...while many are sending work to other countries to save money, Beckman said in recent years they're finding companies are less comfortable doing that and prefer a venue like theirs where everyone is based in the U.S. or Canada. Particularly with the risk of identity theft and fraud through online accounts and financial information, Beckman said several businesses want the assurance their confidentiality and disclosure agreements apply to whoever they contract with.

"They're giving us the electronic keys to their store," she said.

"Even when companies are laying people off and letting people go, the work still needs to get done," she said. "We're a flexible workforce on demand so they pay for us."

In doing that, businesses save both because they're not paying a full-time salary and also because they're not providing insurance, paid leave time or equipment and computers from which to work, she said.

The News of Cumberland County published an interview with Patricia last week, which was posted on New Jersey news site nj.com. In it, she stated that, while there are currently no Cybertary franchises in New Jersey, she'd like to change that.

"We'd love to open franchises in New Jersey, and in Cumberland County," she said late last week from her office. "Essentially, we hope to develop a region."

Cybertary offers a wide array of services—bookkeeping, creating fliers and forms, and various administrative duties, among others—to companies, organizations and even individuals.

Part of the appeal to clients is eliminating costs for overhead, benefits and supplies that would have been incurred by one's own in-house staff.