If you have been running a small business and it is time for you to think big, you will soon find yourself short of time. When scaling your business, you will have to first accept the fact that you are going to need to let go of some of the hats you have been wearing for a long time and let other people complete specialist or time consuming tasks. Find a few suggestions on delegating and outsourcing below.

Accounting

One of the things you will have to consider getting in order before you can scale your business is your accounting. You need to have a real time snapshot of your business finances if you want to successfully manage the transition. This means that you will need to find a professional accountant who can take care of all your invoices so you can focus on the big picture.

Payroll

In case you need to employ more people, you will feel overwhelmed by the human resource and payroll tasks, and wish you left it to someone who has the patience, experience, and legal knowledge to take care of all aspects of employment and HR. The good news is that there are plenty of HR outsourcing solutions available for small and medium sized businesses, and you can sit back and relax, knowing that all your contracts are compliant, and your employees are getting paid on time.

Digital Marketing

Many small business owners like being in charge of their digital marketing and social media messages. This is all OK if you have the time. However, if you don’t want to spend your nights posting on different platforms and answering client queries, you will need to get a digital marketing expert to create a sales funnel tailored to your business and automate the campaigns.

Customer Service

Dealing with customers yourself might give you the control you need over your business, but it can be time consuming. It might be time to delegate some of the tasks, get a phone answering service, or a chat bot that provides answers on your website to the most common questions. You don’t want to spend all day answering emails and social media messages, if you don’t have to.

Web and App Development

You might have created your very first website when you started your business, but it is pretty basic, and doesn’t fit your new brand image and target market. You might want to implement winning technology in your site, so you can improve your customer satisfaction, user experience, and the business intelligence provided by the software installed on your site or your app. Outsourcing website and app development and finding a professional who listens and grabs the substance of your brand will help you automate your processes, too.

If you are serious about growing your business, it is important that you let go of some of the tasks you no longer have time and prioritize your projects, so you can get to where you want to be faster.