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We hop on a call to understand your books, your tools, and where your week is leaking. No slide deck, no pitch — just the conversation we'd want if we were figuring this out for ourselves.
BACK OFFICE SUPPORT
Get your week back. Stop being your own admin.
Most owners we talk to are spending half their week on books, scheduling, and data work that someone else could be doing better. We pair you with the right person so you can get back to running the business.
Find your fit
See which role pattern matches your week — no commitment to talk.
Why ops work gets shoved off your plate
You're the bottleneck of your own business.
Owner-operators end up doing the books, the inbox, and the scheduling because no one else has the context. Hiring locally for it feels like overkill, so it stays on your plate — until it's half your week and the work that grows the business is the work that doesn't get done.
A dedicated teammate who learns your business systems can take it off your plate without you re-explaining everything every week. They write the playbooks for the recurring stuff, stay for years, and become the person you forward problems to instead of spending an hour solving yourself.
ROLES WE RECOMMEND
Teammates who give you your week back.
Cover books, admin, and executive support with the team that fits your business. Some clients start with a single teammate; others bring on a full back-office team at once — both work.
Finance
Bookkeepers
Books reconciled, end of month painless, your CPA happy.
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Operations
Research Assistants
Background research, briefs, and clean data ready for decisions.
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Back Office
Admin Assistants
Scheduling, docs, CRM, vendor follow-up — owned daily.
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Back Office
Executive Assistants
Calendar, inbox, travel, and the things you keep meaning to do.
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Lifestyle
Personal Assistants
Errands, reminders, scheduling — the friction-removers behind a clearer week.
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Not sure where to start? Often it's just one person; sometimes a few.
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HOW IT WORKS
Three steps to a back-office teammate you'd hand the keys to.
The same playbook we've run for 15+ years. Every step has a clear ask, a clear next step, and clear ownership — none of it is on you to chase.
Match
We hand-pick from our bench of vetted, college-educated back-office teammates and introduce 1-2 candidates we'd bet on for your books, your inbox, and your data. You interview, you choose. If nobody clicks, we keep looking.
Onboard
Your dedicated teammate gets running on your tools, your numbers, and your playbook. We handle HR, IT, payroll, equipment, and floor management so you just hand off the work and watch your week stop being eaten by it.
Three steps, one simple conversation to begin. Step 1 is on us.
The honest comparison
What you'd actually get for back-office work.
Cost is one part of the decision. Capability is the other. The same dollar buys very different things depending on who you hire from — here's the honest comparison.
- Online VA Team
- Other VA agencies rotating
- Freelancer split focus
- Local in-house hire
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- Other VA agencies varies
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- Local in-house hire —
- Online VA Team
- Other VA agencies varies
- Freelancer varies
- Local in-house hire you screen
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- Other VA agencies varies
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- Local in-house hire —
- Online VA Team
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- Freelancer varies
- Local in-house hire
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- Other VA agencies account mgr
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- Online VA Team $
- Other VA agencies $$
- Freelancer $$
- Local in-house hire $$$$$
| Capability | Online VA Team | Other VA agencies | Freelancer | Local in-house hire |
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| Same person every day | rotating | split focus | ||
| Vetted before you ever meet them | varies | — | — | |
| 4+ years professional experience | varies | varies | you screen | |
| HR, payroll, equipment handled | varies | — | — | |
| US business-hours availability | varies | varies | ||
| Floor manager support behind them | account mgr | — | — | |
| Salary + benefits cost burden | $ | $$ | $$ | $$$$$ |
✓ = standard, included. — = not provided / not applicable. Notes are accurate for typical engagements; specific freelancers and agencies vary.
Built for owner-operators
Built for owner-operators who are tired of being the bookkeeper, the scheduler, and the boss.
The work that runs the business shouldn't compete with the work that grows it. We add a back-office teammate so the recurring grind quietly happens — and you get back the hours you've been spending on it.
What to expect on the call
No pitch. Just a real conversation.
- We listen first — no slide deck, no script
- You leave with a recommended team plan, even if you don't move forward
- No pressure to decide on the call, no follow-up spam
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15+ years of doing this
We've staffed remote back-office teams for US businesses since long before remote was cool. The systems are tested.
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Real humans, not contractors
Your teammate is a full-time employee with us. Same person, every day. No marketplace churn.
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No long contracts
Month-to-month engagement. If something changes, you have flexibility — but most clients stay for years.
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HR + tools handled
Payroll, HR, equipment, training, time-off coverage. You manage the work; we manage everything else.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
We don't say we're great. They do.
I have been using Online VA Team for over a year now, and their service is exceptional. The VAs are skilled and always go the extra mile.
Robert V. Cooper
Verified client
Online VA Team's virtual assistants have helped us streamline our operations and increase productivity. Their service is invaluable.
Caleb Pinkney
Verified client
The virtual assistants from Online VA Team have significantly reduced our workload. Their attention to detail and professionalism are commendable.
Robin W. Moler
Verified client
Frequently asked
What people ask before they book.
Will they have access to my financial accounts?
Yes, with proper controls. They get read access to your accounting software, view-only access to bank and payment platforms, and we follow industry-standard SOC2-style protocols. We've staffed Bookkeepers for hundreds of US businesses; the playbook is well-tested.
What software do they work in?
Whatever you use. QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, NetSuite for Bookkeepers; Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, any CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, etc.) for admin and data work. They learn your stack, not the other way around.
How quickly can a Bookkeeper catch up if I'm months behind?
Typical catch-up for a small business 3-6 months behind: 2-3 weeks of focused work, then they shift to monthly maintenance. They'll give you an honest catch-up timeline in the first week after seeing your books — no surprises later.
What if my needs change month-to-month?
A full-time teammate has the bandwidth to absorb fluctuating work; if you genuinely need less, we can scope a fractional arrangement. Most clients find that once the routine work is off their plate, they discover MORE work to hand off, not less.
Can they manage other contractors I work with?
Yes. Admin Assistants commonly manage your contractors' invoices, schedule check-ins, follow up on deliverables, and keep the project plate spinning so you don't have to be the one chasing every reply.
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READY TO SEE WHAT FITS?
Get a back-office teammate so you can stop being one.
A real conversation with a real person. We listen, we ask a few questions, and within 24 hours you'll have a recommended team mix and pricing — yours to use however you want.
- Free, no-pressure call
- Real human, not a sales rep
- We send you a recommended team mix within 24 hours
- No prep, no pressure, no follow-up spam
Always free. No pressure to decide on the call.
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