EP009: How to Leverage Virtual Assistants – with Nicole Bandes of Virtual A Team

Do you have a few tasks you’d like to delegate, but not enough to justify hiring a part-time employee? Small business owners and entrepreneurs often end up doing it all themselves—which leads to overwhelm and burnout. Luckily, there is another option: You can leverage a team of virtual assistants and give yourself time for what matters most!

Nicole Bandes is the founder and CEO of Virtual A Team, a concierge service that helps small business owners and solopreneurs manage the projects that move their businesses forward by providing the best available virtual teams. Virtual A Team’s group of 35 contractors has diverse expertise ranging from research to scheduling to web design. Nicole is also a productivity expert, and she has inspired thousands of business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals to manage their time and live a healthy, balanced life through her workshops and keynotes.

Today, Nicole explains the role of a virtual assistant and outlines the kid of work a VA can take on. She discusses the benefit of hiring a VA with a specific skill set for a one-off project or just a few hours per week. I ask Nicole about her inspiration for founding Virtual A Team, and she describes how outsourcing gives you time to do what matters most. Nicole also addresses her vetting process, offering insight on how Virtual A Team goes about replacing and training team members on a project. Listen in for Nicole’s advice around establishing a contract with your VA and learn how to decide which tasks to delegate to a virtual assistant!

 

 

Key Takeaways

  • The role of a virtual assistant working remotely

  • The kind of work a virtual assistant can take on

  • How VAs might assist with the RFP process

  • The benefit of hiring a VA with a specific expertise

  • Hiring a VA for a one-off project vs. a few hours/week

  • The Virtual A Team’s group of 35 contractors

  • Nicole’s inspiration for founding Virtual A Team

  • How outsourcing gives you time to do what matters

  • How Nicole goes about vetting her team of VAs

  • Virtual A Team’s process of replacing team members

  • Nicole’s advice around establishing a contract with your VA

  • The distinction between and employee and a contractor

  • How to determine which tasks could be delegated to a VA

  • The challenge around hiring people committed to being VAs

 

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