Working from home as a Virtual Professional is a legitimate and profitable entrepreneurial path for many experienced administrative and executive assistants. But building a home-based business takes more than technical and administrative know-how. Working Virtually: A Woman's Guide to Launching a Home-Based Business, contains down-to-earth information on starting a home-based business, wrapped up in an engaging story.
Travel along with Vanessa as she learns the steps of setting up and growing her Virtual Professional business:
Deciding on a business structure.
Choosing a company name.
Setting up a home office.
Discovering your niche.
Determining your services.
Setting your rates.
Branding your business.
Selecting a web host.
Designing your website.
Removing the fear of networking.
Vanessa researches each subject extensively, providing resource links and downloads to guide readers in starting our own VA business. Vanessa’s extended family--her parents, her best friend, Marci, and her snake-in-the-grass ex-husband, Mark—provide a light-hearted look at how relationships can affect our life decisions.
Virtual Assistants provide experienced, knowledgeable business support by taking over the tasks that entrepreneurs and small companies don't have the time, expertise or inclination to do themselves. The Virtual Assistance industry is thriving. There'sno better time to join the growing ranks of Virtual Assistants than right now.
I'm Melodee Patterson, owner of Short-term Solutions. I became a Virtual Assistant to provide entrepreneurs with excellent business support in an enthusiastic and supportive manner. As co-founder of the Wisconsin Virtual Assistant Network, I enjoy helping others join the exciting and fast-growing Virtual Assistance industry. That's why I wrote this "How To" guide for new VAs.
Visit http://www.VanessaAndruz.com to learn more!