Why hiring an Executive Assistant may be right for your business?

Have you ever thought it would be so nice to duplicate yourself!?!

Are you constantly struggling to get to that email or keep on top of your invoicing?

Have you ever considered hiring an Executive Assistant?

The answer for most of you is “Probably not!”.

As a small to medium-size business, you probably feel an EA is a ‘nice to have’, not a ‘need to have’. EA’s are for larger corporate businesses, right?
Well not necessarily!

The number one thing I hear most small business owners struggle with is lack of TIME.
Time to get the day to day tasks done, as well as service clients and build new business.
Well, this is EXACTLY what an EA can help you with.

Executive Assistant’s take care of day to day tasks like:

·         Responding to emails

·         Booking travel

·         Organising your diary

·         Answering phone calls

·         Getting quotes

·         Being your point of contact when you are in meetings or on holidays

·         Creating processes and procedures so you can scale

·         Assisting with your personal tasks (booking restaurants, chasing tradespeople and cancelling that subscription you are still paying for!)

These things can be taken care of while you have lunch with a client, or having a brainstorming session to plan your next big move.

You are still wondering how can I afford to hire an EA right?

Well have you considered a freelance Executive Assistant? One that you might engage for 5 hours a week, or 10 hours a month. It works well if you have a particular priority like “this week I want to get all the folders on dropbox sorted out” or “I need a process manual written up on how to process incoming new client queries” If tasks a broken down into bite size pieces, you will start to see your to-do list diappear. Most EA’s charge $40 - $60/hour, so for 5 hours a week, you would be looking at $250. Seems worth it, if it gives you back that time to get that new client over the line right?

A real-life example

Client X, started a financial service-based business 2 years ago. Client X had built up a healthy client base and had a freelance executive assistant (Carlie @ The Creative Assistant) working to help support the business. The Creative Assistant looked after day to day client correspondence, content creation, and events. Client X was offered an opportunity to partner with a large firm, where she would build a new department and have a team supporting her. When considering this role client x saw the financial stability this role would create to support her growing business. Client X accepted this role and stepped into the director role while still continuing to grow her business on the side, With the support of The Creative Assistant, Client X was able to successfully grow their business as well as hold a director role in a large financial firm.

Some of you may already have a VA, so what is the difference between a VA and an EA?

Experience. To call yourself an EA you must have had worked with C-level executives or higher, as their right hand, usually in a corporate environment. A VA usually has more niche experience in the online space for example a Social Media VA. To know which direction is best for you would depend on your business needs. Do you need someone to help with the overall day to day running of your business, or do you need help with a more specific area?

If you think this could be a good option for you and your business, or would like to have a 15 minute free chat with Carlie please book in here.