Bottleneck Distant Assistants

Bottleneck Distant Assistants supplies trained remote assistants to founders and small agencies. Each client is paired with a dedicated assistant who takes on recurring administrative and finance tasks. The company describes this as a department a growing business can add without hiring locally.

Products and services

• Dedicated Distant Assistant: one assigned assistant working for a single client over the long term.
• Integrated services programme: a portfolio of supporting services around the assistant role.
• Role coverage: positions such as payroll and accounting management are listed.
• Training: assistants complete a video certification course before meeting a client.

Customers and markets

Agency owners, executives and entrepreneurs who feel held back by day-to-day tasks. Client comments on the site come from an operations manager and from an executive coach.

Key facts

• Certification: A 93-video curriculum completed before placement
• Support: Agency backing with HR, IT and weekly education for assistants
• Service model: Long-term dedicated assistant rather than a pooled team