Start Your Own Admin Business
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by Anya Martin
Monster Contributing Writer
After 12 years of working in a corporate environment, desktop publishing assistant and account manager Cathy Kessler was getting bored and frustrated with the lack of flexibility in her job. So she decided to start her own home-based business as a virtual assistant (VA), and she hasn't had any second thoughts.
With employers cutting overhead costs, it's a good time to become a VA, according to Stacy Brice, president of AssistU, a company that provides online training and coaching for VAs. Approximately 3,000 people worldwide label themselves as VAs, and Brice predicts this number will grow substantially over the next decade.
