Factual Friday: The Average Small Business Owner Wears 3–7 Hats a Day
Because who isn’t the CEO, customer service rep, and janitor all before lunch?
It’s no secret—running a small business takes grit, creativity, and a whole lot of multitasking. According to small business data, the average owner wears between 3 and 7 different hats every single day.
One moment, you're the CEO making strategic decisions.
By lunch, you're responding to customer emails and troubleshooting tech issues.
And by closing time? You’re sweeping the floor, sending invoices, and Googling “how to not burn out as a small business owner.”
It’s the entrepreneurial life—exciting, exhausting, and everything in between.
But here’s the catch: just because you can do it all doesn’t mean you should.
Wearing all the hats may feel like a badge of honor, but over time, it can become a one-way ticket to burnout and stalled growth. The key to building a healthy, sustainable business isn’t doing more—it’s doing less, better.
That’s where delegating and outsourcing come in.
Start by identifying the tasks that drain your energy or take up too much of your time. A great example? Bookkeeping.
Unless you love balancing accounts and categorizing expenses at midnight (in which case, let’s be friends), it's probably not the best use of your time.
Instead, try this:
List out your weekly responsibilities
Highlight the ones that could be handed off
Decide what to delegate to your team or outsource to a professional
When you hand off the right tasks, you open up time and mental space to focus on what you do best—growing your business, serving clients, and creating impact.
Need help letting go of the bookkeeping hat?
Join the DBR Bookkeeping Community on Skool:
https://www.skool.com/dbr-bookkeeping-8561/about
Or schedule a free 30-minute consult with me here:
https://calendly.com/dbr_bookkeeping/30-minute-zoom-consultation-call
You don’t have to wear all the hats.
Let’s start Doing Business Right!