Details To Think About When Looking For An Assistant

Online, October 25, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Some female entrepreneurs love returning e-mails, while others put that chore off until their inboxes are full. Some business owners thrive in accounting while others can't stand playing the numbers game. So how can an entrepreneur find an assistant who matches her unique needs? By following a 4-pronged approach hiring.

Best of the Janes: Hiring an Assistant is a new article by Michele DeKinder-Smith, founder of Jane Out of the Box, a web site dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs. The article reveals 4 key details all women business owners must consider when hiring an assistant.

Based on professional market research of more than 3,500 female business owners, Best of the Janes: Hiring an Assistant outlines crucial topics a business owner should examine when hiring an assistant. Doing so will help ensure the partnership - and the business - run smoothly, immediately and in the future.

Best of the Janes: Hiring an Assistant highlights:
• Why personality matters - and how finding an assistant with the right personality can make work a breeze.
• What to consider when it comes to work skills, and why some assistant work skills may be necessary for some business owners, but not for others.
• Why, when it comes to communication style, it's not "one size fits all."
• How to find the right match when it comes to employer-employee needs.

Hiring an assistant is a crucial step in building a team, and a business owner will reap the maximum benefit of the arrangement if she carefully considers these 4 important topics before signing a contract.

Best of the Janes: Hiring an Assistant is available for download at www.janeoutofthebox.com.

Michele DeKinder-Smith is the founder of Jane Out of the Box, an online resource dedicated to the women entrepreneur community. Discover more incredibly useful information for running a women-owned small business by visiting Jane Out of the Box at www.janeoutofthebox.com. Jane Out of the Box offers networking and marketing opportunities, key resources and mentorship from successful women in business, and also consults with corporations and government agencies, helping them better understand the needs of an ever-growing number of women entrepreneurs. Find out more at www.janeoutofthebox.com.