Chapter 19
Outsourcing: Getting Others to Help You
In This Chapter
Understanding what outsourcing is
Recognizing the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing work
Knowing what to do when you outsource
Locating qualified workers
Ringo Starr got a little help from his friends. In fact, everyone needs a little help once in a while. Even stout-hearted micro-entrepreneurs like you and me can use a little help — if not from actual friends, then maybe friendly, helpful strangers.
When you run a business, especially in the beginning, you end up wearing a lot of hats. After you do the main work — be it product creation or some badly needed marketing — you still have a batch of other tasks to do, such as filing, entering data, running errands, writing ad copy, and a myriad other tasks both big and small.
In order to juggle and keep track of these different tasks, you may seek to outsource some of those tasks. Larger enterprises often have the ability to hire employees, but when you launch and run a fledgling enterprise, hiring an employee can be cost prohibitive. Until you have the need ...
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