During a week I probably made ten to fifteen deliveries like this, so I was losing upwards of ten to fifteen hours per week in what I thought was an attempt to save a few dollars. When I sat down and worked out I was losing so much valuable time each week I quickly adopted the services of a courier who charges a few dollars for each delivery, saving me a lot of time when I can actually be making money. Read the rest of this entry »
Most small businesses have key personnel. This is normally the owner or manager and they seem to be the person that receives a hundred phone calls a day, a pile of faxes, emails, letters and other forms of communication. If you are one of those people you will know and completely understand that at times it is extremely hard to move forward in your business because you get so bogged down in day-to-day activities. Read the rest of this entry »
Currently, what do you do if you forget to bring presentation file when you’re going to have meeting with potential clients? You can reschedule the meeting if possible or you can ask your coworkers to send the presentation file to your mail. For the second option can only works if there’s at least one person stays in your office and your trust him/her to open your computer. Read the rest of this entry »
Now these may all seem logical but I was too busy processing work to take the time to review my operating expenses to come up with cost reductions. The greatest cost saving came from reviewing my telephone and Internet expenses. We were spending approximately $3000 per month. By changing my telephone carrier and renegotiating my Internet plan with my Internet service provider, the monthly bill dropped by $2000. Read the rest of this entry »
I did an interesting exercise recently as part of an overall review of my business. On advice from one of my closest business mentors I set out to see if I could cut my business overheads by 20 per cent without affecting the way my business runs. That means I wanted the office to look smart and presentable, all the equipment to stay the same, the level of customer service to stay the same and the end quality of our products to be the same. Read the rest of this entry »