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8/13/2018

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​Running your own business is an exciting journey that can also be sometimes hard to take on. We found obstacles that we must overcome to build successful enterprises. Today we’ll share some tips we use to keep us going on this ride to reach our goals. sometimes they are just common-sense practices that will help us create more successful and successful businesses. There is no exact formula to create a profitable business, but there are basic rules that can help us.

The first impediment usually is a disorganized office. The first advice then: Organize yourself!

And when we talk about organization we include not only the missing papers, or the sticky-notes that are flying everywhere. Organization includes: our daily activities, documents, goals, objectives, plans, our financial statements, debts. The first step in fixing a problem is to recognize it, and if we do not find what we are looking for, or do not know how much money they owe us, or what we owe to the creditors, we cannot take corrective measures to help us overcome this problem.

A good idea is to create:
- List of activities / tasks that must be completed on the day.
- Calendars that allow us to work with deadlines.
- File systems where we can easily find the documents we are looking for.
- Updated financial statements that we can make sense of
- Cash flows that help us understand our inputs and outputs to plan collections and payments.
- Work plans and goals, which allow us to work with a priority plan.

As I said, there is no single model and every business is a world, but these basic rules will allow us to work with more productivity, and we can have control of the decisions we must take to make our businesses successful. 

On following weeks we’ll keep giving you tips to create better business and help you pave your road to success.

What advice do you have that can help us to organize ourselves better? What techniques do you use to improve your productivity?
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Lina
8/28/2018 09:49:08 pm

I totaly agree with your first advice. A clean and organized desk can help you feel energized and productive. Think of how you feel when your desk is cluttered and unorganized. It likely leaves you feeling uninspired, frustrated and depressed. Increasing productivity begins with a clear desk free of clutter. It doesn’t have to be a large piece of real estate either. It can just be little habits you need to break. You can maximize the amount of time you spend just looking a pice of paper.

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    Dayani Castro is a Cuban-born, proud Canadian bookkeeper and tax consultant known for bringing calm, clarity, and confidence to entrepreneurs who want more than “just bookkeeping.”

    She arrived in Canada in 2008 with her daughter, a suitcase, and a determination to create a different kind of future. She wanted independence, opportunity, and stability for her family. Starting over from zero taught her the power of community, clarity, and resilience.

    In 2012, she opened her own firm with a simple mission: to help other immigrants and small business owners avoid the confusion and financial stress she once faced. Today, she supports clients across Ontario with reliable monthly bookkeeping, practical tax guidance, and clear explanations that often make people say, “Now it finally makes sense.” Her vision goes far beyond balanced books and always is looking for learning opportunities to improve her skills and help others.

    Dayani helps people build the kind of financial confidence that opens new possibilities for their business, their family, and their community.

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