New Resource for Jackson Area Small Businesses

We recently sent out our first press release locally. And now, we're debuting online. Read on.

New Resource for Jackson Area Small Businesses

Clarklake, Michigan - April, 2008. In the slowing Michigan economy, Jackson area small businesses now have another resource for reducing their operating costs. Jackson Administrative Outsourcing (JAO) is an administrative outsourcing firm, which has opened in Jackson County providing back-office services performed at their offsite location.

Jackson Administrative Outsourcing is one of hundreds emerging in the fairly new profession of virtual assistants (VA), across the country. While Oakland County supports at least 14 established VA’s, JAO is the only in Jackson County. VA’s have become a popular option as small businesses realize the benefits of outsourcing business administration to an experienced professional, instead of hiring full-time or temporary workers. Other emerging entrepreneurs are often unable to afford the expense of an employee at all. They find the flexibility of hiring a VA invaluable, because their time is free to focus on the core operations of their business.

Joe Hadzima with the MIT Sloan School of Management estimated the total cost of employee ownership is almost 2.7 times the actual salary. Outsourcing your back-office functions to a VA requires only a flat hourly or project rate: no taxes, no benefits, no insurance, no hidden costs. Professional virtual assistants, such as JAO, also offer productivity reporting and confidentiality agreements so business owners are protected and assured the highest level of service.

Jackson Administrative Outsourcing officially launched a new website this month, revealing services such as bookkeeping, project management, purchasing and procurement, material planning, word processing, and internet marketing services. Sarah Bernstein is the owner and founder of JAO, boasting 11 years in administrative and professional account management experience. To contact JAO, visit http://www.jacksonao.com/, or call (517) 529-4797.

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