in their craft, so they will be able to hit the ground running as soon as they get hired.

You don't have to worry about training if you hire through a PEO like Cápita Works. We provide live and on-demand training to help them achieve peak efficiency while working remotely.   

It Will Save You Time

The most common complaint of any entrepreneur is that they need more time to set aside the operational tasks of their business. The only way to grow is by delegating and elevating. By hiring virtual assistants, you can focus on strategic activities that will make you better in business and allow you to have a better work-life balance.  

Your company's competitive advantage lies in your leadership team's skills, talent, and experience. Hiring a virtual assistant that can take care of administrative or repetitive time-consuming tasks will allow them to focus on essential tasks closer to your company's true pillar.

It Will Help Grow Your Business

As you grow your business, you will likely need to add employees. However, with the current state of the job market, it can be challenging to find quality workers. Being unable to find talent can lead to frustration in your organization as you try to get everything done with only a few employees.

Having a virtual assistant on hand to help with the workload will help relieve some of the pressure. And, as your business grows, you can add as many virtual assistants as you need to get the job done.  

Additionally, depending on what type of work you need, you can delegate part or all of the job to a virtual assistant. For example, if you need to design a new website, you can trust that part of the process to a virtual assistant. You will save money and have a better product because you hired an expert in that field. 

It Can Lead To Greater Employee Stability

When hiring virtual assistants, you shouldn't outsource. Instead, you should insource employees. When you outsource a virtual assistant, they can terminate their services at any time without notice.  

However, if you insource a virtual assistant, those employees will be around for as long as needed. Insourcing is especially helpful when you delegate operational tasks that will be around for a while.

For example, if you need to hire someone to help with your social media marketing but don't have the budget to hire a full-time employee, you can delegate that task to a virtual assistant. When hiring nearshore virtual assistants, you can get a full-time employee for a fraction of the salary it would cost in the US.   

Business owners who hire a virtual assistant can expect to save time and money, especially when hiring full-time employees. Hiring a virtual assistant can be a win-win situation for business owners and their assistants. VAs can help you focus your resources on critical players, increase profitability and diversify your team.  

If you're looking for virtual assistant services, you're at the right place. At Cápita Works, we can connect you with a nearshore virtual assistant that can help you save up to 70% on salaries while avoiding the tax and legal liabilities of hiring directly. You can read more about our services here or contact us at info@capitaworks.com.  

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