Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce
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The Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce (VACOC) is a professional association and global community of Virtual Assistants to promote shared business interests, opportunities and advancement of the Virtual Assistant profession.
A Virtual Assistant (or VA) is a professional service provider who specializes in providing remote administrative office support services as an independent contractor who works with clients in ongoing, collaborative relationships.
Virtual Assistants work from their own offices and utilize today's technology to deliver their services and communicate with clients.
A Virtual Assistant's support is foundationally intended to be administrative, secretarial and clerical in nature. However, many Virtual Assistants offer additional specialties that fall under creative and technical services.
Virtual Assistants come from a variety of business backgrounds, but the single-most important qualification to become a Virtual Assistant is that they have extensive administrative experience earned in the real (non-virtual) world working in upper level capacaties such as administrative assistant, secretary, executive assistant, office manager, legal assistant, etc.
From this level of experience, they are expected to possess the skill sets, training and business knowledge which are the hallmark of a truly qualified Virtual Assistant.
Members have access to an online social and business networking forum, chat room, free business tools and resources, business forms, special events and guest speakers. An worldwide Virtual Assistant directory and RFP submission center is available for prospective clients looking to hire a Virtual Assistant.
