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Women Entrepreneurs · Site Map ·
Do You Run Your Small Business Or Does It Run You?

Whether you work out of a plush private room or a corner of your basement, your office is the nerve center of your business. Your office is where you contact clients and take orders, schedule projects and employees, and handle that all-important component of business called “paperwork.”  Your office may also be the place for holding meetings, conducting research, or simply doing your best creative thinking.

 

Not surprisingly, you’ll also find that nearly every well-managed business has a well-managed office as well. This doesn’t mean simply keeping your desktop clean; it means setting administrative practices and procedures to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks, literally and figuratively. Good office management also makes it easier to translate your daily activities into profits and handle the unexpected. Just as you need a clear head to make good decisions, you need a well-managed office to run a successful business.

 

How do your office management skills measure up? Find out by taking this quick quiz.
1)  Do you have a regular schedule for backing up your computers?
Yes   No  
2)  Do you have a set time to handle administrative tasks that doesn’t conflict with your business-related activities?
Yes   No  
3)  Do you have a set process for tracking your payables and receivables?
Yes   No  
4)  Do you organize your filing system so that other employees can easily locate records if you’re not available?
Yes   No  
5)  Do you regularly inventory your supplies to make sure you won’t run out in a crunch?
Yes   No