As a Virtual Assistant, I am an independent professional administrative assistant, providing secretarial, creative and technical services from my office rather than yours. I am available on a long term or temporary basis to fit your business needs. I pay my own taxes and benefits and provide my own equipment and training.
Like most professionals, you probably spend too much of your valuable time on activities that don't generate any income - but must be done. Correspondence, client and prospect contact, marketing and advertising, reports, website maintenance, you name it - you need to do it, or someone does.
Consider the tasks that take up a big percentage of your day. Wouldn't you be better off building your business rather than just managing the details?