One of the realities of running our own home businesses is that we do not get to claim that something is “not in my job description” – one of the mainstays of the corporate world. When you are part of a department or a large company or organization, there is almost always someone else who can step up and take on the part of the job that is not yours. At the same token, what you thought your job was going to look like in your home business operation may have morphed and changed since the beginning stages and now you are working quite differently than you once did.
For me, my home business mission serves as the basis for my job description. What I am trying to accomplish is where everything starts for me and then I have to figure out what I need to do to make that happen. Just because you are in business for yourself, it does not mean that there is no reason to write down a job description of sorts and to look it over periodically to make sure that it still reflects the work you do. Having something in writing can help you to evaluate whether or not you are doing tasks that benefit and grow the business or just take up or waste time and resources.
Plus, I find that periodically updating my “job description” helps me to be better able to explain to people what I do in my home business. I realize that I do not do the same sort of work that I started out doing so some of my early marketing materials are no longer relevant. As my work, job and business have changed, I need to make sure the message or story I am telling about my business changes too.