Online Course: Starting a Virtual Assisting Business - Certificate and CEUs
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Online Class: Starting a Virtual Assisting Business

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Basic Course: $99.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $124.00
A virtual assistant works from his or her own office, offering administrative and office support services, to other companies over the Internet. A virtual assistant can make from $25-$50 per hour performing tasks such as word processing, database management, desktop publishing, and email services. Moreover, because virtual assistants work from their homes, for customers they often never meet, they do not need to be located in the same city or even the same state. Students in this course will learn how to establish and successfully grow a virtual assistant business including learning how to locate customers, set fees, and develop client contracts. Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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Continuing Education Units (CEU)
1.0 CEUs

Course Description

Work At Home On Your Computer. Become A Virtual Assistant and Build Your Dream Business From Home Are you unhappy and frustrated with your job? Have you had enough of traffic, going to work each and every day, wishing there was a way out of the rat race? Are you tired of spending your time and energy working for someone else.only to see them make money off of your hard work? Have you ever dreamed of living your life on your own terms and being your own boss? Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based business? Now, you can have your own home business today in one of the newest - and most exciting -business opportunities around - virtual assisting. Thanks to the world of telecommunications you can now work independently as a Virtual Assistant from your home and computer.
Our exciting new course,Starting a Virtual Assisting Business, is perfect for the person interested in being a home-based entrepreneur! A virtual assistant works from his or her own office, offering administrative and office support services, to other companies over the Internet. A virtual assistant can make from $25-$50 per hour performing tasks such as word processing, database management, desktop publishing, and email services. Moreover, because virtual assistants work from their homes, for customers they often never meet, they do not need to be located in the same city or even the same state. Students in this course will learn how to establish and successfully grow a virtual assistant business including learning how to locate customers, set fees, and develop client contracts.

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to... 1. Describe an overview of starting a growing a virtual assistant business 2. Perform online and offline marketing to attract clients 3. Develop contracts appropriate for services offered 4. Set fees for services provided 5. Describe the legal and tax issues related to running a virtual assisting business from home 6. Handle funamental bookkeeping.


This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. Lesson 1 - What is a Virtual Assistant - This lesson introduces the business of virtual assisting. First, you ll look at the lifestyle of self-employment and determine if that s right for you. Then, you ll learn about virtual assistants and determine if that s the best business choice for you.
  2. Lesson 2 - History of the Virtual Assistant - This lesson will introduce you to the evolution of the virtual assisting industry - where it began, how it developed, and what virtual assistants do today.
  3. Lesson 3 - Benefits of the Virtual Assistant - This lesson examines the benefits of virtual assistants for both you and your client. You ll learn what you have to gain, and how you can sell your clients on the benefits of a virtual assistant.
  4. Lesson 4 - Necessary Skills for a Virtual Assistant - In this lesson you will learn about skills you should have, or need to acquire, to be successful as a virtual assistant. You ll learn about administrative, computer skills communication skills that are important to the virtual assistant.
  5. Lesson 5 - What Services to Offer - In this lesson you ll look at the services you should offer as a Virtual Assistant. You will learn about the typical services that most VA s offer, some specialized ones that may appeal to you, and creating a unique niche for yourself.
  6. Lesson 6 - Setting Up Shop - This lesson contains information for setting up shop. It covers issues such as building a team of advisors, legal formation, naming your business, establishing a presence and equipping your office. Included is a mini-business plan template.
  7. Lesson 7 - Communication - Lesson 7 covers the communication tools that will help you run and promote your virtual assisting business as well as effectively serve clients. A special focus is on virtual tools that will allow you to operate your business from anywhere, at any time.
  8. Lesson 8 - Pricing, Billing, and Collections - This lesson deals with setting fees and payment. Selecting your rates is important in attracting customers. Billing and collections are key administrative issues of your business. In this lesson learn what to do and not do, and how to get paid quickly.
  9. Lesson 9 - Marketing - This lesson is a complete look at how to get customers. You will learn how to properly target your potential clients, and then reach them with a great deal of success. You will learn how to avoid the common and costly mistakes new marketers often make.
  10. Lesson 10 - Record Keeping - In this lesson, you'll learn about the basic components of your record keeping system. You'll learn kinds of records to keep, and what kinds of calculations to make, for management and tax purposes. Examples will be provided.
  11. Lesson 11 - Basics of Taxes - In Lesson 11 you'll learn about the basics of business tax deductions and business taxes. You'll learn how to take business deductions and how to access potential business-related deductions from your personal affairs. Case studies will be provided.
  12. Lesson 12 - Resources for Support - Here, you will be introduced to dozens of resources that can provide assistance with building your business. You will be introduced to books, local organizations, and federal, state, and local government programs that exist to serve entrepreneurs.
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Additional Information

Course Title : Starting a Virtual Assisting Business
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 12434
Course Type : Entrepreneurial
Course URL : http://virtualassisting.onlineclasses.com
Course Review :
Instructor : William Flood
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $99.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $124.00
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course. This course may not fulfill any local, state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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