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How a Food Franchising Company Hired a Virtual Assistant for $900/ month

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Success Stories is a regular series all about the talent our clients hire via Somewhere and how much they cost. New here? Somewhere is a headhunter agency that helps small businesses hire top overseas talent for 80% less than US equivalents.

Editor’s note: Some customers prefer not to be named, so we’ve purposefully removed their company name in this article. We’re their secret weapon. :-) Name of the hired applicant has been changed for privacy purposes.

What does this client’s business do?

Our client is a food business with a franchise system specializing in Asian noodles and rice bowls. They take pride in their unique cooking techniques and fresh produce that give their street food those distinct and delicious tastes. 

Who was hired, and what was their role?

They were looking for a Virtual Assistant who could help them with admin and operations. After assessing applicants for them, Somewhere deemed Greg fit for the role.

Greg has the following tasks as their Virtual Assistant:

  • Bookkeeping and reconciling sales
  • Monitoring balances owed and due
  • Creating weekly reports
  • Email monitoring

What is the salary of the individual they hired?

Greg now works full-time in the client time zone for $900 per month.

What was the candidate’s background before being hired?

Before he was hired thru Somewhere, Greg was an Accounting Specialist for four years. He is familiar with processing account receivables, doing bank reconciliation reports, and monitoring payments and due dates. Greg graduated with an Accounting degree. 

Need to hire someone like this too?

When you need to hire an efficient Virtual Assistant to support your business, reach out to us at Somewhere.

We're a headhunter agency that helps small businesses hire top overseas talent for 80% less than US equivalents. We help companies find talent in various roles like customer support, virtual assistants, operations, project managers, creatives, development, accounting, and more!

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