Which would benefit your business more? To hire a sales person to go out and get new accounts/business or hire a new washer person to help you so you can go out and get new accounts/business.
Depends on self evaluation. If you feel you have subpar selling skills, then you'd want to hire a sales person. For the most part, we ALL hire out what we can't or don't want to do.
And all Gods people said ........ AMEN!:yeah:In that case I need to hire both! I can't sell and I'm getting to old to climb around all over the place!:shout:
Id say worker first get him trained then start selling.
Which would benefit your business more? To hire a sales person to go out and get new accounts/business or hire a new washer person to help you so you can go out and get new accounts/business.
Which would benefit your business more? To hire a sales person to go out and get new accounts/business or hire a new washer person to help you so you can go out and get new accounts/business.
Hands down no one will ever sell for your company as good as you! You can more easily find a washer than a salesperson.
AC
Totally disagree AC, I have met alot of guys out there at RT's. Some of these guys are very shy and don't even talk to other contractors at RT's events. These are the guys that would have a really hard time selling a fast food restaurant more less a PM that has centers all over the city. They need sales help more than anything......AC you are the type that selling comes natural and have learned to be great at sales. Some on the other hand better hire it done to grow or be happy as a small operator.Hands down no one will ever sell for your company as good as you! You can more easily find a washer than a salesperson.
AC
Totally disagree AC, I have met alot of guys out there at RT's. Some of these guys are very shy and don't even talk to other contractors at RT's events. These are the guys that would have a really hard time selling a fast food restaurant more less a PM that has centers all over the city. They need sales help more than anything......AC you are the type that selling comes natural and have learned to be great at sales. Some on the other hand better hire it done to grow or be happy as a small operator.
This is a great ex of a person shutting down during a sale opportunity. A friend of mine is a Res. landscaper. Mows about 125 yards a week within a 3 mile radius. Very nice small business, pretty much owns what they call hamburg in Lexington Kentucky for Res mowing. The other day we met for a late breakfast at chick fil a. After about an hour of talking about marketing, sales , and how he wants to expand to commercial work he brings up this restaurant just fired the old guy for flirting with a counter girl and hired some fly by night. So seeing the owner in the store I suggested that he tries to take this property over before the season starts. He says no way, turns red, and is telling me if I ask the owner over he would get up and leave. no shit. All his customers were from word of mouth. He can't sell, has no confidence in how to sell .......so for you to say you can sell your business better than anyone is not true in all cases.
+1 on that. IMO sales should be the last division you remove you self from in the company.
Tech first, then admin, then sales.
I think the point in your post is they will not and maybe should have never attempted to start a business. They should go get a Job ASAP