When establishing your business, you may forget how to do different steps for a particular job. It's OK. You are doing a lot so you are bound to forget. To help you remember better, make a task list for each process that isn't done often. What task lists should be created? Some examples of task lists are quarterly estimated taxes process, emailing customers reminders about upcoming services, working on social media engagement jobs, and creating blog posts. Why make a task list for my sole … [Read more...] about How to Make an Effective Task List For A Sole Proprietor Business Owner
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4 Things To Do Before Going on Vacation
Going on vacation is so relaxing and fun, right? However, when you are a small business owner, you have to not only pack and go, you also have to do tasks that will keep your business going before you leave. I read an article that said small business owners should take a minimum of 4 weeks per year, a week at a time (once a quarter). But, how will you pull that off, you may be wondering. It's essential to have processes in place to allow you to leave, and your business will not stop … [Read more...] about 4 Things To Do Before Going on Vacation
12 Important updates to do to keep your Business Secure
It's a perfect time to update your technology to keep your business secure. Do you have a small business and never update your software? You are not alone. Many small business owners (and even large companies) forget to update their apps, software, phones, and computers. Recently, even hospitals were hit recently with ransomware and didn't even know it because their systems weren't up-to-date. Does this make you worried? Do you want to do something about it? If you are still uncertain if you … [Read more...] about 12 Important updates to do to keep your Business Secure
How to create checklist or procedure lists to improve productivity in your business
Do you have issues remembering every step to your business process? Get frustrated when you forgot a step? Do you feel like you can't delegate a project because you are afraid that the other person will miss a crucial step? Well, you are not alone. All small business owners have these worries. For a small business to succeed, the company needs to have structure. Step by step instructions documented will help not only the person who is doing the task but also allow another to do the duties if … [Read more...] about How to create checklist or procedure lists to improve productivity in your business
Easy Ways to Track Mileage for Your Small Business
Whether you are tracking your small business mileage for tax purposes or tracking mileage to bill clients, it is important to keep good records. It's really frustrating and stressful at the end of the year, you are missing information because you didn't track it properly or consistently. Then, you have to run around tracking down all the information that should have been tracked all along. I know we have all been there. But, this year, let's vow to keep our mileage tracking more … [Read more...] about Easy Ways to Track Mileage for Your Small Business
Easy Ways to Clear Digital Clutter for Small Business Owners
If you are not aware, I write an organizing blog to help people get and stay organized in their home. I created a version of this post on my organizing blog that is primarily for homeowners and individuals. This post also adds business files. When updating software or hardware, I like to go over the files individually and start deleting them. Below is a step by step review of how I do this for my personal as well as business life. Clear the desktop files … [Read more...] about Easy Ways to Clear Digital Clutter for Small Business Owners
30 Desk Items To Throw Away For A Tidy Space
Whether you have a home office or a traditional office, you probably have items lying around your desk that don't necessarily need to be there. As you get busier and busier, you may have issues keeping your desk clear from clutter. Why do you need to clear your desk space? Well, there are the obvious reasons, like it distracts you from the work at hand and it doesn't allow you space to work. There are also other reasons like helping you be more creative and being able to find things more … [Read more...] about 30 Desk Items To Throw Away For A Tidy Space
How to Track Social Media Followers in your business
I work with several clients that need help managing their social media marketing. From managing a few social media accounts to several accounts, I had to set up a tracking social media followers system that would make it easy for me and them to track the progress of the account. 3 Important Tracking Social Media Followers Tips Here are tracking social media followers tips: Make a list of all your social media accounts: Be sure to include the username and password. Also, add the email address … [Read more...] about How to Track Social Media Followers in your business
Spring Cleaning Digital Files Like a Rockstar
Are you planning on doing spring cleaning soon? Spring cleaning digital files for your small business, that is. It's easy for us to neglect this area in our personal life, who cares if my password hasn't been changed in years and my contact list is so outdated it has my previous career's coworkers in it. But, in your business, it does matter. It helps with productivity, finding things easier, referencing things easier. The bottom line is that it saves you money and time. Here are … [Read more...] about Spring Cleaning Digital Files Like a Rockstar
