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Posted by Marie on January 4, 2009
Are you ready to face the next twelve months? Detour Services is ready to help. Just let us know if you need to get your finances in order. Or perhaps you want a filing system that actually works. Are you tired of losing your items?
Posted by Marie on December 12, 2008
Are your business receipts in a great big pile right now? Do you need them reconciled against your credit card statements?
Detour Services can help you prepare for your upcoming appointment with the tax accountant.
The organization of your expenses is a task that is easily outsourced and assigned. A personal assistant will save you hours of sorting and organizing.
The end of the year is hectic for small businesses and for small business owners. There’s a fiscal year to close out and a plan of attack to be made for the next.
Call us today to get this responsibility off your list and off your mind.
Posted by Marie on December 7, 2008
Conferences. Meetings. Networking events. Holiday parties.
If you run a small business, you give out and receive business cards all the time. They go in your pocket. They go in your folder. They end up in a messy pile on your desk.
Here’s a quick and effective way to keep track of them all. When someone hands you a business card, write down the event on it. Do it while this contact is speaking to you. You can even tell him or her what you are doing. This action demonstrates that you are taking their information seriously and that you are interested in working with them in the future. Most likely, they will be impressed.
As you put them in your filing system, whether it be in a rolodex, a card file, or something else entirely, you’ll have a much better chance of remembering this meeting. When you need help in the future, a quick flip through your cards will help you brainstorm. (Note: This is one of the reasons I’m still an advocate for keeping certain types of information in hardcopy format.)
Every so often, as your files get larger, give these business cards to your personal assistant. Ask him or her to go through and take out the cards that are no longer current. Usually, a quick internet search is all that’s needed. New information may be written over the old. No-longer-useful cards can be removed entirely.
This is one of the ways that I deal with all my cards. Do you have any tips for me?
Posted by Marie on November 6, 2008
It’s getting close to that time of year again. Many businesses go all-hands-on-deck to complete the end-of-year inventory count. Sometimes, they even close down shop in order to get it all done.
Could a couple of extra helpers make the process less painful? Why not give Detour Services a call to reserve your inventory count date?
Posted by Marie on October 22, 2008
I recently found and completely agree with How’s your hive buzzing? from Mann Made Blog. The article equates a business owner with a Queen Bee, the head of the hive.
The theme is about opportunity cost, but the analogy makes it easy to understand. Give up the tasks that others can do for you so you can focus on the things that only you can accomplish.
