Rates
For a detailed list of BVA prices and retainer packages, please click on the following to review the Rates and Retainers Service List.
BVA offers two payment options -
- For clients who require short-term or occasional support, BVA has reasonable hourly rates from $35-$45 which will be billed once a month with the full balance owing within 30 days of the invoice date. Additional expenses, such as, speciality paper, long-distance telephone calls postage and couriers, etc, will be billed at cost and added to the monthly invoice.
- For clients who require services on a regular basis, BVA offers reduced monthly retainer rates (as described in this link Rates and Retainers Service List) which will be invoiced in advance and due upon receipt, prior to commencing work. Unused time may be carried over for 4 weeks only.
Please also note the following -
- A 10% discount will be offered to first time customers only.
- Invoices are billed in 15 minute increments.
- An interest rate of 1% per day will apply to invoices 20 days past their due date.
- Retainer rates may be carried over for the first 4 weeks after which unused fees are not refundable.
All policies are subject to change without notice.
Full-time Employee vs a Virtual Assistant Cost Comparison
Want to SAVE over $60,000 in business expenses this year? If you answered yes, read on ...
A cost comparison for a full-time employee versus a Virtual Assistant
| COST COMPARISON | Full-time Employee |
Virtual
Assistant |
| Hourly Rate of Pay | $20.00 |
$35.00 |
| Fringe Benefits @ 35% (Health/Dental/Life Insurance, Retirement Plans) |
7.00 |
None |
| Overhead Rate @ 50% (Office Space, Equipment & Office Supply expense, UI Insurance, Worker's Compensation, Overtime Pay, Administration Costs) |
$10.00 |
None |
| Total Effective Rate of Pay | $37.00 |
$35.00 |
|
2,080 hrs. |
480 hrs. |
| TOTAL Annual Labour Cost | $76,960 |
$16,800 |
Difference = $60,160.00 per year
By hiring a Virtual Assistant...
You SAVE over $60,000.00 per year!
Although the Virtual Assistant's hourly rate is more than the employee's rate in the first place, you save the cost of benefits and overhead that would have to be applied to the new employee's wage. And, because Virtual Assistants are usually more experienced, more efficient, and better connected than the employee, you'll need to devote far less time to the project to get the same results, only 480 hours a year versus 2,080 for the new employee.
**Remember, with a Virtual Assistant, you only pay for the time on task by the minute! No more paying for socializing, hour long lunches or frequent trips to the washroom.
Your employee's 8 hour day can be crunched into 3-4 hours with a Virtual Assistant.
Simply put, you should contract with a Virtual Assistant because it's more cost-effective and Virtual Assistants go above and beyond the normal assistant's duties to impact your own productivity. No task is too big or small for a Virtual Assistant to handle. Even if you only have 1 hour of work per month for a Virtual Assistant, a Virtual Assistant can (and will) do it.
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OUR PARTNERSHIP
BVA is an independent, tax paying business operating from a home office and is not eligible for any benefit programs or tax withholding obligations on the part of the client. BVA will "partner" with you on any agreed task.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All information shared with BVA regarding the client or the client's business, is treated as confidential and, therefore, will never be released to a third party by BVA.
OWNERSHIP
Any rejected plans, ideas or designs remain exclusive property of BVA.