Dear all,

I wanted to share this with you, although this is currently more topical in the UK at the moment.

Weather warnings, school closures, commuter chaos – the recent snowfall has caused havoc across the country this week. While the bad weather has been the hot topic of conversation, employers have been left counting the cost of disruption. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, 20 per cent of the UK working population did not make it into work on Monday and the cost to the economy of such absences may rise to £3 billion.

What affect would this have had on employers had they been using Virtual staff, I know 3 of my clients were snowed in during the week and were grateful that I was still able to provide my services without having to worry about commuting to work.

Perhaps this is something you can use to market to your clients/prospects as a major benefit when our infrastructure goes wrong - your service isn't disrupted!

Happy VA'ing...

Jill

Good point. I'm just starting out and this would be a great example. We just had an ice storm a couple of weeks ago so my area would definitely benefit. Thanks

__________________
Sierra Davis
Airra Virtual

That's an excellent point, and one I hadn't thought of! Thank you!!

__________________
Gladys Strickland
GS Business Resources

Jill,

Thanks for sharing this food for thought.

__________________
Lee Drozak
My Office Assistant