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December 14, 2004 by Dane Carlson | 0 Comments

MyBusiness Magazine:

You may be the highest-paid player on the team, but if you’re taken out of the game, who could take your place? The small-business owners in this story lived through extended–and unexpected–absences. They learned why backups are not optional.

Delegation doesn�t come easily to small-business owners. �No one cares about my company like I do,� you think. How could I trust someone else with such a huge piece of my life–not to mention, my livelihood?

But sometimes delegation isn�t optional, it�s necessary. None of the small-business owners in this story planned to be away from the office for so long. Who would fill your shoes if you were out of commission for two months? In big companies, there are enough procedure manuals and people to fill a hole if an employee is out. But few small businesses have such luxuries–especially when the person missing is the owner.