Business feels slow, and you’re in you’re currently staring in your own version of Ground Hog Day. You’ve done everything you can to keep the doors open and bring clients onboard or customers through the door, but nothing is working. This is the fate of more small business owners than you care to imagine, and you’re not doing anything wrong. The problem is, you’re trying to do it all yourself, and it’s not working. You know that if you want your business to grow, you need help.

The truth is, no successful entrepreneur got to where they are without support. Jobs had Wozniak, Gates had Allen, and Disney had his brother Roy. Behind every visionary is a team that brings the vision to life. Yet, small business owners and sole traders often think they must go it alone.

If you want momentum, you need capacity!

It’s not uncommon for prospective clients to say to me, “I just need a little bit of help.” My response, “So how much impact are you expecting a little bit of help to have?” Often as time goes on and the value of working with an online business manager is apparent the client realises they actually needed way more help than they originally thought.

So why do you think you only need a little bit of help, consider this: For weeks, months or years, you’ve worked ridiculously long hours that crept into your evenings, weekends, and public holidays. You’re not the only one suffering, your family, friendships and business are feeling the pinch.

When you think about it, the math doesn’t add up; with all these long hours you’ve put in doing the stuff you could delegate, why would you think you only need someone for a ‘little‘ help, maybe a couple of hours a week?

If you’re already spending upwards of 10 hours a week or more on business admin, you can’t expect to make any traction with someone working 2 hours a week. By reckoning that means you’re still spending 6 hours + working in your business instead of on it.

So, how do you know when you’ve reached the point of needing help? Here are ten signs you need to look out for.

10 Signs You’re Ready To Partner with an OBM

  1. You’re stuck doing tasks you don’t like, and it’s sapping your energy.
  2. Spending hours on general admin, inbox triage, or tech setups instead of doing the work that brings you, customers or new clients.
  3. Your clients are feeling the pinch, you’re systems or lack of are failing you and them.
  4. You’re doing work you don’t know how to do and wasting time trying to figure it all out.
  5. Your marketing is non existent, no wonder your struggling to bring in leads.
  6. You’re frustrated by tech and can’t get it to work how you want it to.
  7. You spend more time Googling how to do things than making progress.
  8. You don’t know which tools are right for your business.
  9. Your business growth has stalled.
  10. You’re emotionally at breaking point, frustrated and everything is much harder than it needs to be.

How We Help Our Clients – 6 Pro Tips To Turn Business Around

Over the years, we’ve found that clients have come to us seeking solutions to their pain points. What and how we do this is an absolute game changer for them and their businesses.

  1. Streamline workflows and set up scalable systems.
  2. Create workflows so work can easily be managed by more than one person, future-proofing our clients business.
  3. Manage projects and keep things moving on time and on budget.
  4. We effectively delegate to our team members who work on what they love doing so that our clients always receive the very best outcomes.
  5. Oversee your day-to-day so you stay in your zone working on the strategic side of your business.
  6. JMJ has been our clients’ sounding board, strategist, and right-hand support since 2011.

Think of it this way: if you’re trying to build a house, you don’t just keep laying bricks in the hope that it will have a roof, door and two windows. You need someone to help plan, schedule, and ensure the plumbing and wiring are sorted and that the door and windows are where they are meant to be. That’s what Jacqui does, this is what JMJ does.

The real cost of doing it all yourself

You know that working 60+ hours a week is not sustainable, physically, mentally, or financially. The longer you delay getting the help you need, the more your business growth slows, and your goals become harder to obtain.

Ready to speed things up?

If you’re tired of waiting for your business to meet its goals, it might be time to seek help. Book a free 20-minute call to explore how JMJ could help you scale smarter.