A Working Budget Demands Prioritizing

Having a budget written down on paper does not do much good unless you actually use that budget to guide your business. A working budget needs to be user-friendly and it needs to be an accurate representation of both where you are now with your home business and where you want to go. In order to make a budget fully functional, you will need to prioritize what is important and what you really want to make happen in your operations. Every person is different and that is why businesses are all different. If you want to truly stay motivated and … Continue reading

Standardize What Works Well

Do you ever feel like you are reinventing the wheel with your home business or at least that you forget what worked so great for you last month and have to relearn it? I find that, especially with tasks and activities that do no occur daily (maybe things you only have to do once a year–like taxes), it is easy to figure out a great system and then forget it in the interim until you have to do it again. Even though your business is likely small–if you have something that is working well, it might make sense to standardize … Continue reading