A virtual assistant is person who provides various services to entrepreneurs or businesses from a remote location. There are a host of things that virtual assistants can do, including: Social media management Event management Managing calendars, appointments and emails Preparing reports Personal tasks like booking hotels and restaurants Simple digital marketing tasks It’s a never ending list! In fact (pardon the pun here) they can do virtually anything. Think of them as what Jarvis is to Iron Man. They’re not there in person – but they’re still a vital part of your business.