Tina Hilton of Clerical Advantage is doing a four part series about how we, home office warriors can utilize a virtual assistant. Here is Part One, part two, and this is part three of four.

Clerical Advantage offers virtual assistance services utilizing the latest technology in order to work independently and remotely. They provide skilled professional support and services to busy business professionals. Collaboration with Clerical Advantage saves time, money and frustration while freeing the business person to pursue opportunities to ensure the success of their business.

Our third installment of the Top 100.

50. Design your company newsletter. A company newsletter is a way to keep your business in the minds of clients, potential clients and associates. Whether you choose to send yours via e-mail or traditional snail mail, a virtual assistant can design yours to fit your company, complete with logo, company colors, etc.

49. Compile your newsletter on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis. Now that you’ve got a great design, send your VA the material you want included and let them pull it together and mail it out for you at the interval you decide is right for your business.

48. Fill out that paperwork you never have time for. Registration forms, membership applications, whatever it is, your virtual assistant can fill out that paperwork and get it to the appropriate parties.

47. Review and edit your latest proposal. Want to make sure you’ve dotted your i’s and crossed your t’s in that proposal your getting ready to submit? Have your VA review and edit it for you to be sure it’s letter perfect.

46. Write your next proposal. No time to even pull together the proposal? Work with your virtual assistant to provide the information they need to pull it together for you.

44. Make needed phone calls. You’re voicemail box is overflowing with messages that need some sort of return phone call. Take care of the ones that require your response and let your virtual assistant take care of the rest.

43. Your own personal reminder service, never forget a birthday or anniversary again. Your VA can even order the flowers.

42. Make travel arrangements for your next business trip. Your virtual assistant can book the flight, the rental car and the room. They can even make dinner reservations or reserve tickets to that play or game you want to attend while you’re there.

41. Your own personal answering service while you’re out of town. It will give your customers/clients the personal interaction they crave and your VA can prioritize your messages so that you know which ones need immediate attention when you get home.

40. Essay review for your college bound senior. Who says a virtual assistant can only help with business tasks. Those college essays are important, have your virtual assistant review, critique and offer suggestions for changes for your student’s college essay.

39. Data entry. Never enough time to get all that data into the appropriate program in order to utilize it. A VA can do that for you.

38. Create reports and spreadsheets from your data. Your VA can also organize the data into report or spreadsheet form customized to your specifications.

37. Write or update your business resume. Whether you post it on your website, include it in your marketing packet or just have it on hand for those times when it is requested, an up to date business resume is a must. Allow your virtual assistant to help you put your best foot forward by keeping that resume fresh and shiny.

36. Convert files into needed formats. Your associate needs that document in .pdf format? That image file needs to be in .jpeg? Not a problem for your VA.

35. Draft documents. Have your virtual assistant draft your next letter, fax, contract or anything else you may need. They can also design document templates so that the things that you send out frequently don’t have to be written from scratch every time.

34. Research your competition. Wondering if it’s time to increase your prices? Or if your competition has jumped on the latest development bandwagon? Your VA can find out just what the competition is doing so that you can make informed decisions.

33. Compare promotional materials and order the ones that are right for your business. Should you offer pens, magnets or calendars with your business name imprinted on them? And where is the best, fastest and/or cheapest place to order them. Guess who can find out for you? That’s right, your friendly virtual assistant.

32. Design business forms. Need employee information forms for those remote employees or perhaps client contact forms? A VA can design them for you, personalized with your company information and logo.

31. Set up a chat room where you can conduct business meetings online with clients or remote employees. Your virtual assistant can set you up in a secure chat room so that you can conduct that business meeting in your pajamas.

30. Do the dreaded bookkeeping. So the stack of receipts and bills are piling up on your desk because you hate the bookkeeping. Or maybe you just don’t have the time. Let your VA do it for you.

29. Prepare your payroll. Are your remote employees complaining because they always have to remind you it’s payday? Your virtual assistant can make sure everyone is paid on time, every time.

28. Invoice clients/customers. Your business would be in the black if you could just get those clients to pay you. Of course, they might if you had time to sit down and invoice them. Make sure your invoicing is timely by letting your virtual assistant do it.

27. Make collection calls. They’re being invoiced on time, but they still aren’t paying? Your VA can remind them of their obligation.

26. Set up payment arrangements for delinquent accounts. Do you have clients that would like to make arrangements to pay that debt in installments, but you know you’d never be able to keep track of it properly. Allow your virtual assistant to set up arrangements and keep track of payments for you.

That’s the end of Part 3, with 25 more to go. If you haven’t found something that a virtual assistant could be doing to make your life easier yet, don’t miss the final installment of the series next week.