While I handle my clients' administrative challenges most effectively, the point is to provide the best administrative services at the best value. Some tasks are better handled by professionals specialized in their particular fields. Fortunately, I have a wide variety of skills available in my business network from which to draw. Let me share an example.
One of my clients who lives about 90 miles away is currently in the process of looking for a property to own from which to run her business. She asked me to inquire about and research properties in her locality and set up appointments for her to view some of them. While research and communication are a couple of my top skills, I am not educated in the buying and selling of commercial real estate. After I recommended that she needed her own real estate agent who knows the particulars of her local market and is skilled in research and negotiation, she agreed and directed me to find her such an agent.
So, I contacted a real estate professional in my locality who is very familiar with real estate organizations and agents in Northern California. He has trusted associates in her area and quickly located and contacted an experienced and well-reputed agent to work with my client. After connecting the two, he made a followup call to my client to ascertain whether she was confident in the agent he had connected her to.
Through my network contacts, I provided my client with a professional who is working with her in obtaining her goal of owning business property. Could I have earned lots of billable hours pursuing this task on my own? Yes, but it would not have been the most efficient and best value for the client. The business gain for me is that I have, as promised, handled this task by providing her the most appropriate service available.
