Whats the Difference Between a Virtual Assistant and a Local Business Support Service?
If a company wants to get a project done, either a local business support service (LBSS) provider specializing in the type of work needed to get the job done, will do just as well. Whereas a virtual assistant can perform on the same level as a LBSS and can serve as growth partners to their clients just in a virtual realm. However, as a growth partner to their clients, virtual assistants make a point of learning their clients’ businesses, and will often recommend sit-down meetings with the client. While the LBSS may have a thorough understanding of the project and will probably not require a sit down meeting, the virtual assistant understands the project AND how it fits into the big picture – what other aspects of the business it touches, how its success or failure will affect your bottom line and the future of your business. In other words, both the virtual assistant and local business support service has their finger on the pulse of “the business” not just “the project” and they have
