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Danielle

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Oct 27, 2006 5:33 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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How many of you are wearing all hats in your business, doing your own marketing, your own administrative tasks, etc.



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Danielle Keister, The Relief Virtual Assistance
Administrative Support Services for Business Consultants and PR Professionals | Founder, Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce
sarahleighm

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Oct 27, 2006 6:30 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I do everything myself...but I like it that way,I`m such a control
freak I guess!

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Sarah Founder www.sarahsperfectgift.com Gift giving made easy
truegenius

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Oct 27, 2006 8:32 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Here. Here.  I do have a PR consultant that runs our PR, but I do everything else.  My business partner still works full time so everything falls on my plate at this time, including the production of the product.  Lots of fun!

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Tammy Graham, Founder & CEO, True Genius Apparel Company: fitting your personality; www.mytruegenius.com. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Danielle

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Oct 27, 2006 9:05 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Do you have a game plan for when your business grows to the point that you can`t take care of everything yourself?



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Danielle Keister, The Relief Virtual Assistance
Administrative Support Services for Business Consultants and PR Professionals | Founder, Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce
truegenius

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Oct 27, 2006 11:55 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Yes.  When we get to a level where we feel that we no longer can handle everything, we will outsource more than just the sewing of our materials, as we do right now.  We will outsource more of the production, and more of the admin. work; maybe hire some staff.  All depends on a lot of factors.

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Tammy Graham, Founder & CEO, True Genius Apparel Company: fitting your personality; www.mytruegenius.com. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
MiteyMite

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Oct 28, 2006 3:06 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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For everyone working in their own business......

I`d like to suggest a great read,  The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber.  You can get through this book in 4-6 hours depending on your read speed.

CraigL

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Oct 28, 2006 4:35 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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We`re doing everything ourselves, simply because we can`t afford to do it some other way. The plan is to have enough from this bootstrapping to make a convincing loan or grant application, then have the product machined. From there, it`s a typical business process, and we`d outsource or hire for the basic tasks.

For now though, it`s pretty much fun doing it ALL. Yes, it gets tiring, nerve-wracking, and stressful, but It`s an Adventure! :-)
kate1040

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Oct 28, 2006 7:59 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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We do almost everything ourselves with the exception of our online marketing and some admin tasks.  For those we have hire a virtual assistant.



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EBizAlan

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Oct 28, 2006 9:07 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Right now, I`m doing everything myself but within a year or two, I think I will need a part-time secretary and outsource some of my work at elance.com so that I can concentrate on the the true money making activity in my business....marketing.

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EliteVAs

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Oct 29, 2006 1:45 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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This is a really interetesting topic and it`s great hearing everyone`s answers too.

I`m actually a Virtual Assistant, but my business partner and I do everything ourselves right now; however, I still hope to hire an assistant to the company someday.

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Elite Virtual Assistants, "Combining Today`s Technology with Yesterday`s Professionalism," Elite VAs
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