For the third year in a row, I will be celebrating with over 50,000 other Virtual Assistants the 3rd Annual International Virtual Assistants Day (IVAD) on Friday, 16 May 2008. On this day, VA’s celebrate individual accomplishments and the important contributions we make to the growth and stability of small businesses everywhere. According to the Alliance for Virtual Businesses, some 90 per cent of VA’s are highly-skilled working mothers who choose to start their own businesses to achieve a better work/life balance. My situation is no different. I started this new career in October 2004 to spend more time with my son, achieve better work/life balance, feel like I am making a difference to clients lives and achieve personal satisfaction from seeing the direct results of my labour. I feel that I have achieved all of this and more. My client list has increased 400% since then, I now have a shopfront in the main street of my town, I have an assistant, and I have won a Highly Recommended in the Australian Achievers Awards. I love what I do and couldn’t imagine being or doing anything else.

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