4 amazing ways to stay organised
OK, I’ll admit it, I have a compulsive need for organisation and structure. I blame it on being a bookkeeper, with my days dedicated to scrupulous organisation. You can’t have a debit without a credit, and seeing accounts with $0.01 unreconciled drive me up the wall. That said, I also have this somewhat strange passion for organisation, something I suspect I was born with.
Continue ReadingMy wife the Visionary
My husband isn’t one for writing blogs but I felt like I needed his voice to tell this story. We’ve compromised; I will tell the story but will quote the all important words, his words, that lead to this. So here’s his contribution…
Continue ReadingNetworking outside that comfort zone
I used to be a smoker, networking was easy. Packed into the smoking area like sardines, all with the commonality of being freezing cold, conversation tended to flow smoothly between me and my fellow outcasts. Everyone always seemed up for a chat which made networking feel incredibly comfortable and relaxed. Those days are gone, and with the introduction of warnings on cigarette packets, smoking isn’t such a social sport.
Continue ReadingI don’t need a bookkeeper… do I?
Have you been having a crack at doing your own bookkeeping? How’s that working out for you?
Continue ReadingStripe; how to get paid painlessly
So you are probably well aware by now that I am a BIG fan of automation, or what I like to call automagical (you’re welcome). Why spend your valuable time on something when fantastic software or outsourcing systems can do the dreary stuff for you?! This is why I have fallen in love with Stripe. A pain point for a lot of business owners is payments. It’s starts with a fabulous invoice and great intentions. Clients open it (awesome, here comes the pay packet) and then, inevitably one thing rolls into another, distractions happen, meetings are scheduled…before we know it, our invoice is at the bottom of a very long list of priorities.
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