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Size
Matters with a Home Based Business
When companies look
for outsourcing help, they often look to home based
businesses. And although the term ‘home based’
can imply one person working from a house, it can take
on a different, larger dimension. And that’s what
many companies look for: a larger sized business operation.
What does that mean? In a word, reliability.
For example, can you be counted on regularly? Or will
there be times when you take on too much work or not
enough, need to adjust accordingly – and then…
what will happen to their projects?
Well now you can get a grip on your
company size and handle workloads large and small. Here
are ways that you can increase your home based operations
without physically crowding yourself out of workspace
or blowing your budget for future project handling opportunities.
Joint Venture – Team up with a
partner, company or other entity and help each other.
Combine a product with a service – something or
yours with something of theirs. Then farm out work as
necessary.
Interns / Students – Contact colleges,
universities, high schools and other education centers
in your area and ask about intern and student opportunities.
Many places allow you to participate in their programs;
fill out their forms, post flyers, actively recruit,
etc. Keep some help on hand and put them to work.
Subcontract – Check with your local
Chamber of Commerce, surf the Internet, post for help
on forums, etc. Find companies for farming out some
of your work and keep their information handy. Give
them a try when you’re not too busy, so that when
you ARE, you’ll know they are a good fit for your
clients and you.
Helpers - Hire part time help. Place
an inexpensive classified ad in the local newspaper
and search for hourly help. Call the places that leave
flyers on or around your mailbox or front porch and
have them distribute ‘Help Wanted’ flyers
in your neighborhood for you. Call your church, fitness
center and / or other organizations with which you participate
and have them post a notice on the bulletin board. Get
help and keep a list handy of those seeking extra income.
Profit Center – Seek help from
others experienced in your chosen field of interest
and set up a profit center or two to generate additional
opportunities. Many can be automated today so that they
are pretty much hands-on. They all you have to do is
market. This way, when times get lean, you can increase
your marketing efforts. And when times are too busy,
you can ease up.
As the Boy Scouts say, Be Prepared!
Don’t let your lack of preparation be an excuse
for being too small and unreliable.
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