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Research Virtual Assistant

Gathering and organizing market data, prospects, vendors, competitors, or topics into clear, sourced summaries you can act on.

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Your dedicated assistant
Online · clearing your queue
Morning tasks synced
Priority items handled
Updating your tools…
End-of-day report
Tasks cleared today27
Sourced
Every summary
7 days
To go live
DELIVERED
Research brief
compiled & sourced
What is a research VA?

A research VA gathers and organizes the information you need — market data, prospects, vendors, competitors, or topics — into clear, sourced summaries you can act on.

The problem

Good decisions stall when no one gathers the facts.

Decisions get delayed when no one has time to gather and organize the information. A research VA does the digging and hands you clear, sourced summaries to act on.

What’s included

What’s included.

Market and competitor research
Prospect and vendor lists
Data gathering and summaries
Fact-checking
Report formatting
How it works

How it works — step by step.

1

Define

We define the question.

2

Research

They research the sources.

3

Compile

They compile and verify.

4

Summarize

They summarize clearly.

5

Deliver

They deliver a sourced report.

The math

In-house vs. Edge Nova.

In-house hire
Edge Nova VA
Cost
$40k–$55k/yr + benefits, equipment
From $500/mo — up to 50% less
Time to start
Weeks to hire and train
Live in 7 days
Coverage
One person, PTO gaps
Trained backup, your time zone
Commitment
Salary + severance risk
No long-term lock-in
The stack

Tools they work in.

They plug into the platforms you already run — no migration required.

Google Industry databases Google Sheets Google Docs
Why Edge Nova

An assistant who feels in-house.

Your assistant is dedicated to your account and background-checked, trained on your tools and preferences before day one, and covers US/CA/UK/AU business hours. You get secure handling of your data, AI-assisted efficiency, and you meet your match before you commit.

Dedicated & vetted
Background-checked, never a shared pool.
Secure by default
Access-controlled handling of your data.
Meet before you commit
You approve your assistant first.
Related services

Round out your administrative support.

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All the ways a dedicated VA supports your administrative work.

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Data Entry

Accurate, QA-checked data capture.

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Document Management

Organized, findable files.

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FAQ

Research Virtual Assistant — FAQs.

The team behind your administrative VA

Behind your administrative VA: 25+ years of BPO operating experience.

Edge Nova is led by an operator who has run inbound, outbound, and back-office teams since 1999 — across virtually every niche, for blue-chip clients. Your administrative VA is recruited, vetted, and managed with that same operating discipline, and is dedicated to your account — never a rotating pool.

1999
Operating in BPO since — 25+ years of experience behind your team.
NCR
Dedicated teams based in India’s NCR region, assigned only to you.
4-stage
Every hire clears a psychometric test, an SME interview, a functional-head round, then HR.
In-house
Our own recruiters source continuously via LinkedIn & Naukri.
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