According to the American Small Business Administration there are 22 million small businesses in the United States alone, 9 million of which are women-owned.

This is a vibrant market that – especially in today’s climate (see the Future of Virtual Assistance call recording, below) – continues to grow and has only started to be tapped into by virtual professionals.

The below checklist is designed to help potential small business clients see the benefit of working with you as part of their virtual team. The point is to make you look great, s’ave you time, and more effortlessly attract the right clients to you. Precisely the kind of tool we love to create for YOU in this newsletter. Enjoy, use it well and stay tuned for more like this.

Got idea for something you’d like us to make? Just send us an email to put in your request.

What’s going on with you and your business?

Take this quiz to find out.

Instructions: Circle the number of the statements that are true. If more than 5 statements are true, working with a virtual assistant specializing in small business may be the perfect solution.

1. I am working long hours each day and still can’t get caught up.
2. I’m working mostly in my business instead of on my business.
3. If I wasn’t here, the place would fall apart within a month.
4. I want to delegate more so I have time to pursue new revenue streams.
5. I’m doing tasks that I do not like or am not very good at.
6. Sometimes I wonder if I’m spending too much money doing everything myself. 
7. Our customers aren’t getting quality service and we’re losing money as a re’sult.
8. I have family members helping in my business and they are unhappy about it.
9. I want to take more time off with family without guilt or str’ess.
10. Unnecessary chaos in the company makes it hard to build a team.
11. I have ideas for growing the business but I just don’t have time to pursue them.
12. Paperwork and organization often fall behind and costs money in penalties or fees.
13. The joy of owning a business is eclipsed by the str’ess of running it.
14. I can’t turn my business brain off and my sleep and health are suffering as a re’sult. 
15. Profitability isn’t where it could be.
16. I miss or drop opport’unities to partner with others to expand the business.
17. The technology that could streamline my business overwhelms me so I tend to ignore it.
18. The business lags behind in online marketing which I’m sure means lost business.
19. I’m uncertain where my expenses are and if they can be streamlined to s’ave money.
20. I find myself missing or being late for appointments more than once a week.

For a copy of this checklist that you can print out and use cleanly with your clients, use the pdf format: Small Business Owner’s Sanity Checklist | click for pdf

© 2009 Virtually Successful.com inspired by and based on the Entrepreneurs RealityCheck by the School of Small Business Coaching at CoachVille.com. Reproduction permitted with full attribution.

It's an occupational hazard for all of us in the virtual support biz, and getting OVER it is a big part of becoming truly virtually successful. What is it?

The feeling, some days more than most, that all you do is give give give and 'wouldn't it be nice to be taken care of once in awhile?!'

Well, we at the V-Scoop understand this feeling completely, and today we have a very unique way of giving YOU something. After all, you give every day as part of your life and profession - isn't it important to be on the receiving end of that?? Today brings with it a VERY distinctive giveaway, so let's cue the drumroll please ..

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Virtually Successful by Cindy Greenway	+	Becoming an Online Business Manager by Tina Forsyth	=	GIFTS FOR YOU!

In case it isn't completely obvious, that's right, for a limited time only, until FRIDAY, May 15, 2009, we are making it OPEN SEAS'ON on the above two 'bibles' for the virtual professional. That's the entire book both titles, available for no-fee download for as many people who can get their dirty mitts on them in the next 5 days.

Click here to get the downloads now!

Why should you care about these downloads? Well, there are lots of reasons. But how about just one?

Both titles represent what is happening in-the-trenches, right now, in the virtual professional world. Fresh content based on thousands of conversations with real-life, well-paying clients which, unless we miss our guess, can have a truly long-lasting positive impact on your business.

That's it. More, better, rewarding business for you, plus a wallop of hugely motivating energy is yours when you download and make time to read these books.

We offer them from our hearts as our THANK YOU for what you do every day to facilitate success for your clients and hope you'll accept this acknowledgement of your talents and commitment. Without you, so much would not happen, and sometimes things like that just need to be said out loud.

Ready to accept your big thank you gift now? Click here or on either cover above, and grab it, sa've it to your desktop and be sure to book time to at least skim. Send feedback here if you'd like and yep, before you ask, you are welcome to post this unique thank you giveaway in all virtual professional forums, discussion lists, your own blog, anything like that because this gift goes out to all of us all over the world.

We are so excited at what we hope will be a massive lifting of spirit and energy for what we do virtually!

Kind words for Becoming an Online Business Manager:

"...the secr'et wea'pon of everyone I know!" -- Andy Wibbels, Author of Blogwild!

Kind words for Virtually Successful: 8 Simple Ways for Virtual Assistants to Find (and Keep) Clients:

"... a powerful, must-read tool that will make a significant impact on the profession." -- Larina Kase, Author of The Confident Speaker