1. Lack of time: You're too busy working IN your business instead of ON it.

2. Lack of focus: Being pulled in too many directions at once.

3. Lack of support: Spinning your wheels trying to do it all yourself.

4. Lack of creative "space": You're too stretched and stressed to plan, strategic and think creatively.

5. Wasting resources on time and energy-busters: Doing work you hate or don't do well.

6. Focusing on "cheap" instead of cost-effective: Putting cost above value, quality and ROI.

7. Frittering away billable hours: Wasting time--thus money--on administrivia.

8. Inefficient administrative foundations: Failing to systemic, automate and streamline business processes.

9. Squandering core strengths: Not focusing on business growth, revenue generation and the energizing work you love.

10. Not investing in the right support: Wrong selection of person, hiring unskilled person to save money.

Even just a little strategic support can work miracles, and allow them to start running--and growing- business ,with more efficiency, productivity and profitability.