As a startup entrepreneur, the beginning stages obviously requires many young professionals to wear many hats due to the lack of capital and also the lack of clients and customers. However as time continues to progress and you start to take on more and more projects, you may find yourself becoming a bit overwhelmed and strapped for time.

One easy and simple way to free up a lot of time is to hire a personal assistant to take care of smaller task, thus freeing up your time and attention for more detailed matters that require your undivided attention or focus.

Many times a personal assistant can almost fill the role of several employees because they can field your calls, take messages, run errands, type up reports, memos, letters, perform research, send and answer e-mails and the list just goes on and on.

By hiring a trustworthy personal assistant that is intelligent, hardworking and extremely competent, you may find that your job gets much easier and also that your work improves because you won’t have to focus on doing so many administrative functions.

Many times you can find college students, maybe friends or acquaintances that are willing to perform these duties for you part-time at a very small hourly wage. You can advertise in your campus newspaper or also through other media print ads in free journals or newsletters and specify that you’re looking for a competent individual to work part-time, and also be sure to specify that they will receive resume experience and you would be glad to write a letter of recommendation for them in the future.

Also another alternative is to use Virtual Office Assistants. This is something fairly new that is taking the business community by storm with the progression of the internet. Basically virtual office assistants work from their home office and can be almost anywhere in the United States, but they will use technological features to handle your workload.

I’ve never used a virtual office assistant, but one individual that I had contact with in the past while brokering deals was a VP at one of the nations largest Equipment Financing firms in the U.S. His office was in California and he had an administrative assistant who was located in Florida, and he claimed that it was the best personal assistant he ever had.

His assistant had her own 800 number with the firm, her own email address ending with the firms credentials, and they even had special phone lines set up where she could field your calls and transfer you to her boss’s office or voicemail in California.

Having a system like this would require a lot of technological assistance, a ton of communication to stay up-to-date on business matters, a very trustworthy assistant and also I would think some of the equipment could become fairly expensive as well.

Despite what you choose to do concerning your personal assistant, just make sure that you choose wisely. You can even use the help of a family member who is looking to earn a little extra cash. Making this small and simple addition to your venture could end up making a world of difference, and I’m sure the extra expenses of paying an assistant will be well worth it in the end!