Posted to MediaSyndicate.com (Dec 29, 2007 - 03:43 PM) : Administrative Outsourcing: Today's alternative for small businesses

Carol Stettner had a dream to provide administrative support to small businesses from her home, but for many years, that’s all it remained… a dream. Then one day, while Stettner was exploring the Internet - the angels sang - the clouds parted and behold! Executive assistants, paralegals and bookkeepers were providing professional support, services and skills to their clients around the world via phone, fax and internet based technology. They are called Virtual Assistants – and it is one of the fastest growing professions in the country.

Armed with a background rich in experience supporting upper management in IBM, a broad skill base that includes bookkeeping, and personal coaching from Diane Ennen, author of Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA, Stettner is doing what she always dreamed of. Ennen has been a Virtual Assistant in Margate, Florida since 1985 and states that the potential for success is tremendous. “I’ve seen the Virtual Industry grow to where it is today and am proud to see so many qualified virtual assistants achieve success. I truly believe the partnership between a VA and a client will lead to more and more success for both, as businesses realize just how dynamic a VA can be for their success.”

With her company, Assisting Business Virtually, Inc. (ABV), Stettner is able to assist small business owners with those endless details that them from operating at their full potential. Those responsibilities can include email, calendar and database maintenance; preparing correspondence, estimates, invoices, and paying bills just to name a few. In addition, because support is provided virtually using today’s technology, the client’s location is not an issue.

The beauty of the partnership is that not only are Stettner’s clients freed from the burden to provide office space, office equipment and employee benefits, but Stettner’s clients pay only for the time they need. Lawyers, interior designers, contractors, coaches and authors are just a few of the many professions that can benefit from a partnership with a Virtual Assistant. The possibilities are endless.

More information can be found on the company’s website www.abvirtually.com.