Cloud storage is now easily available to everyone. This gives the advantage of knowing that your files are backed up and being able to access them from anywhere. You shouldn’t be storing important files on your computer alone or on memory sticks. But just throwing files randomly in a folder isn’t helpful either. You need to be able to organize them so that each file’s purpose is clear without having to open it and so that you can quickly find files when you need them. To organize files well, you need both an organizing folder structure as well as a file…
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How should I store my business documents
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Are you ready to SWOT something?
Sometimes I get a little frustrated and feel stuck. Do you ever feel that way? No? Well, then skip this article. But if you do, and you’re thinking about swatting something (leave that poor puppy dog alone…), let me share something that really helps me work through “stuff” when it starts piling up in my head and feels unmanageable. Here’s the recipe: Step 1: Find a quiet place and get a piece of blank paper Step 2: Draw two lines separating the page into 4 equal quadrants Step 3: Label the top left “Strengths”, the top right “Opportunities”, the bottom left “Weaknesses”, the bottom…
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Typical problems contractors have implementing our Profit First Cash Management System (PFCMS)
You’ve Got Problems? Whoa, Dude (or Dudette), We need to talk!! Last month we started talking about how our “Profit First Cash Management System” can help you better manage your contracting business. Now it’s time to show you some of the snakes hiding in the grass. Oh yes, there are snakes… While it sounds simple to create a few extra bank accounts and start allocating cash into them, that doesn’t mean it’s easy. There is a big difference between simple and easy, you know. Simple means that it’s doable. But sometimes it takes a lot of work to get to “simple’” And…
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