My Mission is Equipping Women with the Confidence and Skills to Start and
Grow a Successful Virtual Assistant Business
The Virtual Assistant Advantage
The Virtual Assistant Advantage is a business and community dedicated to helping Christian women both start and grow a Virtual Assistant Business.
It was founded by longtime virtual assistant and podcast host Alyssa Avant. Her mission is to serve God and others well.
Sweet Notes
From happy customers
In our over a decade in business, I’ve had the pleasure of serving many of happy customers. Here is what a few of them had to say…
I cannot recommend working with Alyssa Avant enough. She is professional yet caring. Her teaching is easy to follow and includes actionable items that begin to help you immediately. She is an amazing resource, loves to help people, and a joy to work with in any capacity!
Kim Chaney
I loved working with Alyssa Avant. I learned so much in her workshops to become a virtual assistant. She is knowledgeable, creative, available, and kind. I recommend her to anyone wanting to grow their VA knowledge.
Sallie Belle Trippe Howell
I loved working with Alyssa! She is absolutely amazing. She game me extremely valuable tools to use in my business. She is always available to help when needed, and she is very knowledgeable. I absolutely recommend her to those beginning their VA business.
Melissa Hamlin Barnes
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Top Three Things to Do When Building a Virtual Assistant Business
Today I’m answering the question: “What are the top three things to do before I start building up clientele as a virtual assistant?” Now, one of the best things you can do is choose a niche, but since I already talk a lot about choosing a niche, I would like to focus on other things…
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Must-Have Skills Needed in 2025
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Chasity Seay’s Virtual Assistant Success Story
This is an interview with another one of my team members, Chastity, about her virtual assistant success story. She became a team member recently, and I’m so glad that she’s here with us. About Chasity Chasity lives in Huntsville, Alabama. Also called the Rocket City. This area is known for stuff related to NASA ….
Success Story: Susan Haines from Homeschooling Mom to Virtual Assistant
Today I’m interviewing my team member, Susan Haines, about her experience as a homeschooling mom becoming a virtual assistant. She started working with me as an intern from February to April of this year, and then she became a team member in August. About Susan Susan is from the great state of Oklahoma. She is…
Podcast Virtual Assistant with Jenn Uren and Kelly VanHoveIn
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Important Pieces of a Contract
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Educate, Inform and Sell
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