Primary Virtual Assistant Businesses

Who Uses Virtual Assistants?

Is your profession one of a growing list of virtual assistant businesses? You might be surprised? With the growth of reliable technology, there are more and more businesses that use and hire virtual assistants.

So to answer the question of who uses virtual assistants, we went to the best source possible. This list was created from an informal poll of practicing virtual assistants. We weeded out some of the more obscure answers but still ended up with a pretty good list.

Accountants Advertising Agency Air-Duct Cleaning Service Appraisers Architects Artists Associations Attorneys Banks Bed & Breakfast Business Consultants Car Dealerships Carpenters Case Workers Chamber Of Commerce Child Behavioral Counselor Churches & Temples City Councils Civic Clubs Claims Adjuster Coaches College Students Collision Repair Facility Computer Systems Manager Condo Associations Contractors Corporate Consultants & Trainers Corporations CPAs Dentists Doctors Educational Consultant Educational Facility Electricians Emergency Transportation Provider Entertainment Company/Industry Event Planners Executive Recruiters & Search Firms (Headhunter) Executives Farmer Financial Professionals (Advisors, Analysts, Consultant, Planners)

Foundations Gas Pipeline Company Golf Associations Government Agencies Graphic Designer Home Inspectors Home Owners Associations Home-Based Business Owners Human Resource Consulting Groups Human Resource Recruiter HVAC/Sheet Metal Company Import/Export Consultant Independent Self-Employed Professionals Insurance Agents Internet Startups Investment Firms IT Service Companies Janitorial Services Job Seekers Land Surveyor Landlords Landscapers Magazine Publishing Company Manufacturers Manufacturing Firms/Plants Market Research Analysts Marketing Companies and Consultants Mary Kay Director Medical Providers Modeling Agencies Mortgage Officers Motivational Speakers Moving Companies Non-Profit Organizations Nuclear Power Plant Consultants Nurses Nursing Homes Online Networking Company Personal Chef

Personal Trainer Pet Stores Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Photographers Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Group Playwright Plumbers Politicians Printing Company Private Schools Psychologists Professional Speakers/Presenters Professors Psychologists Psychotherapists PTA Public Relations Firm Publishers Real Estate Investment Firm Real Estate Professionals Restaurants Resume Writing Businesses Retailers Security Company Social Workers Software Developers Software Engineer/Manager Software Testing Company Sporting Clubs & Teams Staffing Industry Trainers Start Up Venture Capital Funding Company Stockbroker Talent Agency Teachers Telecommunications Company Tutors TV/Production Companies Universities Upholstering Company Wineries

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How Businesses Use Virtual Assistants

If you are considering using a virtual assistant for your business, the above list lets you know you are not alone. But how can you best put your virtual assistant to work for you?

Below is a list of HOW some of the above businesses use their virtual assistants:

Appraisers
Transcription

Architects
Document and Proposal Word Processing

Attorneys
Briefs, Articles for Legal Journals, Transcription, Computer Consulting and Training, Form Design, Template Design, Macro Creation, Work Flow Studies, Database Design and Conversion, Scanning

Auto Leasing/Sales
Database Management

Churches
Newsletters, Pew Cards, Welcome Packets, Bulletins, Meeting Minutes, Flyers

Consultants
Word Processing, Telephone Interview Transcription, Billing, Proposals, Faxing, E-Mail, Reports, Correspondence

Copy Shops
Menus, Flyers, Print Advertising Typesetting

Corporations
Employee and Merchandising Manuals, Database Management and Mailing Lists, Customer Surveys, Speech Transcription, Interview Transcription, Seminar Transcription

Doctors Offices
Medical Transcription

Financial Advisors
Database Management

Forensic Safety Engineer
Billing, Invoicing, Database Management, Transcription

Government Agencies
EEO Interview Transcription and Focus Group Transcription

Graphic Designer
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Individuals
Medical and Law School Applications, Job Applications, Resumes, Computer Training, Correspondence, Family Newsletters

Insurance Brokerages
Database Management, Proposal Packages, Manuscript Policy Typing, Computer Training.

Insurance Companies
Database Management, Forms, Transcription, Mailing Lists

Insurance Investigator
Interview Transcription

Interior Designer
Paperwork, Letters, Memos, Billing, and a variety of other "administrative assistant" duties

Management Consultants
General Administrative Work and Transcription

Market Research Companies and Consultants
Focus Group Transcription

Medical Research Company
Focus Group Transcription

Medical Writer
Transcription

Mortgage Broker
Database Management

Painting Contractor
Proposals, Invoices, Database Maintenance

Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Business Plans, Reports, Flyers, Survey Compilation

Politicians
Buttons, Doorknob Hangers, Flyers

Professors
Transcription, Database Work, Journal Articles

Psychologists
Transcription, Word Processing, Journal Articles, Mailing List Maintenance

Radio Station
Database Management

Realtor
Database Management

Retail Store
Database Maintenance and Mailing Labels

Sales Representative
Price lists

Salon
Newsletter and correspondence

Singer
Set List and Bookkeeping

Small Businesses
Transcription, Invoicing, Sales Letter Editing, Mail Merge, Computer Training, Mailing List and Database Management, Form Design, Newsletters, Brochures, Flyers, Photo Scanning, Other Promotional Materials

Stock Brokerage
Mailing List Maintenance and Conversion, Computer Training

Students
Proofreading and Editing of Dissertations and other Documents, Term Papers, Entrance Forms, Scholarship Applications, Theses, Interview Transcription

Synagogue
Monthly Newsletter

Video Production Company
Transcription

Writer
Screenplay, Manuscript Word Processing

We hope this page has helped you identify primary virtual assistant businesses and professions, as well as given you an idea how those professions put their VA's to good use.

If you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

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