This document provides tips for successfully outsourcing tasks for small businesses. It recommends clearly defining projects and tasks, creating documentation and standardized procedures, systematizing processes, paying vendors on time with arranged payment terms, and giving genuine credit and praise. The goal is to communicate expectations clearly and provide support so outsourced work can be done successfully.

1. Outsourcing Secrets Of
Successful Small Businesses

2. Give Credit
& Praise
Be genuine. Don’t
praise for the sake of it.
Never withhold credit,
encouragement and
thanks.

3. Make Payment
Arrangements &
Pay On Time

4. Clearly Define
Tasks and Projects
People cannot read minds and they aren’t your coach.
Get clear what you want to do, communicate it and lay
down your expectations.

5. Create,
Use,
and Update
Documentation
(manuals)

6. Systemize
Create standard and
repeatable procedures
Ensure people have clear
paths to get help and
communicate

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