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You always had a dream to be an entrepreneur. You started your dream business and your small business has grown over the years to be, well- not so small anymore. First of all, congratulations! You've successfully done what many others have tried and failed to do. You are now officially a successful business owner.

Now that you've got some padding in your budget and you aren't the only employee, it's time to take a step back and see what third party companies or freelancers you can bring in. Your company is much too large and busy for it to be a one man or one woman operation. You should be bringing in experts to do specific jobs so that you can focus on what you do best, being a business owner!

Where do you even begin? Who can you trust? Hopefully this list will help:

#1 Accountant. Being a business owner doesn’t mean that you’ll be great at every aspect of the businesses we run. Some tasks are simply too important to get wrong, and accounting is one of them. Basic bookkeeping needs to be nearly every day and there's also quarterly reports and taxes to consider.

#2 Human Resources. There are simply some tasks that don’t require 40 hours a week to do, yet are still crucial to the success of your business. In these cases, it’s typically going to be financially beneficial to start outsourcing. Human Resources is one of them. You don't hire new team members that often and hopefully you don't have many HR complaints, but you need an expert to be there when you need them.

#3 Web Design in Oregon. Your business will be seriously hindered if your website looks like someone's middle school STEM project. That may have been okay in the beginning, but as you grow it is time to bring in a web design company in Oregon. These professionals can take your website from "ehhh" to "wow!" They've been to school and have years of experience doing this exact thing. You can have a new logo, a new website, and amazing functionalities you never even knew existed. Professional web design in Oregon will take you from a mom and pop shop to a 21st century company that knows exactly what it is and where it belongs.

#4 Advertising and marketing. There are some tasks that need high levels of expertise that we may not have. For example, you typically shouldn’t try to write advanced email marketing campaigns on your own if you're not a professional writer. Hire a copywriter who has experience in direct response messaging. The same goes for commercial, direct marketing mailers, and social media.

When you started your own businesses, it was easy to want to do everything yourself. The business is like your baby, and you’ve worked so hard to get everything just right. Now, it’s finally profitable. As you grow, however, it’s not possible or even desirable to do everything yourself. That’s where outsourcing comes in. This list is a fantastic place to begin