Online Class: Virtual Assistant 101
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| | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Course (no Certificate) = $40.00 Course with CEU Certificate* = $65.00 | * Instantly download, print, and share your CEU Certificate at course completion (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery).
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 Course Description Today's businesses, both new and established, are desperately in need of administrative type assistance at an affordable rate. They need versatility in the services performed and flexibility in the way the services are performed. If you have a career as an administrative assistant or executive assistant and would like to break out into your own business, there has never been a better time to do so. This Virtual Assistant course is designed to walk you through the process of preparing for a business of your own, upstarting your own business and transitioning into a successful VA business. You will learn how to research, what to research, how to target your market, how to make your VA business a boutique shop that caters to a particular industry or a general office that caters to all, how to grow you business and so much more. This course and some planning will position you to upstart your new business as quickly as possible. Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define what a virtual assistant does and whether or not it is the career for you.
- Describe the transition the shift from employee to business owner.
- Summarize how to compete.
- Describe corporate choices for virtual assistants.
- Describe how to carve out a niche and decide what services to offer.
- Summarize how to grow your business and market appeal.
- Describe technology and international competition.
- Describe small business appeal and upstart needs.
- Summarize organizations, services and structures.
- Describe pricing your services.
- Describe working from home.
- Describe expanding your business, hiring employees, and adding new locations.
- Identify pitfalls and traps, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: To Be, Or Not To Be - Doing Your Homework/Research Before You BeginVirtual Assistants are primarily workers who come out of corporate America from the position of administrative support in some form or another. | Lesson 2: Transition -The Shift from Employee to Business OwnerAn independent Virtual Assistant business is one of the least expensive businesses to start. It reasons that by virtue of small upstart costs, it would be relatively easy as well. | Lesson 3: Going Into Business Without Going Broke. How To CompeteThe first element that will determine your upstart success is your personal and professional time management. It is most important to get your entire family enrolled in your new business. | Lesson 4: Virtual Assistants - Corporate ChoicesIf you want to simply jump the traditional workplace and start into your own independent freelance operation, you can choose a corporate avenue similar to a temp service or you can choose to find corporate work on your own.
| Lesson 5: Virtual Assistants - Carving Out Your Niche; Services OfferedThe difference between perfection and excellence is perspective. If you strive for perfection, you risk never producing anything because perfection can be easily redefined by every person who looks at the work. | Lesson 6: Networking - How To Grow Your Business and Market AppealIf you have not yet joined the millions that rank in the files of Facebook and other social networks, this segment will help you to quickly acclimate to how the social networks work. | Lesson 7: Technology and International CompetitionTechnology is something you must stay up on in the Virtual Assistant business. Your employees are not located on your client's site and, depending on how you set up your business, possibly not located on your site either. | Lesson 8: Small Business Appeal and Upstart NeedsEntire VA businesses are built to cater to the needs of the small business owner or single professional shops. There are "virtual offices" which are leased to small business owners for a minimum set fee each month. | Lesson 9: Do What You Do BestEspecially in the beginning of your venture as a Virtual Assistant for hire, it is important to remember first and foremost do what you do best. | Lesson 10: Organizations, Services and StructuresOne of the first things you will decide when setting up your new VA business is what type of organization you want to set up | Lesson 11: Pricing Your ServicesWhile it is important to know and understand both sides of your client's concerns, it is equally important to look out for your own interests. | Lesson 12: Working From HomeAlthough you may see yourself as a business person, the business image can be especially difficult for mothers who may have small children at home. | Lesson 13: Expanding Your Business - Hiring Employees/New LocationsTo expand your VA business there are some preliminary steps you need to take as you are building your business. Most VA businesses begin as most American businesses do, as a sole proprietorship. | Lesson 14: Pitfalls and Traps - Weathering Business StormsIf you present your staff as top in their field of specialty, then your client will perceive value and expect to pay more for them.
| Lesson 15: Strength and Prosperity As A Virtual AssistantTo succeed as a virtual assistant you must know that your personal strength is your ticket to your success. Your number one job is to please the client by meeting their needs. |
Additional Information | Course Title | : | Virtual Assistant 101 | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 7550341 | | Course Type | : | Professional (Intermediate Level) | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $40.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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