START-UP FEAR? OUTSOURCING MAKES THE START EASIER!
- Outsourcing
- Tips to reduce business expenses
More and more entrepreneurs are discovering the advantages of modern distribution of work by outsourcing their processes. This article will illustrate how this can also greatly simplify company start-ups too.
One reason for holding back from a start-up is certainly the fear of the sacrifice needed to follow the dream start your own business. The assumption that you have to work 17 hours a day puts many potential founders off because they do not wish to neglect their family and social lives. The new trend in entrepreneurship theory is in a totally different direction!
START UP SIMPLY BY OUTSOURCING
Günter Faltin encouraged his readers in “Brain versus Capital” some time ago with the claim that the modern founder does not have to be a jack-of-all-trades. They should never do everything themselves– that is not just to keep their head clear for the further development of the concept idea, it is also to trade more cost-effectively. Instead, he suggests radically outsourcing all processes to professional providers and making the start-up from components, which avoids fixed costs.
HOW TO OUTSOURCE YOUR TELEPHONE RECEPTION WITH A CALL ANSWERING SERVICE
One example of such a process is outsourcing the telephone: By transferring their incoming calls to an external office service, founders and SME’s avoid the burden of fixed costs for their own secretarial staff. Additionally, they call on the telephone service if they are not personally available or do not wish to be disturbed. A virtual secretary takes calls on their behalf and informs them immediately of the content of each call by e-mail, SMS or fax. Calls can then be dealt with at a more suitable time and the telephone service will ease the workload.
Multi-tasking and the pressure of being permanently available can endanger health and create anxiety about having too much to do. However, by switching the telephone secretary to out-of-hours, you really can switch off and you do not have to risk your own well-being. In this sense, we hope that many founders will discover outsourcing solutions like the telephone service to make the start-up easier.