Even Solopreneurs have a Team!

by | May 31, 2024

Who is on your TEAM?   (because even solopreneurs have a Team)   + INVITATION FOR YOU!!!

Don’t skip past this if you think you’re on your own.

No-one is EVER alone in business.  

Why?

Because even a one (wo)man band self-employed person has a TEAM of people who make it possible for you to do what you do.

Think about it –  who are the people that make it possible for you to do what you do?

Your bank; your accountant/bookkeeper (or both); your solicitor; your family; some of your friends; your financial adviser; any suppliers and clients.  

Yes, I count ALL of the above and more as part of my/our team.  You may have a webmaster, a marketing person, a VA, or in house team.  

Today I invite you to create 3 lists so you think more deeply about this.

  1. INTERNAL
    OK, if you really are a solopreneur this will be quick and easy – this is the section for any team members who work inside your business and who you pay every month.  At this stage it may be a partner, a VA, a coach or a bookkeeper/accountant.  Give it some thought.

    OR, for most businesses, you may have more team you can add to this list.
  2. EXTERNAL
    This is where it gets more interesting.
    Most businesses will have a list of external people who form part of the team helping you do what you do.  Here are just a few examples to help you make your list.
    1. PAs, VAs, part timers, bookkeepers, accountants – people who work IN your business in some way
    2. other professionals who don’t work IN your business but help you work ON it – coaches, banks, solicitors, mortgage brokers, insurance brokers, etc.
  3. HOME/PERSONAL
    If you have a partner, family, friends, even people who do your cleaning, gardening, ironing – all of these people support you in some way enabling you to work in and on your business.  

If you really want to get creative, why not create a mind map or a bubble diagram where you create circles for each ‘type’ above – 1,2, 3 and then write job roles or names inside them. This can be fun!.

It’s also your chance to create a ‘CURRENT TEAM’ list and then maybe use another colour to list ‘FUTURE TEAM’ – who would you LIKE to have on board with you?

Got your 3 lists?

Now it’s time I explained why I write TEAM in capitals so often.

For me – and many others – it stands for Together Everyone Achieves More.

Two people pulling together can do more ‘heavy lifting’ than 2 people pulling separately (when you add them together).  

So this is how to multiply your activity and your results.

But you’ll need to work together.  Collaboration is a powerful tool!

So now look at your lists and ask yourself how well you communicate with each of the people/groups on your 3 lists.

  • Do you express gratitude, let them know you value them?
  • Do you communicate regularly?  How regularly?  Enough?
  • Are you transactional (‘have you done that yet’? ‘here’s the next thing to do’) or are you relational (building a relationship, supporting for growth, training, etc).


Just a few thoughts and ideas.

Let me know what you get from this very simple exercise.

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