5 Facts About VA’s For National Trivial Day

To celebrate National Trivial Day, I’m going to introduce to you 5 facts about VA’s (Virtual Assistants).

• The start of the industry

The VA industry as we know it today started in 1995 by Christine Durst when she launched her book “The Second Commute.” https://amzn.to/3TAr9w5 in which she encouraged professionals to pursue their passions, their unique sense of independence, and their personal goals while earning at home.

(Source:- https://www.uassistme.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-virtual-assistants)

• How many VA’s are there?

According to our good old friend Wikipedia, It’s estimated that there are between 5,000 and 10,000, and up to 25,000 virtual assistants around the world.

(Source:- https://truelist.co/blog/virtual-assistant-statistics/)

• Are VA’s expensive?

Research by ‘Best Of Budgets’ show Virtual assistants can reduce operating costs by 78% compared to having a normal employee. When using a VA there are no tax & NI costs, you don’t have to provide a place to work, and you only have to pay for the hours they work.

(Source:- https://truelist.co/blog/virtual-assistant-statistics/)

• Does anyone use VA’s?

48% of UK companies outsource work in 2023, with an increase of 41% since the pandemic.

(Source:- https://sparemytime.com/blog/2023/08/18/48-of-uk-companies-outsource-work-in-2023-with-an-increase-of-41-since-the-pandemic/)

• Help With Admin is 5 years old.

Set up in May 2018, Help With Admin is 5 years old and continues to provide Virtual Assistant services to public, private and voluntary sector organisations. The top 3 services provided are bookkeeping, minute taking and social media/website updates but can also provide support around newsletters, social media graphics, research and data input.

(Source:- https://helpwithadmin.com)

If you are thinking about outsourcing your work have a chat with Steve today.