Reclaim Your Day with Delegation: Leveraging a Virtual Team (MSBB)

How do you know if it’s the right time to start outsourcing and delegating some of your to-do list? With the rise of organizations utilizing the expertise of virtual assistants and other outsourced service providers to help manage their to-do lists, is this an option you should consider to scale your own business?

If you’re at a point in your business where you feel over-capacity, or you’re going through a growth spurt, or you struggle to navigate through busy business cycles and maintain a healthy work-life balance, then it might be time for you to start delegating some of your to-do list to administrative experts. And leveraging the expertise of virtual service providers can be the perfect path to help you efficiently and cost-effectively grow your business.

In this session, you’ll be given insight into knowing when it’s time to add virtual support staff to your team. You’ll also learn the importance of delegation, and how eventually it starts to cost you money if you don’t delegate. You’ll also be educated on some important considerations and distinctions between contracting with virtual staff and hiring traditional employees (because yes, there are important differences!).

You’ll walk away with actionable steps to take before you bring on virtual team members, tips and tools to establish a successful working partnership with your virtual assistant(s), and how to recognize when your investment in adding to your team is paying off.

Learning objectives: • Identify When to Delegate - Learn to recognize key business indicators, such as over-capacity and growth spurts, that signal it’s time to start outsourcing tasks. • Differentiate Between Contractors and Employees - Explore the critical distinctions between hiring virtual assistants, independent contractors, and traditional employees. • Prepare for a Successful Partnership – Ensure a seamless and productive working relationship by preparing for virtual team members. • Measure Delegation ROI - Learn how to evaluate the success of your investment in virtual support and recognize when your delegation strategy is driving business growth.

Please only register if you are available and plan to attend, so the provided funding can assist as many small business owners as possible.

This class is online.

Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your registration up to 24 hours prior to the start of this training program without penalty. Cancellations, requests, and other notice of changes for this program should be provided in writing by sending an email to sbdc@wsb.wisc.edu indicating your name, business, and the course you were registered for.

Waitlist: If this class is full, please let us know that you are interested in attending by adding your name to our waitlist.

Fee: $99.00 WEDC will cover registration cost of the class for Main Street Bounceback grant recipients who register for and attend the complete course.