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What is your biggest headache as a small business owner?
Danielle
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What are your biggest headaches or challenges as a small business owner?
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Keeping enough inventory on-hand while not letting it sit in our warehouse for too long. And doing the bookkeeping work.
I know, I know! All of the seasoned SuNers will say - hire someone.
For what its worth, those are my headaches.
P.S. Love my staff - I have good ones, but it is easy for me to find and retain passionate people.
I have to spend too much time on admin tasks
I have to do work or tasks that I dislike or don`t do well; I end up procrastinating
Since I do everything, I`m working too many/too long hours
I can`t seem to find time to do more marketing and networking
I don`t have enough quality time for family, friends and outside interests
Don`t have enough money to hire help
Do any of these hit a nerve for anyone? Do you have other similar complaints you can add?
I know my idea will make money for the company. But people want to get paid now. And they`re reluctance to sign a no compete clause and a confidential agreement.
I entertained the idea of contractors. But I can only afford $100 per month until a cash flow is created.
I have two potential people that want to work for me but it is like hanging a carrot on a big stick in front of a rabbit. The rabbit would be motivate to eat it but doesn`t want to work for it.
So that is very frustrating for me because success for any type of venture can occur with the right group of people. It is just finding them.