Help, I am Overwhelmed

When you start a business, there is a lot to do. Depending on your business plan model, the business may be running out of a physical building or a website with a virtual storefront. If all of your research is correct, you will have found a market that will serve you well. But, one person trying to handle all of the work can be overwhelming.

What is a savvy entrepreneur to do? The daily administrative tasks need to be done as well as the marketing and business strategy. Once clients start to roll in, a new set of variables is added to the equation. Your day just got a bit more hectic.

You are not the first person that this has happened to. It is normal to be overwhelmed when you are the chief. At the beginning the work is plentiful but the money is such that you are the only employee the business can afford, especially if this enterprise is an Internet business.

For a physical office, the pot gets a bit stickier. Use the extra funds that you built into your business plan to get some help. Identify where you have the greatest need and tackle that area first. With employees that will be coming into the office, there is also the matter of benefits, insurance, disability, payroll checks, and other issues. Having this paperwork in place when you develop your business plan eliminates that as another pressure heaped on your head.

Even one person working with you can lighten the load. The object is to grow your business so that a positive cash flow situation is created. There aren’t enough hours in the day to handle every task every day. But, two heads can do double the work.

For an online business, the task of finding someone to help you may come faster. Advertising in forums can yield someone with the right expertise to complement your business. Since you may not need them all the time, hiring contractors is often a good idea.

A contractor means less paperwork at your end. They are working their own business and you are a client. With tax obligations, they are responsible for that. As far as paying them, researching current pricing will help you offer a competitive wage for their work. If they agree, you are ready to delegate.

Being overwhelmed is normal for new business because there is so much to do. You may have learned to survive on little or no sleep and have made it through this phase without the assistance of another. But, the time is coming when the business will grow. That is what we all want — to be more and more successful. At any stage of the game, asking for help can make the bittersweet job of running a business that much more enjoyable.

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