DUPLICATION - A Business Lesson Learned!

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There is a difference between being self employed and running a business and I think Mark's underlying idea might have been misread.

If you are self employed, you are directly responsible for your destiny. If you take off a few days, your revenue will fall off.

If you run a business, you are indirectly responsible for your destiny. Properly chosen employees/subcontractors will provide continuity when you are away. i.e. you take a 4 day vacation, revenue might fall slightly, but the overall entity should still be running.

An entrepreneur needs to learn how to delegate and how to find reliable partners, and, needs to learn how to communicate. Greenguy's problem is typical... it may be easier for him to just do it than to try to outsource it because it will get done exactly the way he wants. Or, it might be difficult for him to communicate an idea well enough for someone else to do it.

All tough issues to deal with as you grow, but, definitely issues to keep in teh back of your mind.