culled from:http://blog.tdsbusiness.com
True confession. For the first five years in my business, I flew
solo. Sure I had the occasional independent contractor come in and do
some web development work or design some business cards. Permanent
employees or administrator? Not a chance.
In year six, I was forced to re-evaluate my position on going it
alone. I had more projects and more clients than ever before. Business
was great. I was suffering. My days became longer and longer and it
was starting to take its toll. My wife looked at me one day and said
“You need some help.” As always, she was right. (Insert brownie points
here for that last statement)
So in year six, I made the move. I hired employee number one at The
Business Blueprint. I hired an administrator. After the first couple of
months. I wondered why I hadn’t done it sooner.
Here are the three biggest impacts that it made on me and my business.
- I do more of what I do best
What I do best in my business is connecting with clients and solving
business growth and leadership problems for my clients. I would venture
a guess that you are no different. If you are like most business owners
that I know, you don’t like to handle paperwork, scheduling, follow up,
etc. I am also the best, and only, salesperson in my business. I was
able to transition away from clerical duties and shift that time into
business production. If you had more time to sell and market your
business, would that help you? - It helped me create simplicity
Hiring an administrator has made my business simpler. I always hear
business owners talk about how employees make their lives harder but, if
you hire the right people, you won’t have that problem. Great
employees at any level make things run smoother. - It created more leverage in my business
Learning to create leverage in your business is huge. I already shared
how my administrator freed up my time to sell. She also runs my
newsletter, she schedules sales follow ups from events that I speak at
and also handles things at the office when I am not there. This allows
me to create more value for my clients.
If you have a business that is looking to increase its capacity and
increase sales, it’s time to get some admin help. If you want more
freedom and flexibility from your business, then it’s time for an admin.
I always thought I couldn’t afford an admin. Now after hiring one, I
don’t think I could live without one.
