Why you should outsource - gaining back more time

You’ve always dreamt of setting up your own business and being your own boss.  You dictate the hours you work and how busy you want to be.  You’ve probably set up your own business as you’re passionate about a particular area or you’ve managed to turn your hobby into a side hustle.   

What you might not have realised is just how much other ‘stuff’ there is to.  You suddenly need to be your own HR, IT, Accounts and Legal department as well as being Head of Customer Services. 

Outsourcing certain aspects of your business can have many benefits including:

More hours in the day

You’re the master of your own business – there probably isn’t anyone else you’d trust to create your candles or cut someone’s hair.  In the ideal world, you’d be doing your work in usual office hours but by the time you’ve completed tasks for paying clients you’ve then got to start doing your bookkeeping and your admin.  By outsourcing certain tasks, you’ll gain more time to concentrate on your business.

Use the experts

You cannot be a master of absolutely everything.  Chances are the bookkeeping aspect gets put to the bottom of your to do list particularly if it’s something you don’t understand very well.  By looking to outsource, you gain access to an expert in a particular field who will be able to do a task in half the time it will take you (which takes you back to gaining more time!). 

An extra pair of hands – but only when you need them

Sometimes you have a full work diary and then other weeks you might be wondering how you are going to fill your time.  Because of this feast or famine approach in self-employment, you could do with an extra pair of hands but don’t want the added expense of employing someone in house.

Focus your mind

Once you’ve allocated those tasks that you can outsource, you’ll have more time to focus on your business by working ON the business and not IN it.  You might have grand plans for your future but it will be difficult to achieve these if you can’t take a step back every now and again.

Better Work / Life Balance

This one again, leads back to the time factor.  You didn’t sign up to run your own business by working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  You wanted more flexibility and not to be tied to your desk or your laptop.  By asking for some help, you’ll get that time back to spend doing the things you love most.

So how can Purple Bookkeeping support you? 

I specialise in a flexible level of support based on each client’s need.  Having worked in many industries I have hands-on knowledge of different types of business which helps me to understand yours.  Personal experience of those with ‘additional needs’ helps me to 'speak plain English' and add extra support if needed and requested.

Contact me today at www.purplebookkeeping.com if I can help you get more hours back in your day to focus on the bigger picture of your business.