If you need a piece of paper from 10 years ago, how easy would it be to get it? Not many small business owners who have worked for years could say they would be able to find their paper files from 10 years ago. And, that is OK. We all don't keep every single piece of paper, though I found while working with several small businesses that not finding that piece of paper gives them undue stress for days if not weeks trying to find it. So, instead of stressing about lost papers, let's create a … [Read more...] about Benefits and Tips to Revisit Paper Files Yearly
Small Business Paper Management Tips Archive Page
Welcome to our Small Business Paper Management Tips Archive Page to help you and your business streamline processes. Read the archive posts for tips to use in your business.
How To Organize Employee Records in Your Small Business
How do you keep your employee's paperwork? Do you have one folder for each employee? Or, are they all in one folder? Do you know where all your employee paperwork is? Do you have subcontractors? Where are all the sensitive W-9 and W-2 paperwork? Are they in a secure place? Every small business needs to keep employee records. I have found that several small businesses do not know where all their paperwork is. And, if this information falls into the wrong hands, you could be creating … [Read more...] about How To Organize Employee Records in Your Small Business
Easy Tips to Capture Old Business Pictures using PhotoScan by Google Photos
If your service-based business has been around for a while, you probably have several before and after photos that may not have an accompanying digital file. To get these photos on a digital device, you will have to scan them. But spending time scanning photos takes too long. As a small business owner, we don't have the luxury to take the time to do this task. Today I am sharing a way to scan your before and after photos using a quick app on your iPhone or Android device. The free app is … [Read more...] about Easy Tips to Capture Old Business Pictures using PhotoScan by Google Photos
How to Shred Important Small Business and Personal Papers
I was checking out my storage area and realized that I haven't revisited my old papers in a while so recently I went through the old bins and started shredding lots and lots of papers. The thing about paper is that it doesn't take a lot of room and I can easily place it somewhere and let it collect dust. But, this is not necessary. The IRS doesn't need us to keep every single piece of paper that ever crossed our desk. As a small business owner, we need to be more conservative with … [Read more...] about How to Shred Important Small Business and Personal Papers
Essential Business Home Office Filing Systems to Keep the Papers Organized
Do you work from home most of the time? If so, you probably have papers that need to be filed. Whether they are long term storage or short term task papers, you will need places to store these things to be able to retrieve them easily. This week we are talking about the essential business home office filing systems you need to make your office work more efficiently. Let's start with the temporary papers in your office. Temporary Home Office Filing System These temporary filing systems … [Read more...] about Essential Business Home Office Filing Systems to Keep the Papers Organized
3 Ways to Organize Your Small Business Files
Your office files can get very disorganized if you don't have a good management system established. By not having it organized, it will result in undue stress for you and your employees. Taking the time to organize these systems will make your business run more smoothly and reduce stress for you and your employees/clients. Below are three powerful ways to organize your home and office files. Sorting your small business files by color coding. Use different colors to represent different … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Organize Your Small Business Files
How Long Should I Keep Business Records
How long do you keep your business files? Do you keep them forever, or do you get rid of them after a certain length of time? Keeping files for a business is different from keeping your personal files. Many different types of business files need to be kept at different lengths of time. Over the years, small business owners have asked me these questions. The IRS doesn't have a clear, across-the-board answer to this question, so here is what I suggest. If you wish to visit the IRS.gov website, … [Read more...] about How Long Should I Keep Business Records
How To Permanently Clear Desk Clutter Forever
Piles of paper on a desk can make it hard to get things done. When you start looking for papers, you get more and more anxious because they seem to have walked away, leaving you to fend for yourself. Does this ever happen to you? Do you get more and more frustrated moving around mounds and mounds of papers to locate that one important document barred under a large selection of unnecessary junk? Lucky for you, today, I am discussing a sure-fire way to permanently clear desk clutter … [Read more...] about How To Permanently Clear Desk Clutter Forever
The Best Practices for Digital and Physical Filing Systems
Digital and physical filing systems can be difficult for new business owners. That's why I created this FREE ebook for you to make your filing systems stick even when your business starts growing. Follow along and see what is in this easy to use ebook! Why I created this ebook? This book was specifically designed to give new small business owners/entrepreneurs/solopreneurs tips on organizing their digital and physical filing systems. I picked this topic because it is one of the most … [Read more...] about The Best Practices for Digital and Physical Filing Systems
