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A Good Idea in a Stretched Economy – Hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA) vs. an On-Site Employee?

November 1st, 2009

Virtual Assistant – A Worldwide Service Based in Sarasota, FL

Benefits to outsourcing work to Current Concierge – Your Virtual Assistant (VA).

Virtual Assistants work only when you need it. Business are not obligated to pay for a specific number of hours a week when hiring Current Concierge.
Current Concierge knows what it is like to own a business. We understand the importance of marketing and finances. We started Current Concierge partly because we have worked as virtual assistants in the past, and wanted to offer our services to a variety of businesses.
We work with each other as equals. This is not a boss and employee relationship.
Virtual Assistants waste no time on breaks or their personal lives.
No extra space is required and there is no loss of privacy when you hire a virtual assistant.
No need to purchase additional infrastructure like a computer, software, or office equipment/supplies.
You can use a Virtual Assistant to see if there is a need to hire an employee in the future. Use Current Concierge as a springboard to hiring other employees. Businesses with a high turnover rate can also use Current Concierge Virtual Assistant program to help train new employees as other leave.
Current Concierge provides ongoing, collaborative support to help you achieve your goals.
No need to pay a Virtual Concierge vacation time, sick time, and holiday time.
The number one benefit to outsourcing work to Current Concierge is that over time we get to learn your business and constantly bring new ideas to help improve your bottom line.

Obligations when hiring an On-Site Employee

Pay employer social security taxes
Collect and pay FICA taxes.
Pay workers’ compensation insurance.
pay federal and state unemployment taxes.
Comply with OSHA.
Comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including minimum wage and overtime payment.
Comply with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
You may have to pay medical benefits, dental benefits, vision care benefits.
If you hire someone and fire or lay them them off, your employment rate may increase.
If you have the unpleasant experience of needing to fire an employee, make sure you have legal grounds or you may face a lawsuit.

Current Concierge Specializes in Virtual Assistants for Resorts

Both my wife and I have worked all over the world both on resort grounds as General Managers as well as helping to start and run successful virtual offices. We understand the importance of training and knowing the product well before working as virtual assistants. Extended site-inspections, familiarization trips, and training sessions are vital for any virtual assistant to get to know a business or product. The bottom line is that hiring a virtual assistant that knows your business can improve sales. Hiring the right virtual assistant can not only help you with small every day tasks, but they can see how they can help improve your business. We suggest starting out by just using Current Concierge for the small tasks and as we get to know your business better, then expand the level of services.