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Small Business Consulting: How To Work Less And Get More - Delegate Tasks to Others! One of the hardest things for entrepreneurs to • learn is the "art of delegation". As you will soon learn if you do not already know this is that it is nearly impossible for a business owner to do everything alone. hire the right person for the project. Some projects you may need done will require one skill, while other projects may need another skill. Great sources for finding contractors include There are just too many tasks that must be done in order to keep the business running, and there are not enough hours in the day for the business owners to do them all.
that you get written agreements that outline the terms and conditions of your arrangement. What is most critical about the written agreement • is that it outline who will own the intellectual property that is produced by the contractor. This may sound odd, but under the U.S. copyright laws, the contractor will own the copyrights to the work he produces for you unless there is a written agreement to the contrary (except for certain exceptions beyond the scope to discuss here). This makes it absolutely critical that your.
party can get out of the agreement By: Denise M. Gosnell & Jynell D. Berkshire © 2008 Innoventum, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 31 © iStockPhoto.com / Christine Balderas © iStockPhoto.com / Alex Slobodkin PICK THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK Innoventum.com 32 Consider Outsourcing Abroad Outsourcing is a sore subject for some people, but this blueprint would not be an accurate reflection of today's business world if the concept was left out. The reality is that the flat world we live in today has made it very easy and common for companies to utilize staff in other countries to get work done faster and cheaper. Whether you plan to use outsourcing in your business or not, read this section so you will better understand what your competitors are doing. You will need to be aware of how this works today so that you can compete, even if you choose not to do the oursourcing yourself.