Comments on: SPF part 2! http://davesbs.com/2008/02/20/spf-part-2/ Dave's SMB thoughts Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dwhyte http://davesbs.com/2008/02/20/spf-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-30 dwhyte Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:19:55 +0000 http://davesbs.com/2008/02/20/spf-part-2/#comment-30 Thanaks guys for the response. Andy raises some good points about saving to get an employee, never thought about that. Robert, Whilst I agree with the main points, I don't believe that the one-man-band is dead or is ever going to die. I see your point about resources etc but it depends on what you want to achieve as a business. Yes it is getting harder in the market place but, (no matter what industry it is in to be honest) from what my best clients are telling me, it is precisely because I am local/small/proactive (or a one-man-band) that I have their business and now after a few years, complete trust! I do and will continue to partner with bigger IT companies who pass me smaller jobs whilst I pass them bigger jobs that I as a one-man-band can't cope with. I hope to be here for many years to come as a one-man-band and with the help and support from the SBS community, here's hoping you all will be too. Cheers, Dave Thanaks guys for the response.

Andy raises some good points about saving to get an employee, never thought about that.

Robert,
Whilst I agree with the main points, I don’t believe that the one-man-band is dead or is ever going to die.

I see your point about resources etc but it depends on what you want to achieve as a business.

Yes it is getting harder in the market place but, (no matter what industry it is in to be honest) from what my best clients are telling me, it is precisely because I am local/small/proactive (or a one-man-band) that I have their business and now after a few years, complete trust!

I do and will continue to partner with bigger IT companies who pass me smaller jobs whilst I pass them bigger jobs that I as a one-man-band can’t cope with.

I hope to be here for many years to come as a one-man-band and with the help and support from the SBS community, here’s hoping you all will be too.

Cheers,
Dave

]]> By: Robert Crane http://davesbs.com/2008/02/20/spf-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Robert Crane Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:03:53 +0000 http://davesbs.com/2008/02/20/spf-part-2/#comment-29 Taking on staff can actually make things worse not better, at least initially. As Andy says you need to look at your productivity initially and find what only you can do and what someone else can do for you cheaper. Perhaps things like accounts can be outsourced to free up time. Honestly look at what you should be doing that brings in revenue. I would suggest that perhaps you need to consider forming an alliance with another business were you can pool the resources and cover each others bases. That way if you out sourced something like accounts for 2 businesses the costs can be driven down even more. In the long run I believe the one man band is going to be totally sidelined, it is just getting too hard to do, there just aren't enough resources not matter how goof you are. As they say you either get bigger or get out because if you stay where you are I believe it is only going to lead to more frustration. Thanks Robert Crane Taking on staff can actually make things worse not better, at least initially. As Andy says you need to look at your productivity initially and find what only you can do and what someone else can do for you cheaper. Perhaps things like accounts can be outsourced to free up time. Honestly look at what you should be doing that brings in revenue.

I would suggest that perhaps you need to consider forming an alliance with another business were you can pool the resources and cover each others bases. That way if you out sourced something like accounts for 2 businesses the costs can be driven down even more.

In the long run I believe the one man band is going to be totally sidelined, it is just getting too hard to do, there just aren’t enough resources not matter how goof you are. As they say you either get bigger or get out because if you stay where you are I believe it is only going to lead to more frustration.

Thanks
Robert Crane

]]> By: Andy Parkes http://davesbs.com/2008/02/20/spf-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Andy Parkes Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:01:40 +0000 http://davesbs.com/2008/02/20/spf-part-2/#comment-28 Save up? We're looking for staff at the moment and have enough money saved up to pay someone for a year. Other way to think about it is that if you had someone who could free up some of your time you'll have more time to go find the customers you'll need to treble your contracts... Fingers crossed it'll work here! Save up?

We’re looking for staff at the moment and have enough money saved up to pay someone for a year.

Other way to think about it is that if you had someone who could free up some of your time you’ll have more time to go find the customers you’ll need to treble your contracts…

Fingers crossed it’ll work here!

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