If you are visiting my site, you are either an inspiring small business owner or mompreneur. You most likely have a home office or at the very least a space that you call an office but doesn't have everything you need in it. Being creative is important when you establish your home office. It doesn't have to be too large or too expensive. The process has several steps so take each one and think through the questions below to make sure the space you pick is the best possible fit for you and your … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
How to Stay Productive When Working From Home
More and more people are working from home. Whether it is getting some quiet time to get things done or you work from home every day, using your time in the home office needs to be as productive as possible. Below are eleven tips on how to make your space and time in your home are the most productive. 11 tips on how to stay productive when working in your home Plan your day. Look at your schedule the night before to make sure you know what you need to get done the next day. Making priorities … [Read more...]
How To Make a Great Home Office Even Better
This is a guest post from Sabrina's Organizing site. Of course, it is me (Sabrina from Sabrina's Organizing) since I own both of these blogs. I hope you enjoy this post. As a small business owner, we all been there. Where do we put an office in our home? Especially, if we do not have a room that we can designate to an office. I feel your pain, my home office is a part of my family room. Yes, my family room. Don't get me wrong, I don't have my desk right in the middle of my room. I use a … [Read more...]
7 Important Examples of Small Business Paperwork Systems
Is your small business paperwork important? One word, YES! Your small business paperwork is important! They need to be accessible, at a moment's notice. The IRS may need them if you were audited. Your accountant may need them if she is doing your taxes. You may need them if you have to reference client information. Having a good filing system in place for all your different types of paper will make your office run more efficiently. Just like the brain, we need to be able to retrieve … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we will be taking a break from small business tips. We hope your Thanksgiving is relaxing and joy-filled and may the good times outweigh the bad ones in your business life. Thank you for support Sabrina's Admin Services. If you are looking for some small business tips, check out the recent posts below. 7 Ways to Speed Up Bookkeeping Tasks for Startup Solopreneurs How to create checklist or procedure lists to improve productivity in your … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
