Three Key Office Systems You Need to Manage Your Business

Three Key Office Systems You Need to Manage Your Business
These days we are so overloaded with information that it's
easy to lose sight of the basics of running a business, and
you very quickly become overwhelmed and suffer from
information overload! Just take a look at some of the
ebooks, products, ecourses etc. you have stored on your PC
- I bet they all relate to marketing your business, getting
more clients, increasing your income etc. but I bet NONE of
them tell you how to manage your business!

Building a successful long-term profitable business isn't
about "marketing" your business, it's about "managing" your
business - the marketing comes once you have your
management systems in place.

You cannot begin to market your business if you can't find
the information you need, don't know who you are marketing
to, and don't know where you are in your business.

So, let's go back to basics and take a look at the 3 key
office systems you need to "manage" your business before
you can start to "market" your business.

Filing Management System

Creating and maintaining a filing system is the very
foundation that your business is built on, so this is the
very first system you need to put in place - an efficient
and effective filing system.

With a proper filing system in place you will very quickly
and easily be able to find the information you need, when
you need it.

Contact Management System

After you've got your filing system all straightened out,
you then need to set about organizing your contacts. This
is another crucial area of managing your business. If set
up correctly your contact management system allows you to:

* Keep a note of clients, potential clients, and colleagues
contact information.

* Easily and effectively follow-up with a prospect.

* Locate critical client contact information quickly and
easily.

* Build your business.

Financial Management System

The is the final key office management system you need to
put in place for managing your business. Once you know
where you are in your business financially, you will be
able to much more effectively market your business.

Having up-to-date, critical, financial information
available at your fingertips allows you to efficiently
manage cashflow and be able to know straightaway if you can
take advantage of opportunities that come your way.

So remember, go back to basics and first "manage" your
business before you "market" your business.

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Online Business Manager & Virtual Assistant, Tracey Lawton,
teaches professional speakers, coaches, and authors how to
operate an efficient, organized, and profitable business.
Learn how to create an efficient and organized office in 7
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