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1981Association of Business Support

Services International (ABSSI; formerly known as the National

Association of Secretarial Services) is founded.

1996

1996Thomas Leonard he is credited and coined the term

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1997

1997Stacy Brice

opens AssistU. In February, the first ever article on Virtual Assistance appears in

The Secretary featuring Stacy Brice and Lora Davidek.

1998

1998Amy Sarai and Julie

Hewitt form the Global Association of Virtual Assistants.

Site owners Sarai and Hewitt also start VA4U.com as a directory of VAs

1999

1999Christine Durst & Michael Haaren

establish Staffcentrix.

AssistU adds Virtual Assistant certification to its program.Durst and Haaren form the International Virtual Assistant Association.

Jacky Workman forms the International Association of Virtual Assistants.

2000

2000Janet

Jordan opens Virtual Assistance University.

Fred and Shirley Gandee form the International Association of Virtual Office Assistants,

and A Virtual Solution is established. IVAA begins certifying VAs.

2001

2001Virtual Assistant

Certification appears on the scene.

IVAA separates from StaffCentrix.

2002

2002Janice Byer and Elayne Whitfield

form the Canadian Virtual Assistant Connection.Michelle Jamison, Carol Ford and Laura Sandham form Canadian Virtual Assistant

Networking.Mary-Lou Ashton forms Canada-based Virtual Assistant Training Program.

2003

2003Kathy Zengolewicz, Jackie Eastwick and Mary Motz form the Delaware Valley Virtual Assistants Association.Domain ownership is assumed by Nina Feldman who repoints it to her

web site. Business support services business owners begin calling themselves Virtual Assistants

2004

2004Margaret McKillen

forms the Association of Virtual Assistants of Ireland Caroline Nelson forms the Southeastern Virtual Assistant Group.

2005

2005Danielle Keister

forms Gritty VA, a movement intended to instill standards of excellence in the Virtual Assistant community and promote increased awareness of the

Virtual Assistant industry in the mainstream marketplace.

2006

2006Scottish Virtual

Assistants changes to Society of Virtual Assistants

Gritty VA evolves into the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce, founded by Danielle Keister.

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2010The Virtual Assistance

Chamber of Commerce is renamed the Virtual Assistant Chamber of Commerce.

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