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Sep 07, 2024
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OAT 240 - Creating and Managing the Virtual OfficeCredits: 3 Instructional Contact Hours: 3
Covers all aspects of creating an office for a virtual specialist. Includes developing an individual business plan, creating a marketing plan incorporating a social media marketing strategy, establishing a fee rate range, identifying software requirements, planning a company website, legal requirements, and negotiating contracts.
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 0 Meets MTA Requirement: None Pass/NoCredit: Yes
Outcomes and Objectives
- Examine the virtual assistant industry.
- Define the virtual assistant
- Identify client benefits
- Identify skills required
- Identify services offered
- Create a business plan that will establish a mission, goals, and objectives.
- Write a business plan
- Conduct market research
- Research marketing strategies
- Determine pay rates
- Determine a business name
- Use appropriate software and web-based applications for the virtual assistant industry.
- Use web presence technology
- Identify software appropriate for job tasks
- Use current and emerging technologies to effectively create and manage documents and handle multiple priorities
- Demonstrate preparation for the virtual assistant industry job market.
- Research specialty areas including real estate, legal, etc.
- Research special areas including bookkeeping, document processing, etc.
- Identify appropriate strategies to secure employment, retain a job, and/or advance a career.
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