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
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 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
7 Areas to Organize in Your Office Files
Many owners view filing systems as a necessary evil since by taking the time to set it up and maintain it doesn't help make money for their business. So, they quickly file papers in groups that may or may not be appropriate just to get it out of the way and give them more time to do things that help them make money. But, then they get frustrated when they can't find what they were looking for in the future. The reality is all businesses need to keep retrievable files and need to have systems in … [Read more...] about 7 Areas to Organize in Your Office Files
6 Steps to Find Missing Papers in Your Small Office
Ever look for missing papers that need your immediate attention. Going through pile after pile of paper, you think to yourself, "What did I do with that … file?" Lucky for you, below are six steps to find missing papers documents in your small business. How to find your missing office papers Think back, when was the last time you saw the file? Any ideas? Check where you usually file the document. Check the folders near where you filed the paper. Check in front, then behind and … [Read more...] about 6 Steps to Find Missing Papers in Your Small Office
How to Create a Well-Organized Small Business Bookkeeping Binder
How organized are your small business bookkeeping papers? Are they all in one place or do you have them in files in a filing cabinet? There are benefits of creating a well-organized small business bookkeeping binder like the one I am going to discuss today. Five Benefits of making a well-organized small business bookkeeping binder. First, it allows you to keep all your business papers all in one place. Second, Employee files need to be organized well. Visit the Record-keeping … [Read more...] about How to Create a Well-Organized Small Business Bookkeeping Binder
6 Tips for Keeping Effective Filing Systems
Effective filing systems for the office make your business run more smoothly. Whether you have a huge office, a home office, or a mobile mini office, you can find papers easier and save time looking for them. To keep effective filing systems in your office, try these tasks and share them with everyone in your office to keep the system going consistently. Steps to make a small business filing system more functional Determine how you want to retrieve the files. Do you want the files to … [Read more...] about 6 Tips for Keeping Effective Filing Systems
8 Important Documents Every Small Business Owner Needs to Find Easily
Let me ask you this question, do you know where all your important documents are? If you don't, check out the important personal documents post I wrote on Sabrina's Organizing. These relevant documents should be placed in a fireproof safe place. Remember, that you have valuable records for your small business as well. These documents must also have a place in your safe. Here is a list of 8 important documents every small business owner needs to find easily: All payroll related documents … [Read more...] about 8 Important Documents Every Small Business Owner Needs to Find Easily
Important Tips to Organize Office Files – So Anyone Can Find Them
There are usually one or two people who know how the office files are organized with small business offices. This results in those people being interrupted several times throughout the day with questions on where paper files are in the archives. And when that person who knows the organize office files information leaves or works part-time, there can be major upset and upheaval with office productivity. Ask yourself these questions: Will the new part-timers know where everything is? What if … [Read more...] about Important Tips to Organize Office Files – So Anyone Can Find Them
