Every day, we struggle to manage our home and work lives all the time. But, as a small business owner, this is even more compounded. We have the drive to start our business but are torn between taking care of our young children. It is a real dilemma and may not be resolved in this one post. But, we can sure try! Right? Remember, there's no need to feel guilty about this process, we all go through it. I came out the other side and learned a lot of different tips to make this process much more … [Read more...] about 10 Important Tips for Juggling Work and Family While Starting a Business
Time management
How to Improve Your Project Time Estimation
How often do you estimate a project will take 15 minutes? Then, it actually takes an hour? These days tasks take longer because there are so many distractions that could and will happen while doing the tasks. For example, if you are assigning posts in your Hootsuite account to post later on that week, and then, while doing research for those posts, you get preoccupied and go to another site, which then takes you to another site, and another. An hour or two later, you get back to posting to your … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Project Time Estimation
Ways To Share The Love – Affordable Holiday Thank You Gifts
When I started my business, my funds for holiday gifts were very small. So, because of this, I had to decide a way to give thank you gifts that were affordable for my growing business. If you just started your business, here are some holiday thank you gift tasks and tips for your clients that won't break the bank. First, determine what you want to give to your clients/employees and what the budget will be. Pick a gift that your recipients will really enjoy. Here are some ideas on what to offer … [Read more...] about Ways To Share The Love – Affordable Holiday Thank You Gifts
How To Create An Outstanding Workplace
Working in a productive office, makes anyone feel in control of their lives and tasks that need to be done. So this week, I will discuss how to create an outstanding workplace for your employees. Creating an outstanding workplace Have a written process and procedure for every position in your company. This tip will describe the critical actions to take for different scenarios. It also helps new employees to show how the process works and what their responsibilities involve. … [Read more...] about How To Create An Outstanding Workplace
Small Business Stress Management Tips
It's not easy being a small business owner. We need to wear many hats. We need to manage individuals and daily tasks while working on getting our business to the next level. We also need to look at the big picture and make sure tasks are running smoothly while dealing with the smaller important administrative tasks. It can be quite stressful, don't you think? Here are small business stress management tips I have found that helped me with my stress level: Tip 1: Write down your tasks and how … [Read more...] about Small Business Stress Management Tips
Questions I Ask Myself When Managing My Time
Managing my time has become an art form. It has taken over 20 years and is still a work in progress. I have been able to control my time to the 15-minute time slot. It wasn't an easy road though. It took time and focus on keeping me on schedule. Keep in mind that I do not have a strict plan. That is the point of being self-employed, isn't it? I can adjust my schedule as needs arise. I also have clients that are flexible with me and only have a few on-site clients that need me there a few … [Read more...] about Questions I Ask Myself When Managing My Time
How to Organize Your Seasonal Summer Business Before Busy Season
Some years ago, I worked with a food truck business owner who would have super busy summers, and we found that it was tough for them to stay organized when they were going from event to event all in one weekend. So, to help them, there were several tips we implemented. 5 Tips To Organize Your Seasonal Summer Business Create a list of events needed for the entire season. This time of year is the best time to schedule those upcoming events. Keep a list of the yearly events you take … [Read more...] about How to Organize Your Seasonal Summer Business Before Busy Season
Ways to Make Your Small Business Calendar More Effective
Being self-employed has its ups and downs, I enjoy making my schedule and being able to move tasks around when other activities come up. Though, I don't like having to decide what to do and what not to do. I would like someone else, or a client determines what I need to do next. This part often involves trial and error to get the most productive schedule for me, and I bet, you experience this as well. To help me, and you set our schedule more efficiently and stay on track, here are some tasks to … [Read more...] about Ways to Make Your Small Business Calendar More Effective
Tips To Make Your Business Goals a Success
Being a business owner is freeing but also time-consuming. We can make our schedule and work with and spend time with the people we chose. However, there are some downfalls. One such downfall is being able to keep focused on seeing the bigger picture for our business and creating new goals for your business. Lucky for you, here is a list of tips to make your business goals a success. Here are some questions to ask yourself first before determining a goal. Where we want our business to … [Read more...] about Tips To Make Your Business Goals a Success
