Which businesses hire Virtual Assistants and why?

Many businesses hire Virtual Assistants to support their work and to free up their time.  Because Virtual Assistants can help in a range of areas their services can be suitable for many different types of businesses.  Virtual Assistants are hired by freelancers and entrepreneurs as well as larger businesses.

The clients that I am working with currently range from a relatively new business with almost 100 employees to individuals running their service-based businesses by themselves.

All businesses need help as they grow and delegation can be a key part of this.  Delegating straightforward tasks such as scheduling meetings or answering emails, can give small business owners the time to focus on the tasks that only they can ​do - producing their product, coaching their clients, providing their consultancy service, etc.  You might also want to look at this as freeing yourself of non-income generation work, so you can focus on the parts of your business that bring in profit.​

​Perhaps you are looking to grow your business and there is a research task that will give you valuable information about a new target market, but you need to continue focussing on the other areas of your business that are established and generating income.  This task could be done for you by a Virtual Assistant, so the researched data is ready and available for you without you having to turn your focus away from your core business.  This is what I am currently doing for a client.
 
In large companies that have hired Virtual Assistants, two common impacts are often quoted, that is cost savings and productivity gains.  Google, Nissan and Marriott have all hired Virtual Assistants.
 
So, it really doesn't matter whether you are a large company, an established business or a sole trader.  Essentially if you have tasks in your business that need doing, but don't necessarily have to be done by you, maybe your business can be that type of business that benefits from hiring a Virtual Assistant.