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I agree with what was said by the other ladies logistically speaking but I also think it's important that both parties values  aligned and that it's someone that you think you'd work well with. 

This can be achieved by having an interview process with more than one Virtual Assistant and soon enough you'll know which ones tick your boxes (and hopefully vice versa).. 

Knowing what you want from a VA will help with this guiadance or you can have a discovery call with a few to help find out what that is... Having this conversation with VAs can also help you identify who you want to work with.. 

There is also an option of a trial basis to see if this can work. What's going to help make this relationship work? Open communicaton, honesty, time, respect and being able to let go (slowly) so the VA can show you whether or not she can complete what's requested. 

I wouldn't call it a fear as such but the biggest psychological hurdle for me is to remain motivated when business slows down a lot. When I'm not as busy I have the time to work on building the business but when I feel less motivated to whereas when I am busy my motivation increases.

Hey @Eloah Paes Ramalho you can always switch accountants, but as with everything there is usually a bit of "pain" (time, energy, etc.) associated with the move - so with some planning you can minimise the discomfort.  No doubt if a business grows large, they will switch accountants because the advice and support needed when your busineiss is doing $500,000 in sales is very different than when your business is doing $10 milliion in turnover. 

Determining which bookkeeper or accountant can grow with your business requires you to envision what your business will be like in the future (next 3, 5 or 10 years) and evaluate if they have experience working with companies of that size in your industry.  

Interesting answers here!

I too have come across many businesses with virtual offices. Small to medium businesses, start-ups, freelancers, and some individuals who work from home. Some of the bigger corporations also prefer a virtual office space though, especially in a time like this where a pandemic has come and changed how we would "normally" do things.

There are pros and cons to having a virtual address, but I see the glass as half full.

A benefit includes cost friendliness: great for smaller businesses who want to test the waters of entrepreneurship. Also, do you really need office space if your workforce is only 1-2 people?  
You also have the flexibility to work from anywhere, at any time - great for travel bloggers and people in this line of work. Also, you have enhanced privacy and more security with an online office. 

It is worth researching if you are looking into this, as there is something available for everyone.

I'm totally for it, @Eloah Paes Ramalho 

Make sure you know where the line is. Don't be pushed around. Don't push back too hard. Reason and relaity should be part of every project you work on. Ask the question, i'm i being pushed fairly, or pushed around unfairly. Always lean on the side of "if i can learn something out of this and it is reasonable" then learn it at your cost, as in the future before you work that hard again, you know how to cost and structure it into the project. Everything is about leanring and evolving, including difficult clients. All that being said, there is always 1% of clients (or thereabouts) who are off the charts, want the world, amazing quality, a peanuts pricing - Eject at all costs.