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Dear Gritty VA: Is Certification Necessary to Start a Virtual Assistant Business?

Dear Gritty VA: I have wanted to start my own Virtual Assistant business for a while now. I’ve been with the same large corporation for 12 years, some of that time spent in the Medical Law department, as a human resources assistant and about six years as an executive assistant juggling mulitple managers. Prior to that, I worked from [...]

Is Virtual Assistant Certification Necessary?

Dear Gritty VA: Do many Virtual Assistants feel that professional certifications such as PMP, MOS or others like it help in landing new clients? –SM As someone who has been in this business for 12 years and never once been asked by a client about certifications, I don’t feel they are necessary. Some food for [...]