Do you get your quotes out promptly? Have you considered how many customers you might be losing because you've not had time to deal with your paperwork?
I'm sure many small business owners prefer to do all their work themselves, because of course it's cheaper and "I don't need a secretary, I'll do it in my own time". But actually this couldn't be further from the truth.
Think about how much you charge per hour, and how long it takes you to type up all your quotes, then think how long it would take a qualified secretary to do the same thing and at what rate, you'll find it's actually much more economical to hire someone else to do it for you - giving you time to concentrate on what you do best and more opportunity to actually finish work on time.
This is just one of the jobs that could be done by a virtual assistant (or VA). You don't have to provide any office space. The details can be dictated over the phone if required, dropped off/picked up while you're on your way to a customer or sent in the post at regular intervals, whatever suits you. Your VA will even post them for you if you're out of time. Just think how impressed your prospective customers will be to receive their quote so promptly. This could mean the difference between winning and not winning more business.
The same applies to invoices of course. Whether you send them out weekly or monthly, if you miss the next 'run' of invoicing, you'll have to wait till the next one, which of course might mean you won't get paid so quickly, causing cash flow problems.
Your VA can relieve you of all this hassle and stress - just one less thing to worry about!
Sue Edwards
Virtual Assistant Sussex
Office admin made easy
www.virtualassistantsussex.co.uk
Sue Edwards
Virtual Assistant Sussex
(01825) 761890
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