Why the name Girl Friday?

I thought I'd write a little about why I chose the name Girl Friday. First off though, I probably wouldn't have chosen it if I had researched the name a bit further. There are at least 4 other Girl Fridays in Maine with various versions of the name. In fact, I didn't realize just how big the virtual assistant industry was, even in little ole Maine. However, maybe that is just a wake up call that we VA's need to get the word out there. I still get confused looks when I mention to someone what I do. We owe it to ourselves and our businesses to market the VA industry as much as possible. It's such a valuable service in this time crunched society.

What better or more valuable gift can you provide to someone then helping a small business owner with the paperwork so that he can call it quits by 5pm and go home to have a nice dinner with his family, help with homework, enjoy a long ago favorite tv show with his spouse and help tuck the kiddos into bed. I wonder how many small business owners miss out on these valuable family times because they feel they need to get this paperwork done tonight, need to get these invoices out, have to place this order for more supplies... too many is my guess.

So anyways on to the topic of this post. Why I chose Girl Friday. It was a natural choice and not one that I even considered. I didn't sit down with the idea to start a virtual assistant business and wonder what I should call it. I just immediately thought of Girl Friday Services. Then I set up my email and domain name for a future website and Girl Friday Services of Maine was born.

A girl friday to me represents an office worker, let's face it typically a female administrative employee, who does just about everything in the office. A girl friday to me means someone who learns every aspect of the office or business operation, does a cracker jack job with them all, can fix anything, do anything and still be a likable person with a good, sometimes sarcastic, sense of humor. That's me all over. At least in my mind.

Whether it is fixing the printer, dealing with a vendor, soothing an anxious co-worker, finding a file (well sometimes that one proves tough to do), producing a deed in 20 minutes, closing a million dollar real estate transaction, maintaining the fish tank, throwing a party, typing a letter, and on and on and on I can do it as a typical girl friday should be able to do.

That's why I offer so many services (see: www.girlfridayservicesofmaine.com ) its because I have experience and proficiency with them all and I like to do all of those things. I may need to narrow down my offerings when this business gets busier and my time is limited. But for now I'll just continue to do what I do best help others succeed, save time, earn money, be more efficient. Let me be your girl friday and see what amazing results we can produce.