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
Home Office
10 Easy Ways to Make A Home Office More Secure
If you have a home office in a common area of your home or if you have a designated office in your home, keeping your clients' files protected should be paramount on your to-do list. You need to take extra precautions to help protect your clients' private information. They trust you to keep their information private and expect no less. To help you set up a safer office, here are my favorite ways to make your home office safer and improve security in your home. Tips on Making A Home Office … [Read more...] about 10 Easy Ways to Make A Home Office More Secure
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
Working from Home Downfalls and How to Correct Them
With so many people working from home these days, there are bound to be problems with whatever system you set up for yourself. This post talks about several downfalls of working from home and how to resolve them. I hope this helps you get more productive during your business day. 6 Major Downfalls of Working from Home and How to Solve Them Working From Home Downfall #1: Not knowing what you need to do during the day. Doing task after task on the fly but not getting the important stuff … [Read more...] about Working from Home Downfalls and How to Correct Them
7 Best Containers For Your Home Office
Keeping your home office organized is very important. Even if you have another office and split your time with your home office, both workspaces need to be as organized as possible. This way, if you are working in one office and need to work at your home office, you will be able to transition to the other space easily and be more productive. To do that, you need to have the best containers for your home office to hold the necessary papers and supplies. Here are examples of the seven best … [Read more...] about 7 Best Containers For Your Home Office
Declutter The Office In 15 Days
How does your office look right now? Take a second and look around. Is it the most inspiring environment to work? Lots of people find that they can't tolerate a disorganized office (or home office for that matter). It is distracting and will derail you from getting things done. It visually isn't applying to other clients or colleagues over and can appear that you are unprofessional. Doesn't sound efficient, right? Well, today I am going to share with you a challenge to declutter the office in … [Read more...] about Declutter The Office In 15 Days
How I Made My Organized Office Then and Now
This post was originally written in 2015, and it showed how I organized my home office in a 10 ft x 10 ft space in my family room. I partitioned my Family Room to make room for my office since the kids only used the space on the weekends. It was a perfect space for my office since it was a long and narrow room, I was able to take half of it easily. This post will also include the changes I made since then, so you can see that it is perfectly fine to adjust your home office as your business … [Read more...] about How I Made My Organized Office Then and Now
7 Questions to Ask when making an Effective Mobile Office
If you are like so many people these days, you may work at the office, at home, and on the road. And, keeping all the projects and tasks going while being mobile can be challenging. You need to be pretty organized to keep everything where they need to be when you need to use it. The list below is questions to ask yourself to help your mobile office get more organized and efficient. 7 Questions to ask when creating a mobile office for your small business QUESTION 1: What is and is not working? … [Read more...] about 7 Questions to Ask when making an Effective Mobile Office
Should You Decorate The Office During the Holidays
Many people decorate their office this time of year. Is it something you want to do? Should you decorate the office this year? From my experience, if you are the boss or business owner, the owner not the employee should make up the rules. If you don't feel that the office is the right place for decorations, then make it known in writing that there are no decorations. You can also tell your employees at the weekly meeting. Or, if you are OK with a few small statues or a particular type of … [Read more...] about Should You Decorate The Office During the Holidays
