Virtual Assistants

There is a real demand for virtual assistants

Numbers are growing and so is the need. More people leveraging their business skills to market to companies

Twelve years ago, the field of virtual assisting hardly existed. "Today, the industry is growing by leaps and bounds, and in the next 10 years I think we'll see a huge explosion in these services," said Cindy Opong, owner of Creative Assistants in Colorado Springs, Colo., and president of the International Virtual Assistants Association.

The field is growing on both sides of the supply and demand equation.

"More people are leveraging their administrative, creative, technology or financial skills to start their own virtual assistant businesses, and more large and small companies are in need of their services," Opong said.

Click to read more on "A Real Demand For Virtual Assistants" from the AtlantaJournal-Constitutional