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Outsourcing: Is it Right for your Business?

20 October 2011 | Suzi Dafnis | No Comments

Is outsourcing right for you? How could you benefit from outsourcing some tasks in your business? This episode reveals the pros and cons of getting the much-needed leverage that small businesses often need.

For many small businesses, the prospect of employing a staff member is often clouded by the commitment of having to be accountable for another salary.

Outsourcing is not a new way to get things done and today it's easier than ever.

But, is it right for your business?

In this episode of The Venture, we discuss:

  • Outsourcing - when talked about in terms of large organisations laying off people in this country to send jobs overseas, it gets a bad wrap, even though it may have been necessary for that business to stay afloat.
    • Outsourcing is different, though, for small businesses. How?
  • What works about outsourcing? How does business benefit from outsourcing?
  • What types of outsourcing could be a good place for small businesses to start?
  • What are some of the dangers in outsourcing?
  • What are some quick tips for managing outsourced projects?

 


About The Venture Video Series


The Venture is a regular video series designed to provide small businesses with tips and tools to make running a business easier and a whole lot more fun.

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Suzi Dafnis, Australian Businesswomen's Network
Suzi Dafnis, Australian Businesswomen's Network
Valerie Khoo
Robert Gerrish

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Suzi Dafnis, Australian Businesswomen's Network

Suzi Dafnis

Suzi Dafnis is the Australian Businesswomen's Network's Community Director and Chairperson of the Advisory Board. Suzi has been involved with the network since 1995. In 1998, she took over the network from its founder and has since managed and grown the network. She remains its media spokesperson ...


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Valerie Khoo

Valerie Khoo

In 2010, the Sydney Writers' Centre won the NSW Telstra Business Awards Micro-business of the Year. In 2009, it was named by Dell as one of the 10 most innovative small businesses in Australia. With a passion for building online communities, Valerie has transformed the concept of the traditional...


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Robert Gerrish

Robert Gerrish

Through his business coaching and consulting, Robert works with a small handful of clients, helping them develop their ideal solo or micro business. Alongside running Flying Solo with his two partners, he works as a small business coach with a small group of business coaching/consulting clients.


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