The trend for businesses worldwide nowadays is outsourcing. The website www.businessdictionary.com defined outsourcing as: The contracting or subcontracting of noncore activities to free up cash, personnel, time and facilities for activities in which a company holds competitive advantage. Companies having strengths in other areas may contract out data processing, legal, manufacturing, marketing, payroll accounting or [...]

Before we examine the challenges of being a virtual assistant in a global setting, it is important to know what is a virtual assistant. A virtual assistant can be defined as a person or an entity who provides professional administrative, technical, or creative (social) assistance to clients from a remote location. Being a professional means [...]

The global economy today has ushered a new era in terms of business attitude. Companies are constantly looking for ways to cut back on expenses. Electricity, healthcare and taxes are just but a few of the expenses that companies, whether large or small, would love to eliminate partially, if not, totally. Business experts have called [...]