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I came across this great report by Claudine Waskowycz Author of “The Secret of Better Cold Calling”.

Here is a snip-bit of what’s inside this fascinating report.

The rain was pounding on the roof of the car in thunderous crashes and the wipers failed to push the cascading water off the windshield. Allen put the  gear shift into reverse and started to back his small car out of the space in the parking lot. It was always a delicate procedure to make a maneuver like this. Not that it was unusual in any way but rather that his small car – an economy car from a different era – was long past its prime and didn’t like wet weather or … You can access the report here.

How many hats do you try to wear every day? – Why it’s essential, every single day – for small business to think about regular business activities including telemarketing, lead generation, cold calling etc. that can be outsourced or subcontracted out. We can’t be all things to all people. Some thing will suffer and that will be your business if you don’t think about outsourcing some activities tasks.

So why not get assistance for tasks you are probably not skilled at anyway, you will have more time for working on the business instead of in the business, including working on higher level activities like business development and project management. Ask any great leaders they will tell you – They know that it’s more productive to outsource work activities that is not revenue generating and productive. Since time is so precious when running a small business, it is a smart way to leverage the talents of others as an extended arm of the business rather than trying to do it all by yourself.