Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list? In this episode of Making Your Business Less Dependent on You, Malcolm Palmer, founder of A4G with 30 years’ experience, shares practical strategies to get help in your business, whether it’s hiring a personal assistant, training in-house talent, or exploring offshore staffing.

Malcolm draws on his own experience stepping back from A4G in its 30th year to guide business owners on freeing their time, reducing dependency, and creating a structure that works without them.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to spot internal talent and help them grow

• When it’s time to hire a personal assistant or part-time support

• Flexible staffing options, including university placements and offshore teams

• The pros and cons of hiring family and friends

• How to make sure your help is effective from day one

If you’re serious about taking control of your business, stop firefighting and start planning, book a 1-2-1 with Malcolm to discuss your next steps: malcolm@a4g-llp.co.uk.

Resources & Links:

Download Making Your Business Less Dependent on You for free

Buy on Amazon – Kindle or paperback

In this episode of Making Your Business Less Dependent on You, Malcolm Palmer FCA, founder of A4G and author of Making Your Business Less Dependent on You, reveals how to reclaim two precious hours each week to take control of your business and your life.

Most business owners are trapped in the day-to-day, constantly reacting to emails, messages, and urgent requests. Malcolm shows how just two hours a week, used correctly, can transform your business from a job that relies entirely on you to a systemised operation that runs independently.

You’ll learn:
✅ Why dictating content can free up your brainpower and streamline delegation
✅ How to tackle your inbox, WhatsApp, and texts without losing track
✅ The one tool that correlates almost perfectly with business independence — your to-do list
✅ How to prioritise what truly matters rather than what screams the loudest
✅ Practical steps to delegate effectively, even when you feel it’s easier to do it yourself

Whether your goal is to grow your business, step back, or prepare for a profitable sale, these two hours could be the most valuable you spend all week.

Take the next step:
📘 Download Malcolm’s book Making Your Business Less Dependent on You for free: https://a4g-llp.co.uk/making-your-business-less-dependent-on-you
📞 Book a 1-2-1 with Malcolm and the A4G team to start your Freedom Programme: https://a4g-llp.co.uk/contact

Next week: How to get real help — recruiting and leveraging the right people in your business.

In this week’s episode of Making Your Business Less Dependent on You, Malcolm Palmer FCA kicks off the practical side of the journey.

If you’ve ever ended the week wondering where the time went — too many projects on the go, too many fires to fight, and not enough real progress — this one’s for you.

Drawing on decades of experience advising ambitious business owners (and a few lessons from the golf course and football pitch), Malcolm explains:

• Why so many entrepreneurs suffer from what he calls the “ADHD mindset” — and how it creates constant chaos.

• How losing focus in your business is just like losing points on the golf course or conceding a goal after halftime.

• The simple but powerful habit that changes everything: a weekly reset — just two quiet hours that can completely shift how your week unfolds.

• How a small dose of structured reflection helps you regain control and stop “Mr Overwhelm” in his tracks.

By the end, you’ll know exactly where to start and why this one habit is the key to running your business on purpose, not on autopilot.

Next week, Malcolm will take it one step further and walk through what to do during those precious reset hours.

Resources mentioned:

📘 Download Making Your Business Less Dependent on You for free

📖 Buy on Amazon – Kindle or paperback

💬 Book a 1-to-1 with Malcolm and start making your business work without you