5 Easy Tips to Make Your Small Business Work for You

Office Depot sponsored this post, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

The trick about running and maintaining a small business isn’t just what’s happening right now, it’s planning for the future. You never know when you are going to have a business emergency, like something going wrong financially, a key employee quitting, or losing a client. How do you weather these storms?

To maintain your business it’s imperative to keep ahead and keep organized. That’s why Office Depot is my greatest asset as a business. From having everyday supplies on hand, to their Workonomy Solutions, to the same day printing. It’s my single greatest asset to running my small business effectively!

Here are my top tips to Successfully Maintaining your Small Business every day.

1. Keep Everyday Office Supplies on Hand

The worst thing is when you are constantly running out of the things you need. Did you know that you lose 20% of your time just from switching tasks? When you don’t have extra of the supplies you need, think about how much time you lose in driving back and forth for the supplies in addition to losing time on the project itself. It’s a vicious cycle. That’s why I always keep extra of the following supplies from Office Depot: copy paper, mailing labels, pens, pencils, highlighters, and yellow sticky notes.

Are there supplies you use every day that aren’t on this list? If so, be sure to keep extra of those on hand too! Here’s my list of how I keep my office organized and keep these much-needed supplies on hand.

2. Get Organized

Use these free printables to keep your office organized. From keeping up to date with your receipts, to filing paperwork, to brainstorming your big picture goals – these printables will keep you on track.

Why is this important? Staying organized will make everything else in your business run more smoothly. If you are not organized, you could lose something important or just waste time looking for the things you need. That’s time you can’t afford to lose!

3. Have a Great at Home Printer

You never know when you need some last-minute printing outside of regular business hours. For example, when it’s Sunday night, you have a proposal due the next day and find a typo. Yikes! Or you get an online order on a Sunday that requests overnight shipping.

Reasons like this are why I love my HP OfficeJet printer! It’s a professional quality printer that creates super good looking prints. It’s secure, it uses so little ink and you can email straight to your printer too. The features are endless and this printer has saved me so many times.

4. Always Have Marketing Materials

Whether it’s business cards, postcards, or banners, you need to have gorgeous marketing materials for your business. In addition, keep those business cards on you at all times! You never know when you will meet your next future client.

What’s great about Office Depot is that you can BOPIS – that’s Buy Online and Pick Up In Store – on many items (if the order is placed 2+ hours before closing time). And most printing from Office Depot has a same-day turn-around. My favorite part is the consistency because I work out of town a lot. With Office Depot, I can get printing in most cities in the US easily and quickly.

If you want to know more about how I use Marketing Materials for my business, check this out!

5. Workonomy™ Services

In addition to print services, Office Depot has a wide array of other services that will help you maintain your business. They are opening Coworking spaces (link) in select cities across the US. It’s the perfect place to set up, drink coffee, and enjoy great wifi while managing your printing or hosting a meeting.

There is cell phone repair and computer tech services available when you are having issues with a device. Office Depot offers everything free PC diagnostics, device protection and technicians available remotely 24/7 so you don’t have to worry about technology letting your business down.

And there is an array of other Workonomy Services that you can use for your business without having to hire employees – whether it’s having a virtual assistant for a week or getting help with graphic design, Office Depot has it all.

Are you inspired to find new ways to maintain your business from day to day? If so, hop over to Office Depot and see all that they have to offer!

Office Depot sponsored this post, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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