It’s an oldie but a goodie: as business owners, we need to make sure we strike that fine balance between working on our business and working in our business.

But what if working on our business (i.e. marketing, sales, bookkeeping etc.) is taking up too much time, money and energy for us to effectively carryout the day-to-day service or offering our business is to provide? By considering outsourcing some of your business’ operational headaches, you can trust important tasks to professionals, without the added burden or cost of extra staff on the books. Business outsourcing is particularly helpful for smaller businesses who may not be able to cope with full or even part time staff, and could come in the areas of bookkeeping, marketing or digital media outsourcing.

So what are some common business operations adventure tourism businesses are outsourcing these days? Lets find out…

Virtual assistant

You may have heard the term VA or Virtual Assistant thrown around lately. Becoming increasingly popular among entrepreneurs and other smaller business models, VA’s carry out day to day administrative tasks like inbox management, scheduling and even social media posting. They are a cost effective solution to keeping your business running smoothly behind the scenes.

Bookkeeper/Accountant

Bookkeepers and accountants have long been outsourced as a way of keeping costs down and increasing effectiveness within the business where you as the business owner may have no training or knowledge of these areas (or cannot afford the outlay of hiring a professional as part of your staff).

IT Management

One of the largest and most popular outsourcing industries around, IT management can offer on-demand assistance 24/7 to handle any tech issues or requirements you need.

Human Resources

Related to any tasks involving hiring, managing, training and paying your team, HR outsourcing can also work with a recruitment service to help you find and hire qualified professionals for a position you have available.

Digital Media

Digital media outsourcing is growing in demand as almost everything is now content-driven within the online space. From app building to content deployment and customer relationship management, digital media outsourcing can offer the expertise to help drive sales and boost revenue, leaving the business to do what it does best.