Everything in Your Business can be Outsourced: How to Prepare for It

”Screw it, let’s do it!“

That was one of billionaire Richard Branson’s favorite quotes (and was also the title of his book) Sir Richard Branson, the 4th richest person in United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson) is well known for his Virgin Group which holds more than 200 firms. Throughout his business and personal life, he believed that even if people disagree with you, still, you have to try over and over again till you attain your goal.

Just like any successful and self-made entrepreneur, Brandon started really young---he was  only 17 years old when he initiated his business which will ultimately pave the way to his becoming rich. He and his friend created a student newspaper called “Student”. They interviewed everyone from movie stars, politicians to rock stars and sold advertising to the biggest corporations; it brought them huge success. They opted for the name Virgin since they were virgins or completely inexperienced in terms of business.

And now, more than 40 years later, his Virgin group of companies has 8 businesses “generating more than $1bn per year” http://seewhy.com/blog/2010/09/23/brand-heroes-richard-branson-virgin-customers-and-social-media-fun/
rnRegarding his take on outsourcing, he said that “everything in your business can be outsourced…if you’re not emotionally attached to doing it all.” http://www.d4ybrandbuilder.com/the-one-thing-that-makes-outsourcing-easy. He admired Steve Jobs, but Branson said he was totally different from the CEO of Apple.  He claimed that Jobs used to shout at his staff who made mistakes, didn’t delegate that much, but it worked for him. But Branson still believes that Apple “is one the best brands in the world.” http://www.empowernetwork.com/rperez/blog/sir-richard-branson-opposite-of-steve-jobs/

That was the glaring difference between the American businessman (Steve Jobs) and the entrepreneur from UK (Richard Branson). The latter delegates that much—if not, how then would he be able to handle almost 50 businesses at once?

This poses a dilemma for businessmen regarding delegating. Should you delegate or outsource? Outsourcing is giving tasks to individuals outside your company, while delegating is giving tasks to other people within your company.

As an entrepreneur, in your own business, there are some tasks that you choose to delegate, or rather, outsource. For instance, you may decide to outsource some work that involves lead generation, appointment setting, telemarketing, bookkeeping, data entry, customer service, human resources, website content, billing, email marketing, taxes, web programmers/designers, etc. Aside from outsourcing jobs such as these, you could also outsource time consuming jobs or those tasks which you’d rather not do yourself.

Here are some tips on preparing for outsourcing  if you want to hire a b2b company for telemarketing purposes and set appointments on your behalf:

.Prepare a telemarketing script for the professional telemarketers to guide them during cold calling.

.Have a calling list or set parameters for the person to create his own list.

.Formulate an overall agenda of the number of individuals/companies to call, who to call, for what reasons, and what time of the day.

.Write a list of the FAQ or concerns in order to let the staff be familiarised regarding your products or services and what are its benefits for the customers.rnSo, do you have a list of tasks you want others to do for you? It’s about time to find a reliable outsourcing agency to handle those tasks.