Virtual Profile of a Virtual Assistant

Contact: Kathy Ritchie, owner, Ritchie Secretarial Service

444 S. Kittredge Street, #104, Aurora, CO 80017

303-873-1696 rsslady34@att.net http://only.at/rsservice

February 16, 2000

RSS Owner featured in profile

ParentPreneur Club Magazine features Kathy Ritchie

Aurora, Colorado, February 16, 2000-Kathy Ritchie, founder of Ritchie Secretarial Service (RSS), will be one of the subjects of an online profile of Virtual Assistants that will be featured at ParentPreneur Club Magazine (http://noboss.com/ppc/siteman/ppc_profile.html) this month. Kathy Ritchie, along with co-Virtual Assistant (VA) Janice Byer of Ontario, Canada are the subjects of this in-depth review into one of the newest forms of office assistance to appear in years.

ParentPreneur Club, part of the NOBOSS (The National Organization of Business Opportunity Seekers) family, launched in November of 1999. Their aim is to help moms and dads attain success with their families and financially through operating a business of their own. (http://www.parentpreneurclub.com)

Ritchie explains, "A Virtual Assistant (VA) is a person who acts in many respects as an in-office administrative assistant or secretary would -- only much more affordable for the small business owner. Our clients call us when they need word processing, desktop publishing, Website design and so on, and our job is to complete these tasks as quickly and accurately as possible. Geography doesnt limit our client base because we work in a completely virtual environment. We can have clients in any state of the union or any country we choose. This is why we are called 'Virtual Assistants."

Ritchie Secretarial Service is part of a growing trend toward a more accessible and affordable way for business owners to hire help. Virtual Assistants are professional telecommuters with years of experience in the clerical and secretarial fields. Their offices are equipped with every machine or software necessary to work with most any potential client.

"Virtual Assistants and telecommuters in general save businesses money! We arent missing work to take care of personal problems or chores. Absenteeism is cut by over 50%. And more importantly, as a Virtual Assistant, I am a contract employee. My clients arent bothered with my payroll, setting up an office space, or handling my health care," said Ritchie, adding "As a small business owner, Im also more inclined to provide the absolute best I can for my clients to ensure my own success."