Calling all Accountants, Financial Service Professionals, IT Professionals – have you been involuntarily separated from your employer? i.e. down-sized? outsourced? laid-off? The answer for many is yes. Now that door #1 has been closed – what is behind door #2? For some it’s solo-preneurship – and it that’s your goal – you are my target audience!
I’m a Virtual Assistant with several years of corporate experience in the financial services and technology industries. Each industry has its own “language”. Financial speak: balance sheets, income statements, cashflow – elementary? Yes, but do you want to take the time to teach the difference? IT speak: critical path, milestones, QA (Quality Assurance not Question/Answer) – again elementary, but think of the time saved when you onboard someone with this basic knowledge. We can hit the ground running!
So if you’ve decided that door #2 opens to a world of self-employment, being your own boss and saying “good-bye” to corporate America – give me a call (877-330-0474) – we speak the same language!
When you open your doors for business, you expect business to walk right in. For some people, virtual and otherwise, it may happen that way. For others, you may be wondering – when will it happen for me? When you are “standing in the gap”, as it’s sometimes called, what should you do? Fold-up shop? Take down the website? Stop marketing? The answer is a resounding “NO” to all questions. During this time I have gotten virtual support from the VA forums that I frequent. It has been advised that while in the “gap”, you: educate yourself – be on the cutting edge of new products/technology, network – both virtually and face-to-face, sub-contract – to booster your confidence and reaffirm your skills – these are just a few options. What will I do? All of the above, plus anything else that has worked for those gone before me. After all, imitation is the highest form of flattery; so I seek to imitate the successes around me.
Are you “standing in the gap”? If so, what are you doing now as you journey to success? Leave me a comment, I’d love to know!
