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Virtual Assistant

Online Business: Kathy McHenry, Fredericksburg, VA
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Are you a detail-oriented, computer savvy self-starter? Do you work well independently and are able to stay focused and motivated in a non-traditional working environment? Do you want to own a business that allows you the flexibility to balance not only your own work/life needs but those of your clients? With today’s technology, you can create your own home-based business as a virtual assistant….and Kathy McHenry can show you how. Learn how to become a virtual assistant on a VocationVacations® career mentorship with Kathy at her home office in Fredericksburg, Virginia, 50 miles south of Washington, D.C.

Not that long ago many people didn’t know what a virtual assistant was. But Kathy McHenry did, and she knew she had the experience to become successful in the field. She also knew she wanted to own her own business. Kathy was ready to parlay her more than two decades of administrative and support services experience into a new career.

She realized the time to take that step had come while working near the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. “The trauma of the experience that day made the idea of working from home even more appealing,” remembers Kathy. Providing administrative and support services from a home office sounded like a perfect match. She took advantage of a variety of resources to learn more about the role of a virtual assistant, and in 2002 launched her business.

“My first client was a realtor, and I helped with transaction management, making sure all the documents were completed,” says Kathy. Examples of current clients include a professional speaker and trainer for whom she creates collateral materials; a public relations and marketing professional who has Kathy manage her calendar, travel arrangements, scheduling, etc. and a masseuse who hired Kathy to redo her web site. Kathy loves the flexibility of her job and the opportunity to work as much or a little as she wants.

Many of Kathy’s clients are entrepreneurs themselves who work from home offices. Having a virtual assistant provides them the auxiliary support they need without hiring an employee and providing office space. “They also don’t have to provide benefits, insurance or bother with payroll taxes,” Kathy explains.

Kathy’s clients know they can count on her to get the job done. “I tell my clients I want to work with them the way they want me to work with them. We can communicate via email, the phone, whatever is best for them. They look to me to get the job done and to also offer suggestions that might benefit their business.” Most of the time it isn’t that Kathy’s clients aren’t capable of doing the work Kathy does for them. “They can do it, but they don’t want to. They want to focus on other aspects of their business.”

“If you have basic computer skills, an understanding of Microsoft products and the motivation to stay on top of ever-changing technology, you have the foundation to become a virtual assistant,” offers Kathy. “You don’t need to spend a lot of money on computer programs or resources.” On a virtual assistant VocationVacations career mentorship with Kathy, she will share with you how to get started in this profession and the work ethic and motivation that have made her successful.

While on your Virtual Assistant (VA) VocationVacations® career mentorship with Kathy McHenry, activities will include some or all of the following:
  • Learn what a virtual assistant does
  • Understand if you have what it takes to be a VA
  • Identify what prospective clients are looking for in a VA
  • Learn how to find clients
  • Learn where to find training for specific products
  • Review advertising, marketing, networking, etc
  • Delineate the key points to starting a VA business
  • Learn where to spend your money and what you can hold off on
  • Review the legal aspects of running a home-based business
  • Learn how to set your fees and what you need in your contract
  • Learn how to write an elevator speech
  • Gain an understanding of the importance of a well-designed website
  • See how Kathy keeps client’s files and work organized and in order
  • Gain prospective client interviewing skills
  • Learn how to attract people to your site
  • Review social media needs
  • Learn how to have an organized and green office
  • Learn how to develop a network for support and encouragement
  • Attain a list of resources for everything you need to succeed from setting up a website, to getting help with your elevator speech, to social networking, to where do I find other VA’s
  • If you are ready to set up your business, we will get going on making some calls and setting things up.
  • In addition to this, you will receive a step-by-step program that guides you through setting up a virtual assistant business.
The Virtual Assistant VocationVacations® career mentorship with Kathy McHenry includes:
  • Two days of one-on-one mentorship in your career mentorship as a virtual assistant
  • The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post- VocationVacations career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
  • A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job coming to reality
  • Light lunches with your mentor

Available: All year based on mentor's availability

Price: $949 Per Person

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Suggested Accommodations

Hilton Garden Inn

Hampton Inn
(Not included in the price of the VocationVacations® holiday)

Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® adventure:
Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:
Each requested date for a VocationVacation is 100% dependent upon the mentor’s approval of dates.  Each Vocationer is required to sign a liability release stating that they are 18 years or older, 21 years or older if the VocationVacation involves the production or serving of alcohol.  Full payment of the VocationVacation is required to make a reservation. A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacation cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases.  Grounded Nomads, LLC dba VocationVacations encourages all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling.