Being Accountable

For small businesses and start ups, I typically see that business owners have ten

things to do in about ten different areas of their business"I need to do some online and offline marketingI need to get that new machine, product or service to make my job easier and betterI need to see where I stand in my accountingI need to get 3 client deadlines out today!"

For some business owners, you wake up and go. You start to work on the first thing that you feel is most important that day. Then you may get a call, surf the net for a business need or idea, go to lunch, and end up back at the first thing you started that day and now it's the end of the day.

I have three things I recommend as a small business consultant to my clients.

1. Set goals for your days or weeks that touches on different aspects of your company, i.e. customer service, accounting, marketing, administrative or operations. It doesn't have to be all of them each week or each day. You can rotate them throughout the month. But by keeping all aspects of your business present on your goals list you start to develop a well rounded company.

2.Find a planning tool that works for you. It can be an online task list you can access from anywhere, a white board, a word document, or one sheet of paper. It really depends on the easiest method for you

3.Now the vital part, stick to a routine. Once the plan is set in place for the day, week or month, stick to it! If you need to add tasks to it, go right ahead, do not start a new task list, this is unnecessary administrative time that can be spent elsewhere. Update your task list daily or weekly depending on which routine you have chosen.

Take the time to stay organized. It will help you stay focused and productive. You will finish your days feeling more accomplished, and you will be able to attend to areas of your business that are typically neglected. In time, you will develop a stronger and more efficient company.

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Being Accountable

By: Khristine Yap Valdez

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