Building your ‘A-team’ does not necessarily start with your first official employee. Consider pro-bono support, interns, coaches and freelancers that you can engage on flexible terms.

2. WHAT WE WILL COVER & WHAT ACTIONS/ INSIGHTS YOU’LL LEAVE WITH
An understanding that whilst you might be a sole trader you
cannot do it all alone- you need an “A-Team” around you
1
An acknowledgment that you are the head/CEO of your
business
2
3
Strategies around time management, networking and
being resourceful
4
Identification of what YOU will do in the business and what
expertise/ support you will need to bring in/ outsource.
Consider how you will pay for this expertise. Link to Session 5.

3. In pairs or small groups, share an example of how you have
‘delegated’ a task, job or activity in your household or business:
• How did you decide what to delegate and what you should do
yourself?
• How did it feel to let go of control of the way it would be done
and the end result?
• What did you do well in the process of delegating?
• What could you improve, in the way you delegated the task,
job or activity?

4. Think about ‘who does what’ in
these parts of the canvas
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5. Eat Me Chutney –
Part 1 & Part 3

6. WHOLE GROUP DISCUSSION:
Imagine you are looking at a company like Little Flowers (from the
videos). What are the key roles that are needed to make the
business happen? Describe those roles.

7. For your business, what are the key roles needed to make your
business a success:
❑ CEO/ Founder (YOU!!)
❑ Accountant
❑ Book Keeper
❑ Chief Financial Officer
❑ Business Coach
❑ Financial Investor
❑ Marketing & Sales 'Guru'
❑ Photographer/ stylist
❑ Human Resources
❑ Operations Manager
❑ Researcher &
Developer
❑ Legal Advisor
❑ Other?
Use the post-it notes to write
these on your canvas

8. For your business, consider the following:
• What must you do yourself?
• What 'experts’ do you need on your ‘A Team’? How will they
help?
• What can you delegate?
Consider these 3 elements:
1
2
3

9. WHAT? A time & motion study
helps you to establish a
standard estimate of time and
resources.
DISCUSS Coco’s Chutney. Is she
using her time efficiently? Is this
schedule sustainable? Can she
delegate anything?
ACTIVITY: For your business,
draw a clock and identify how
you would use your time on a
regular work day. Ensure all the
key tasks are included. Do you
have the time, energy and
capability to do them all? What
other solutions might there be?
Coco Chutney’s*
Time spent on business: Wed, Fri, Sat
& Sun
5-8am
Markets
8-9.30am
9:30 – 12:30
Preparation
12:30 – 1:30pm
8:30 – 10pm
Bookwork &
Ordering
1:30 – 3pm
Chutney Production
3 – 5pm
Marketing &
Social Media
5-8:30pm
10pm – 4am
* Coco is a sole trader with 4 kids who she has sole
custody for. Her kids are in care 2 weekdays and her
mum helps on the weekend.

10. Where would you need to use negotiation skills in relation to
delegation and outsourcing in your business?
Good negotiators are:
❑ flexible
❑ creative
❑ aware of themselves and others
❑ good planners
❑ honest
❑ win-win oriented
❑ good communicators.

11. • How would delegating to
the right ‘A Team’ support
your business & brand to
present professionally?
• How could networking
help to support the
development of your ‘A
Team’?
• Where could you
network?
• How could networking
save your business
money?

12. Spend some time working on your business canvas.
Identify your key partners and supports that will help drive your
business. Remember to complete 'Your Business A Team' on your
business canvas.
What roles will you take
on yourself within your
business?
What are the top 3 roles
you will pay others to do
to support your idea
turning into a thriving
business?
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13. Check out the BOOKLET & BUZZ WORDS used in Session 6,
and get a sneak look at the BUZZ WORDS we will be using in Session 7.
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