For many of us, our vehicle is our office on the road. We use our vehicles to conduct business, travel to and sometimes even transport our clients. Doesn’t it make sense that your office on wheels is as efficient and productive as your brick and mortar office space? For others, our vehicle is a part taxi, part utilitarian and part restaurant on wheels. Perhaps your vehicle is for pleasure driving or you feel it [...]
How Did It Go Getting Your Taxes Filed This Year? Was it an easy and painless process for you? If so, that’s GREAT! Or, were you one of the 5.5 million business owners or 10.25 individuals that filed a tax extension this year? Will you be spending the next few months frantically trying to get everything together for your accountant? How stressful is that? How much time will you waste looking for things? What [...]
Have you ever wished that spell checking was available in WordPress, LinkedIn, Facebook or other web based applications? It is, thanks to a browser extension called Grammarly. This month’s productivity tip, courtesy of The Streamlined Office, explains the pros and cons of Grammarly. It works with Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. Grammarly comes in two versions; FREE and PREMIUM. The free version is like the spell-check you are familiar with when using Microsoft® Office™. Grammarly will [...]
The New Year is upon us! Are you one of the 45% of Americans who make New Year’s Resolutions? Are you one of the 8% of Americans who are successful in achieving those resolutions? If you are, then this article might not be too helpful. But, if you are in the remaining 24%-49% percent of people who don’t usually succeed or consistently fail to meet their goals, then read on! Setting SMART goals might be [...]
What is a process? The definition of a process is a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end. If you think about it, every action in your business should be part of a larger process that is moving you towards a very specific goal. For example, let’s suppose you belong to a networking group or are attending a networking event. Why are you there in the first place? [...]