Solopreneur: “Jack of all trades” or Specialist
Are you a Solopreneur?
Do you describe yourself as a Specialist or as a Generalist?
There are Solopreneurs who can be described as a generalist with a wide array of knowledge. A Solopreneur whose expertise fills a significant number of subject areas and is very knowledgeable in a lot of business functions would be a generalist that would be pretty close to being self-sufficient in all functional areas of the business.
The majority of Solopreneurs are business professionals specialized in a trade or business functional area. Traditionally tradesmen have learned early in their career and business to rely on other tradesmen outside of their specialty to compliment their own services and deliver full satisfaction through a complete package to their customers.
Today’s SoloBusiness Professional has the same opportunity. A Solopreneur has to rely on professionals specialized in functional areas such as: Research and Development, Human Resource, Information Technology and Customer Service, Operations Management and Administration, Marketing and Sales, Finance and Accounting, and Legal.
Successful Solopreneurs create strategic alliances with professionals specializing in areas outside of their expertise for many different reasons: exchange of services, referrals, mastermind support, synergy, improved service delivery to customers, and stronger professional network.
I find it a lot easier to refer a professional after I have received a service from that professional. As an Independent Accountant I continuously seek to establish professional relationships with specialists outside of my expertise.
Are you a self-reliant generalist or a specialist?
Are you looking to establish long lasting business relationships with other professionals?
I look forward to your comments and interaction.
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