A new breed of services called virtual assistants let you outsource just about any task overseas, as long as the work can be done with a computer and a telephone. Virtual assistants are contract ...

When hiring a virtual assistant from another country, consider their cultural knowledge as well. Do they have a good understanding of your culture and business practices? Do they understand the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel with a focus on safety and sustainability. The pandemic didn't just make offices virtual. It has also made office ...

Effective delegation is an important and often difficult objective to achieve for almost any business. This is especially true for solo practitioner financial advisors who don’t have a staff to which ...

There were an estimated 3.9 million secretaries and administrative assistants in the United States in 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, this figure does not distinguish ...