Should I hire a teacher, coach, or mentor to grow my Virtual Assistant business?

When you’re growing your Virtual Assistant business, blog posts and podcasts can only go so far. To take it to the next level, one of the best things you can do is to find an actual person to help you.

Support to Grow Your Virtual Assistant Business

While many programs and incubators may include elements of teaching, coaching, and mentoring, there are some distinctions worth noting when you’re considering your support options.

A teacher focuses purely on passing knowledge to their students. 

They might test you to measure your comprehension of key concepts. They’ll make sure that you know the steps to accomplish tasks and feats, like finding new clients and managing your onboarding processes.

People who share their knowledge via online courses generally fall into this category.

A coach will guide you while you practice what you’ve learned. 

When you start doing the work, you’ll come up against unexpected challenges that will require in-the-moment adjustments. Maybe you’re about to jump on your first discovery call and you can’t find out ANYTHING about your potential client. Your coach will help you adjust your performance based on the current situation and help improve your efficiency. They’ll also give you space to debrief any lessons learned for future reference.

That’s why one-on-one coaching can be highly effective in optimizing your business. You can also get the coaching experience in a mastermind or group coaching setting, where you’ll get to learn from others’ experiences, too.

A mentor will help you find your individual path to success and fulfillment. 

As your Virtual Assistant business grows, your perspective or goals may change. Instead of focusing on key concepts, a mentor focuses on you as an individual to help you create your own vision and the path to get there. They’ll ask lots of questions to help you get there.

Finding a mentor you trust can be a safe, empowering way for you to grow a sustainable business on your own terms. You get to build it from the ground up, rooted in what’s important to you instead of how someone else says you should do it, which is so many times a big reason why we start our Virtual Assistant side hustles in the first place.

Learn more about an Epic Virtual Assistant mentorship 

If you’re interested in finding a Virtual Assistant mentor, let’s talk. Your mentorship is 100% personalized and designed to help you scale your new Virtual Assistant business to $50/hr and beyond.⁠

We’ll cover things like:

→ Essential foundations so scaling your business is smooth and sustainable⁠

→ Filling your calendar with dream clients⁠

→ Setting boundaries to avoid burnout⁠

→ Crafting offers that provide overwhelming relief⁠

→ Creating a stellar customer service experience – because that’s what being an #EpicVA is all about!⁠

→ Getting past imposter syndrome to genuinely and joyfully market your business⁠

→ Growing your profitability with a network, metrics, and more⁠

Get in touch to book a chat to see if an Epic VA mentorship is right for your Virtual Assistant business!