In our last article, we talked about how to start a home business successfully with your spouse. Here are some additional tips that will help you and your spouse run that business successfully.
1. Plan time to discuss how the upcoming week is going to work.
During this time you can decide who is going to work on what and determine what needs to be done this week. A great time to do this is on Monday mornings. Whatever time you decide that this meeting is going to take place, it should be at that set time every week so that it is easy to remember.
2. Separate which one of you is going to be responsible for completing each task in the business and write it down.
It is a good idea to have it in a centralized location such as a white board in your home office. You can create columns for the two of you and additional columns if you have employees or people you outsource to. It should also include calendar events as well.
3. Track business and family appointments on a large calendar with various colors.
One benefit to starting a home business is the ability to schedule business activities around family events and this will aid you in this task.
4. Use strengths appropriately.
Each of you should focus on what you are strong at and hire or outsource out the rest. If you are going to hire employees or contractors make sure you decide and make clear which of you they will work for and what they are responsible for working on so that there is no confusion.
5. Meet before you start home business to plan out household responsibilities.
You should know who is going to pick the kids up from school and take them to their various activities. You should determine who is going to do the cooking and the cleaning around the house. Determining these tasks in advance will save you lots of frustration.
6. Figure out what each of you are working on in the business and come up with a game plan for what will happen should one of you need to step away.
Think about what it will cost to hire someone to do those tasks instead. This is part of contingency planning, which is vital, especially if one of you gets pregnant or has other situations that require your attention other than the business.
The key with all of these tips is to plan, plan and plan some more. Planning in advance will make everything easier when you start home business.
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Copyright Stephen Beck, 2009
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