Every small business owner learns there’s no way to do every necessary task on your own and still have time and energy left to grow your company. That’s where outsourcing comes in. Perhaps you have resisted considering it before because you don’t quite understand what it is and how it can help you.

What is Outsourcing?

Outsourcing is hiring a company or person to complete tasks for your small business. It can mean contracting with a company to take over your accounting, payroll, or social media marketing needs. Or, it could be hiring an outside source to complete a project, such as a freelancer to build a website, create company graphics or write marketing copy for your website blog.

What are the Benefits of Outsourcing?

The biggest benefit of outsourcing is it frees up your time to do what you do best, growing your business. That keeps you focused on what you are good at instead of managing tasks you don’t know how to do.

Giving your financial tasks to an outside company transfers any legal risks from you to them. As professionals, they know how to manage the processes correctly to avoid any penalties or lawsuits. That protects you and increases your peace of mind too.

Starting a project often means hiring people to do the tasks and giving them the tools and support they need to do the job and a salary and benefits. Outsourcing project tasks to a talented freelancer allow you to start your project sooner and pay one price for the work.

Outsourcing also helps level the playing field with larger companies that are your competitors. It gives you the benefit of getting the talent, efficiency, and scope of professional help that larger businesses have on staff.

Your capital costs are easier to control when you outsource tasks by eliminating the extra costs of hiring an employee to do the job. It allows you to keep expenses down and put more of the company’s available funds into activities that produce revenue.

How Do I Start Outsourcing?

The best way to begin is to look at all your business tasks and identify those that can easily be outsourced. Consider doing a paid test job first to make sure you like their working style before committing to a larger project or contract.

Outsourcing some of your business tasks puts the job into the hands of talented professionals contracted to complete the work. The money and time you save help you focus on growing your business.