Guest Author - Meg Meyer

In small businesses and home-based businesses - owners and employees of small enterprises often have to multi-task to get work done.

The problem is - most entrepreneurs or employees aren't experts at everything. Shocking, I know. Many times having a business owner create their own website - is as wise as handing over the company's accounting to the intern hired last Tuesday. Sure, it could get done, but how well and how efficiently? And how much money and time does that cost the business?

Now comes the reader participation portion of this article. Get a picture in your mind of outsourcing. What comes to mind?

If you are like most Americans - you thought of big corporations moving their customer service, call centers, and tech support overseas. The agents don't speak fluent English nor do they seem adept in the subjects they are charged with taking care of. I don't know about you, but as a customer, I am not impressed when I receive sub-par service because it was good fiscally for the shareholders.

The small business outsourcing that I am in favor of, however, takes a decidedly local flavor. With downsizing and experts in their field leaving the corporate world to strike out on their own there are plenty of qualified independent professionals able to pick up the slack in your organization.

I should know - I was one. Before increasing my network of professionals in business support services and executive business coaching - I was a "solopreneur" myself. Other companies would hire me to do their website design, or graphic design, to write copy, press releases, or plan and host a publicity event. Whatever skills I had were made available to the small business owner that needed a little extra help.

Now I do executive business coaching and help small businesses do what they do best. My business support services company can do the rest. Imagine how relieved your customers and clients will be when they ask for tech support and get connected with someone who understand them, their problem and can actually help!

Freelance copywriters are ready to help you with your target marketing. We can connect you with highly trained assistants that can take care of much of your administrative work without being in your office. Need a blog or website, search engine submission or SEO? We've got talented web professionals at-your-service.

As a B2B industry - I see business support services as a welcome and viable option for businesses that just can't do everything in-house. Whether cost, talent or time is the limitation - outsourcing domestically and locally can be a highly effective solution to your business needs.