Tip of the Day for Business Owners

Tip for November 23, 2009: Open Enrollment

It's Open Enrollment time for most businesses.  I know many small businesses don't have a Human Resources Department to manage Open Enrollment.  A VA can manage the process for you from sending out Enrollment packets to submitting changes to the insurance company.  She can even review change forms for completeness before sending them in, so none get bounced back.

Tip for November 16, 2009: Blogging

It's well known that a blog can help drive clients to your business and just generally increase your exposure.  But who really has time to create and keep a blog up to date?  This is a great job for a Virtual Assistant.  Make sure your VA is familiar with no only blogging and blogging platforms, but also working with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to get your blog noticed by the search engines.  Choose someone with at least a year or two of blogging under her belt.

Tip for November 9, 2009: Holiday Plans

It's that time of year again, the Holiday Season. A Virtual Assistant can help plan your office party, send out holiday cards, and even make your holiday travel arrangements. Don't get snowed under this holiday. Let a virtual assistant take some of the load.

Tip for October 26, 2009: Data Management

Interpreting data is an important part of any manager's job, but you have to have the right data to interpret.  A Virtual Assistant can manage your existing database or create an entirely new one.  She can create custom queries and reports to meet your specifications so you know exactly what data you are analyzing.

Tip for October 19, 2009: Internet Research

Do you need to research a topic but just don't have time?  Let a Virtual Assistant do the research for you.  A VA can do all the research and write a summary to go along with the data.

Tip for October 12, 2009: Managing E-mail

Is managing your e-mail taking up too much of your time?  Is much of your e-mail requests that can be filled without your input?  A Virtual Assistant can set up autoresponders for certain types of e-mail.  A VA can also monitor your e-mail, categorize e-mail into folders, and respond to common e-mails for you.  She can help you set up multiple e-mail accounts to further help you manage your deluge of e-mail.

Tip for October 5, 2009: Archiving Files

Are archived files taking over your office?  Hire a Virtual Assistant to scan your paper files and store them electronically.  Not only do they take up less space, it's faster and easier to search for just the file you need!  Using OCR (Optical Character Reader) technology, files can be scanned as text documents to make them easier to search for the data you need.

Come back every week for another tip on how a Virtual Assistant can help you and your business.