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The 3 Main Benefits of using a CRM System
A CRM can help you to track and manage all your customer data and communication. This blog post explores how businesses can use these.
Time-saving Tips for Business Owners for 2022
Is one of your business goals for 2022 to save time to be able to focus on the important tasks within your organisation? Use these time-saving tips to streamline your businesses procedures and increase your efficiency.
What can you outsource at Christmas?
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but for many business owners it can also be the busiest. Outsourcing can be a great way to save some time this festive season and give yourself the chance to enjoy the holidays. In this blog post, I will share the tasks you can outsource this season.
What 5 tasks could your business outsource?
Would you like to save time in your business? 5 simple ways you can outsource your business tasks to Busy Lives! Nottingham to give you previous time back.
The Power of Handwritten Post
Would you like to save time in your business? 5 simple ways you can outsource your business tasks to Busy Lives! Nottingham to give you previous time back.
5 Ways to get precious time back with Busy Lives! Nottingham
Would you like to save time in your business? 5 simple ways you can outsource your business tasks to Busy Lives! Nottingham to give you previous time back.
Using Excel to track your finances – 1
The beauty of Microsoft Excel is that you can tailor it precisely to what you want it to do and your level of skill. This blog post provides a simple introduction on to how to set it up and use Excel to track your finances if you are a small business owner.
House Clearance Organisation Strategy
This blog post guides you through what to do If you find yourself with the task of clearing a house of a relative or friend don’t know where to start and what to do.
Preparing for Important Meetings
Spending time preparing for important meetings can really make a difference not only for yourself but the others who attend. An important meeting can potentially make or break your reputation or business.
Blog writing for beginners
Having a blog for your business is a great way of connecting with your customers as well as attracting new ones.
Secrets of being systematic & methodical
Being systematic and methodical is not everyone’s strength. Some people in fact find procedure tasks boring or too hard for them to do. This blog post explores some of the everyday secrets of being systematic and methodical.
Organising your clients paper record base legally
Don't let paperwork take over the office or be one of those things you never get around to. This is a system for effective filing and archiving processes involved when storing paper copies of confidential client information.
What Are Business Support Services?
What are business support services, how they can save you money, and free up your time?’ Business Support services are bespoke to be precisely what you need help with not what ‘Joe Bloggs’ needs. This blog post explains and gives some concrete examples of current trends in business support work, and how, as a result, generated more income for businesses.
Ensuring Compliance is being met with Companies House
Ensuring compliance is being met with Companies House is one of the most important things you need to complete. Starting your own business brings a tidal wave of emotion and in the early stages there are many key decisions for you to make. One of the biggest decisions you need to make is to decide whether to be a Sole Trader or Limited Company.
This blog post is for new businesses who may be unsure on what they need to complete.
Key Components For Writing A Business Plan When Starting In Business
Writing a business plan enables you to have a robust strategy for moving forward. If you are in the process of starting your own business or at a stage in your business where you require a business plan this blog post is for you!
I knew exactly what my services were going to be, but I had not considered the entire big picture and everything else that was needed. Writing my business plan gave me not only an insight as to what was required but clarity and understanding of what my business would achieve within a competitive marketplace.
Everything changes, Everything remains the same!
How does taking your career in a new direction change your core values or modus operandi? In this blog post I share the journey I've been on the last two years. My brand story and core values: Karen Hannon and Busy Lives!
Organising Your Household Paperwork
An easy process to sort and organise all your household paperwork into a system that will work for you and be easy to maintain in the future.
Preparing for the New Financial Year
Prepare & organise how to file, track & record your paper invoices & receipts for the financial year so you keep on top of everything & don't get in a mess. This blog post explains what you need to do.
Effective Minute Taking
It is often a common misconception that anyone can effectively minute take! This blog post breaks down the key elements and top tips needed to minute take well.
Small Business Support
Business support which can be either remote or at your premises. Delegate the tasks to me you don’t currently have the capacity, time or like to complete.
Updating & Formatting Business Papers
Have all your business brand, paperwork and documentation consistently formatted to a high standard by using Busy Lifes! business support services.
Addressing Temporary Staffing Gaps During Recruitment Or Illness
Business support for temporary staffing gaps, be it through an absence or an employee leaving and recruiting someone new. It is amazing how quickly the work piles up from that, why not let Busy Lives! support you.
Recruitment
Busy Lives! business support for recruitment. This may be just one aspect of recruitment or implementing the whole process for / alongside clients. You would be surprised how much time and systematic organisation this takes. Let me do this for you.
Website & Competitor Review
Business support to analyse your website against your competitors to be the best.
Business Research & Marketing Strategy
Business support through non digital marketing to selected businesses. A strategy of electronic and handwritten letters to send through the post. Why not have your marketing content hand written and sent through the post by me!
Spotlight Interviews
This is a business support service where I Interview members of your group, network or business. The choice of questions is up to you if they are generic or questions with a twist!
Effectively Chairing Meetings
This blog post shares some of my experiences and skills in how to effectively chair, lead and hold a meeting. When meetings run smoothly, stay on track with the agenda and finish on time they make chairing a meeting look like a simple task. This is not always the case.
Organisational Support for your home
Long hours at work or family life can mean your home gets neglected. Let Busy Lives! can and organise and tidy it for you for when you come home.
Project Management & Source Quoting For The Home
Project to source and provide three quotes for replacing the existing kitchen: worktop surface
Electronic Files Organisation
A Busy Lives! case study demonstrating how I support clients through organising their electronic files for them to be consistent and easy to find what they need.
Recruitment Procedures
This blog post is a sharing of my knowledge and experience of recruiting and interviewing over my years in Education. It incorporates: what to avoid and the background organisation required to make the whole process run smoothly, which can really make a difference on the day.
Organising & knowing what presents to buy
Guide to organising and buying presents for someone else. If you do not know where to start and how to organise the selection and choice of present for someone else this blog post is for you!
Outsourcing – when & why
One of my favourite top growth tips which I read frequently is all business owners should consider outsourcing and delegate anything you can! This blog post explores the rationale behind this.
Do you need a VA, PA or EA?
Do you need a VA, PA or EA? Understand what a VA PA EA is and the differences between them. By outsourcing support using these services reflect how you could gain precious time back to concentrate on your core business and quality of life outside of work.
Five Top Tips for staying on top of paperwork and electronic files
High powered jobs often also come with large amounts of paperwork for the business and in many cases the leadership and management of employees. Sometimes you’re grateful for a sustained block of time without interruption to concentrate on getting through your ‘to do list,’ let alone sorting and following through on the paperwork it’s creating or is coming in.
