5 TIPS FORORGANIZINGYOUR SMALL

BUSINESSby Abogado Aly

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But one thing that we know for sure is that you need to stay organized. Keeping your small business orderly is the key to success. 

Here are a few tips for organizing your small

business:

WHEN YOU ’RE RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS , MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADVICE .

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You may think that a little mess is okay, but that mess adds up.

It piles onto the daily stress that you already experience as a

small business owner. Look through your office and get rid of

anything that you don’t need. Keep your necessities as well as

anything you’ve used in the past year.

Everything else can be thrown out or donated. Any broken

electronics you’ve stashed away can be recycled. It’s also a

good idea to clear out your electronic inventory such as your

voicemails. You’ll enjoy spending time at your desk when your

workplace is organized.

1 ) Declutter your office.

2) STOP USING PAPER RECEIPTS.The IRS now accepts electronic copies of

receipts. For this reason, you don’t need to

keep holding on to all of the paper receipts you

got from restaurants or convenience stores.

Download a receipt management scanner or

app for your smartphone. One good one is

Neat. Make sure you can export data to

whichever app you are using.

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3) GET THE RIGHT TOOL FOR TAKING NOTES. As a small business owner, you need to jot down tasks and inspirations whenever they strike. This is a great way to run a business, but if your notes aren’t organized, it can be difficult to keep track of your ideas. If your notes are on documents throughout various folders on your computer, or they’re on sheets of paper strewn all over your desk, you’re going to have difficulty making sense of it all. You need to find a note-taking method that works for your lifestyle. You can record your voice on your smartphone, get a note- taking app like Evernote or even just use a pen and paper. The important thing is that the method you use is right for you and that you continue to use it.

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Searching for important papers in a stackof files can take up a lot of your time.

Take some time to go through your filing

cabinets. Anything that is out of date can go

in the shredder. If you have old files that

you’re worried you might one day need, scan

them and then throw the paper files away.

This way, you’ll have more room for new

files and you won’t have to sift through a

huge stack of papers to find that you’re

looking for.The act or practice of working at

home using a computer terminal

electronically linked to one's place of

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4 ) ORGANIZE YOUR PAPER FILES .

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5) SHARE AND SAVE DOCUMENTS ON CLOUD-BASED TOOLS. It’s important that you get into the habit of using cloud-based tools or storage and sharing. Google Drive is a great option because it stores up to 15GB for free, and your colleagues have the ability to collaborate. You can also use Box or Dropbox. Storing files in the cloud allows you to clean up your personal storage. It will also save you the time you would have spent emailing documents back and forth when you’re working with others.

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THANK YOU FORYOUR TIME.

When it comes to running asmall business organization

is key. If you follow these tips,you’ll be able to save yourself

a lot of time, and yourbusiness will run much more

smoothly.

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