When should I consider hiring?
For solo operators growing toward a first hire, what was the job volume that finally made it make sense?
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Bookkeeper is something you should be hiring as soon as you can afford it. That's an easy win
Laborer would be my next hire - I brought another person on when I needed a second hand, then started giving them their own jobs when they were comfortable. I did this too when I didn't always NEED a second person but it was nice to have because I wanted to give them reps. When I did it, I basically told this person it was part time and I'd pay cash. Now my business was a handyman business and I boot strapped it from the beginning so that worked for me then. My business model now I couldn't do that but bringing someone on part time, supervised would be a good way to start and ultimately off load your responsabilities. The main goal early on is to get out of the field.
Sales is something you won't be able to offload till much later in the game.
Thanks! I have made book keeping as autonomous as possible with a few automated programs I wrote. I think looking for and adjusting pricing to find an occasional hand is a great idea!
