70 business tasks you can outsource
Outsource your financial tasks
Outsourcing tasks that pile up each week, but are crucial, is a smart move. Many people don't have expertise in accounting and finance, so hiring professionals is the ideal solution.
GST returns
Accounts payable - raising purchase orders, paying bills
Accounts receivable – raising quotes and invoices, managing debtors
Payroll
PAYE and Monthly Employer Deduction Schedule returns
Budget preparation
Management reports
Liaison with the IRD and/or your accountant
Accounting software set up
Bookkeeping – accounts processing using computerised accounts package
Bank reconciliations
Companies office returns
Online payments
Fringe Benefit Tax calculations
Debt collection
Annual Accounts to Trial Balance
Accounting – tax preparation
Outsource your general admin
Virtual assistants are ideal when you are just wanting to outsource a few tasks without having the expense of hiring someone in-house, or these tasks are taking up too much time of your time!
Answering emails – managing spam, filtering what’s important
Appointment scheduling and calendar management
Answering phone calls
Typing up notes
Transcription
Event planning – perfect for team or corporate events
Travel bookings
Data entry
Gatekeeping – having someone to deal with the people you don’t want to
Mailouts
Staff rostering
Contacting your clients with appointment reminders – phone calls, emails, or texts
Customer service – responding to email or website enquiries
Ordering supplies
Form and document creation
File management – take control of your Google Drive or Dropbox accounts!
Database management
Outsource your social media & marketing
Over the years, the scope of social media and marketing has expanded significantly, making it challenging to wrap your head around algorithms and SEO.
Managing your social media pages
Creating branded images to be posted on Facebook
Scheduling Facebook posts
Follower engagement – answering comments and messages
Advertising to raise brand awareness
Creating Facebook pages
Promoting Facebook pages
Creating a LinkedIn account
Setting up a Twitter account
Scheduling tweets and #hashtag research
Creating images for Pinterest
Setting up a YouTube account
Uploading videos to YouTube
Planning and creating content ideas for all social media accounts
Moderating YouTube comments
Uploading videos to other social media platforms
Creating animated videos
Google Adwords management
Facebook advertising and retargeting management
More outsourcing
Developing training manuals
Health and safety management
Virtual training
Market research
Newsletter writing
Managing spreadsheets
Creating surveys and polls
Proofreading
Logo design
Social event planning – always fun!
Team building
Recruitment
Project management
Business coaching
Website design
Off-page SEO management
Compliance management – ever so important when the auditors come knocking
That is just 70 tasks out of hundreds that can be outsourced within businesses. Outsourcing can cover much more than just business tasks too. Nowadays, you can find someone to handle shopping or walk your dog, among countless other tasks. Not having to worry about these will free you up to focus on your business and spend time on things you actually enjoy.
Keen to discuss how you can outsource your business admin? Get in touch with Outsourced Admin today for a free, no-obligation consultation.