Donna Genie and co-host argue your first hire should be a part-time executive assistant or virtual assistant handling admin work like bookkeeping and scheduling, not a salesperson. This frees you to focus on revenue-generating activities. Keep spending authority with yourself and scale the role as the business grows.
Are you drowning in administrative tasks while your business growth stalls?
Today I'm breaking down the exact hiring strategy that will transform how you scale.
Most small business owners make a critical mistake in their first hires.
They bring on the wrong people at the wrong time. Let me show you the precise roadmap to build your team strategically.
Your first hire should absolutely be an executive assistant or virtual assistant. This isn't just an admin. This is your strategic relief valve. Their core mission? To take all those time-consuming tasks off your plate that aren't directly generating revenue.
We're talking about the behind-the-scenes work: bookkeeping, paperwork, organization, research, scheduling. These tasks eat up hours of your work week but contribute almost zero to your bottom line.
By offloading these, you create space space to focus on what actually grows your business. On a pro tip here, start with a part-time or a contract role.
You don't need a full-time employee immediately. Look for someone who can handle 10 to 15 hours a week.
As you scale and grow that as your needs expand.
Now here's a critical warning.
The last person you should hire is someone managing your company's money.
I've seen businesses implode because they gave spending authority to the wrong person. Why?
It's simple psychology. As a business owner, you see every dollar as your dollar. You're cautious, strategic.
An employee sees company funds as somebody else's money. And we all know how easy it is to spend money that isn't ours.
Your first hires should create bandwidth. They should reduce your operational stress and create space for growth.
Every team member needs to either save you time or directly generate revenue.
A quick checklist for your first hires. First, start with an executive assistant VA. Focus on the administrative relief, giving you your time back. Use a contractor, part-time worker initially.
Protect the financial decision-making as something that you keep on your own.
Maintain strict oversight on the spending. Don't let that get out of control. Want more strategies like this?
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