Here at Fish in Custard we understand administration and office organisation techniques because it is our trade, it is what we do professionally for our clients and ourselves! When launching a business there is so much to think about. The number one priority is finding clients, doing deals and delivering. How an office is organised can really help this process. By putting in systems at the beginning you future proof the business guarding against having to spend days organising back logs of paper work further down the line.
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Email Management Strategy Email is an incredible tool for business and used correctly can enhance the businesses daily life. However it is also the number one topic of complaint for many reasons, therefore a strategy to cope with email is paramount. more
Have a tomorrow file While working there is often things you need to wait for a response on, or you need to check the following day. Put it in the tomorrow folder and make these your first actions the following morning. more
Daily Schedule Tatics Schedule regular times during your working week to get everything in order. Don’t do bits of admin dotted throughout the day or at the end of the day this will all you feel like has got done.... more
Expense System Keeping expenses and mileage records is very important, without accurate data you will never know exactly how much you have spent on your business. more
Use a bound notebook To stop losing important information, messages etc always keep all your notes in a single bound notebook. more
