It's tempting for the founders of small businesses to want to be involved with everything their companies are doing, but that creates a huge reliance on one person.

Make sure the people who work for you feel valued by recognising their hard work, and set up meetings where they'll be able to give you feedback about your business.

Depending on your business, as passive income stream (something that generates money with minimal effort) might not be that hard to set up.

Starting a business isn't easy, and it's difficult for new business owners to know what they should be doing to make things easier for themselves.