At the same time cost savings are also on the minds of most business owners these days and I'm going to be focusing on passing on some great money saving tips for business owners to help fund some of the vacations that are coming up over the Summer.
If there is an area in your business that's costing you a lot to maintain drop us an email and we'll
see if we can include some tips to help solve your problems in the next newsletter!
How Google Can Help Your Business Save Money and Be More Efficient
As
a business owner there are times when we come to the point where we
need to hire outside help for the day-to-day administrative tasks such
as contacting clients, contacting vendors, reaching out to potential
sponsors for our events, scheduling appointments, etc. 
Our
assistants whether in-office or working virtually need to have their
own email inbox in order to communicate with others on behalf of our company. It can get
expensive when we are using a paid email service to add extra space to
accommodate the extra inboxes necessary for our employees.
I have worked out a solution for my clients that have been saving them a lot of money by using the Google Apps service.
Google
Apps allows you to have email addresses using your own domain name for
free! For instance asst @ domain.com. It requires some modifications on
your web hosting account to do this but once it’s done it’s well worth
the effort!
With
Google Apps you are able to create up to 200 individual email addresses
each with 7MB of space which is a significant size and will take quite
a while to use up!
You
are also able to create a Start-Up Page for your employees to use when
they sign into their user account and most of the features are
similar to what you would find in a normal Google Gmail account:
Calendar, Documents, Email, Chat, etc. The difference is this is a
private area for your company using your domain name. The Start-Up Page
can be customized with your logo and color styles of your choosing to
match your company brand.
Another
great feature is Google Calendar. Since Google Calendar in online, you
can share it with your assistant and decide on the levels of access each
user can have. Any updates made in Google Calendar are instant and
easily viewable by you and your assistant helping you to stay on top of
things anytime and anywhere as long as you have access to the Internet.
If
you would like to learn more about Google Apps and if it’s right for
your business, email me at info@youroutsourcesolutions.com to set up a
consultation to discuss your needs.
Only
when you have the passion for something like candle making or crotchet
can you see a business opportunity in it. It's important that in
addition to the artistic flair, you also have the temperament to sell
your craft to people. You must not get into an online business simply because your neighbors are giving it a shot.If
you think that the trade may not give you sufficient spare time, then
it may not be worth it. Find out if you would like to help the society
in any way and still make a business out of it. In case you would like
to employ the underprivileged, not only would it be a source of income
for them, you would also gain a lot of satisfaction in the process. At
the end of the day, you must do what you have always wanted to do but
couldn't due to various reasons.
You could also choose something that you would like to learn and then turn it into a business opportunity.
Learning yoga or how to salsa or tai-chi would not only prove to be
therapeutic for you but you could soon be conducting classes for other
students. You must realize that getting into something like this would
require you to master the art and only after considerable experience
could you turn it into something lucrative. Often, you may not be aware
of a hidden skill or talent in you--you may have an eye for interior
designing or fruit carving and not really know about it. Ask your friends and family to point out such talents.
If you would like to learn something, align the new craft with your
interests. It also helps to polish your skills and make the most of it.
Language experts are in great demand these days. Translators and
interpreters can work from the convenience of their homes, as long as
they are available online.
There are online forums for women entrepreneurs. If you aren't certain about the feasibility of your business idea, you can always post a query. The experts who are probably businesswomen themselves would look at your proposition and let you know if you should go ahead with your plan. Ask for suggestions and advice. But as an entrepreneur, you must be absolutely certain and confident of your strategy, even if others fail to recognize it. Be single-minded in pursuing your business dream and you'll soon make it.
Stop forgetting things. You can capture things now so you will be able to find it later. Evernote works
on PCs and Macs as well as the Web, iPhone and Blackberry!
Things you can capture:
- Tasks and to-dos
- Notes and research
- Web pages
- Whiteboards
- Business cards
- Scribbles
- Snapshots
- Wine labels
- Even Twitter messages
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