It's a New Year and with that there is always change.
Here are 5 changes that may impact your Business in 2016.
These changes may make many business owners choose to start using Virtual Assistants to help them overcome some of them.
*Workforce Changes
"Hiring will become more difficult, especially for skilled jobs, leading to longer times to fill open positions. The cost to hire will consequently increase due to a combination of escalating recruiting costs and pressure to increase wages, and small business owners and management will finally infuse technology into the recruiting function and automate many of the administrative and other labor-intensive functions." – Ira S. Wolfe, president, Success Performance Solutions
Hiring a Virtual Assistant which is an Independent Contractor saves business owners money:
- You’re not providing office space or equipment.
- You don’t pay taxes or benefits since they’re independent contractors.
- Very little training for basic tasks is required.
- VAs may partner with other VAs with more expertise for specialized tasks.
- You pay only for hours worked making it easier to monitor the value of your investment.
*Customers Will Scrutinize Small Businesses and Expect More
"Consumers have higher expectations of real fairness and responsiveness to complaints. It's less and less easy to get rid of people with legitimate complaints by ignoring them or handing out a coupon. In a nutshell: Business owners will have to run their businesses as if their mother were looking over their shoulder, because she likely will be." – Mark Deuitch, CEO, PeopleClaim
Virtual Assistants can handle all of your customer service and give your customers that special relationship they want, and you only pay for their services when they actually interact with your customers!
*Public Policies Will Influence Changes in the Workplace (now and in the future)
"Policies will change. Small businesses will not be prepared to handle the compliance regulations associated with minimum wage, overtime calculations and paid sick-leave policy. The regulations behind these policies are coming fast and furiously, as most small businesses do not have dedicated HR staff to ensure compliance with certainty." – Howard Tarnoff, SVP of customer success, Ceridian
Higher costs to businesses will really quantify the use of Virtual Assistants in 2016 instead of hiring full time/part time onsite staff. No costs to the business owner for equipment, overtime, sick leave and taxes. You only pay for services actually performed, not a whole day of work.
*Paid Sick-Leave Policies - Watch for Upcoming Changes
"Business owners should expect additional changes to be on the horizon related to mandatory sick leave. Complying with the latest sick-leave laws and regulations is important and may also include detailed notice, posting and record-keeping requirements." – Mike Trabold, director of compliance risk, Paychex
When you hire a Virtual Assistant which is an Independent Contractor, you do not have to pay for mandatory sick leave, only actual time spent on services performed.
*Online Marketing (Social Media is necessary for all)
"Everything from local mechanics to bakeries to florists and carpet cleaners will need to have not only a website, but one that is made for mobile searches, thoroughly connected to social media, directories, review aggregators, coupon generators and proximity pricing calculators, too. The trends are absolutely moving in this direction, and any company that chooses to opt out of these marketing channels will likely face a self-imposed extermination for that industry." – Alexander Ruggie, PR director, 911 Restoration
Things are changing and having an online presence is necessary for every business. Virtual Assistants can get you set up and automate your social media to get your business and brand noticed.
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Excerpts from: http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8637-50-small-business-trends-and-predictions-for-2016.html#sthash.p1U4Bjpn.dpuf
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