Business can benefit by hiring a brilliant assistant

Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to hire a PA to reduce the amount of stress they have in their work lives and help run their company more efficiently. US website entrepreneur.com advises those who have devised a successful business brand to consider hiring an assistant to enable them to take their commercial activity to the next stage of development.

Among the reasons cited are the fact that having an executive assistant on hand can save start-up company directors a significant amount of time through their ability to take on the more menial yet essential tasks such as billing clients, filing expense reports, managing the diary, making calls and doing research. The way a good PA can screen unwanted cold calls and field enquiries will also help save valuable time.

Plus, a shrewd assistant can help out by offering a second opinion on aspects of the company’s strategy that may not previously have occurred to the business owner and he/she might also be able to offer a new take on ideas that puts them into a clearer perspective.

In fact, it seems that an increasing number of people in the US feel that having an assistant is an essential part of modern life and no longer just for celebrities. A survey by freelance staffing agency Elance reveals that researching and organising travel or holiday plans is the most unpleasant task that the general public would want to subcontract (33%), followed closely by paying bills (28%).

Answering phone calls and taking messages (26%) and writing/posting thank you, Christmas and birthday cards (26%) round out the most-dreaded duties that Americans would like to outsource to an assistant.

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