How To Grow Your Small Business With A Virtual Assistant

At some point in every entrepreneur’s career, they have to make the shift from start-up to growth phase. An essential part of any business is growth, very rapid growth can prove catastrophic but steady growth allows you to scale up, hire well, and focus on the financial details. 

​When running a small business, you are often the employee, boss, worker, admin, billing specialist, customer service, product maker, and everything in-between (trust me I know it!) When you can’t spare a second in your day between all of these different roles, business strategy and growth often falls to the wayside. 

You can solve this problem with the help of a virtual assistant and start spending your time where it counts. Here is a quick list of just a few of the ways that a virtual assistant can help you grow your business: 

1. No more mundane tasks 
2. Have a trusted ally in your corner 
3. Limit time spent on secondary tasks 
4. Have a sounding board for ideas and decisions 
5. Grow your own skillset by learning from someone with experience 
6. Lower your stress levels 
7. Maximize your daily outputs 

Interested in what tasks you might be able to outsource to a VA, here is our comprehensive list of common and incredibly helpful VA tasks: 

• Accounting 
• Blog strategy and maintenance 
• Bookkeeping 
• CRM management / maintenance 
• Content creation
• Content writing 
• Customer service / support
• Data entry 
• Digital marketing 
• Document preparation 
• Email management 
• Email marketing 
• File organization
• Financial support 
• Human resources 
• Inventory management 
• Organizational strategy 
• Payroll 
• Prep reports 
• Podcast editing 
• Project management 
• Recruitment and hiring 
• Social media management 
• Scheduling and calendar organization 
• Website management ​

Its a very common misconception that working 16 hour days is a fun and necessary part of being an entrepreneur. It is so easy to find yourself falling into this trap and finding yourself bunt out of under performing because of this. And though it might be scary to bring on your first virtual assistant, trust me, your ability to scale and achieve your goals will grow drastically. 
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Virtual assistants are not just strangers behind a screen. Utilized properly, your VA can become a secret weapon to help you build and grow your business and build wealth. Interested in getting started with your own secret weapon or just have questions, schedule a free consultation with one of our experts to chat about your options today! ​