SPF

February 17, 2008 @ 11:12 pm · Filed under Business Strategy

Hi all,

One of the problems of being a single person company (or SPF: Single Point of Failure as Vlad puts it) is the time/work ratio.

This is the only thing that I sometimes have issues with. Not being able to delegate to someone else. It is the good and bad part of running your own (not OWN :-) ) company. I am the SPF; the techie, the business promoter, the net-worker etc etc etc!

Things are now changing here at 101 Digital Services though.

Can’t talk about a few of them yet but mostly it is the realisation that I need help with certain things. Business processes must change so in that respect the following are being made;

  1. Make more use of the tools I already have without spending too much time away from running and more importantly promoting the business. MOA with Outlook and BCM for one. Use ShockeyMonkey/Kaseya etc to my full advantage. Make time to do this by….
  2. Passing off business processes that I have no inclination or skills to cope with. Bookkeeping is one example I have been struggling with since the start. I thought because I was in computers, that I should be able to do it myself. It’s like database and programming stuff, have tried to learn a few times but just don’t have the type of mind to do it. I know people who do though.
  3. Making use of existing and new networking/word of mouth marketing opportunities. BNI works for me but need to leverage existing clients and their networks. Join other networking groups. Partner with other providers who can do what I can’t and vice versa.
  4. Make use of my time to actually be the business rather than work in the business being the techie etc. If that is all I am seen as by clients then that is all I will be and the same I presume for any other SMB single person IT company.

Having a more productive time lately after a slow start to the year. (Is it me or did anyone else find it especially difficult to get motivated after New Year this time? :-) )

Blogging took a bit of a hit but I am back now. All focused and that….

P.S. I have had some technical difficulties recently and therefore apologise to anyone who had commented on any of my blog posts but didn’t see them until now. Feel free to comment and these will be shown in a more timely fashion. Thanks to all who have read, tracked back to and commented on my posts! It is very much appreciated.

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