Would your business benefit from taking another look at the way you work?

When we are employed one of the first things we are shown is “how” to do our new job, what order to do the work,  the best way to do it, systems that will ensure you are working efficiently, the tools and resources you require and  tried and tested methods which are proven to work.

Often I find that my clients systems have evolved, they have developed over time by being reactive to the demands of work but as their business has developed the way they are working  is no longer appropriate, making a few small changes or introducing new systems can seriously affect their business success.

If you have been in business for longer than 12 months it could pay you to put time in your diary and re look at how you work. Everyone is different so there is no simple rule of thumb, but I can guarantee when you have a structure in place that supports your business you will think more clearly and be inspired with new ideas!!

When I started this blog I promised you 30 tips that would help you grow your business….here are the first 3 and every friday for the next 27 weeks I will publish another. Let me know if there is a particular topic that would interest you.

So…are you happy with the way you manage your workflow? if not, why not?  and if something is not working change it!

How do you use your diary? Could there be a different way of working that may save you time? For example by taking a couple of minutes every Friday to check my diary for the following week I am confident that I am using my time effectively. A couple of weeks ago I discovered I had an hour free in Ipswich between two appointments, so I  made a couple of calls and filled the slot rather than drive back on another day (which would have been a 4 hour round trip in all). So taking two mins gave me four hours and saved fuel J

Do you have trays full of ongoing work in your office? I great way I found to manage this was to put any ongoing paperwork that would be needed again in a manila 31 day diary, ready for the date it would be required. This removes it from my desk and out of my head! (it can also be used for small business invoices,  print a copy off for your books and put that in the manila folder on your invoice period date to ensure you have received payment) not a new system, but lots of my clients have found it a big help.

Could you replace any time costly paper systems with online solutions? for example I used eventbrite.com for a recent event I organised, it not only saved me time by giving online receipts, preparing printouts of attendees and making badges but I probably sold more tickets because they market it and it was so much easier for delegates to book … take a look!

All successful business owners take time to work on their business, if you want to ask about anything I have mentioned I would love to hear from you.

Let your business blossom.

Sue

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