Yesterday, I put up my list of papers to send to the shredder. I’m supplementing that with this list on the papers that you need to keep and file. This includes papers that are hard-to-replace.

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I’ve been involved with sales and marketing before and one thing that really counts is to always get to the highest levels of the corporate echelon as possible. While it is important to talk to middle managers and gain their support, it’s always best to focus on decision makers. If you’re a small business targeting [...]

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Here’s a common scenario – file cabinets and work desk drawers are filled with all sorts of papers. Productivity can be hampered by such clutter. Besides, it’s a total waste of storage space. Here’s a list of paper stuff that you can shred and throw away.

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Working at home is really nice. As I’ve written before, there’s a lot of perks in working at home. It’s becoming more and more attractive nowadays since there’s a lot of telecommute jobs that you can do over the Internet. Plus small and starting out businesses can start at home. But before you embark on [...]

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Paying taxes suck most of the time. That is, unless you live somewhere your tax is wisely used on social services. Then at least you get the most of what you pay your state. But in general, no one really wants to pay taxes. Especially small business owners. Doing the numbers can be a real [...]

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This tip’s for small business owners. Possibly for freelancers or home office type businesspeople. Not having a space in your home office to meet clients is a limitation on having a work-at-home arrangement. But does this mean that it’s time to scope out some office spaces? Nope. It may not be worthwhile to up your [...]

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Hobby turned to a business? Why not. Hit to birds with one. Make money with something you love. And your wife can’t blame you for spending too much time and money on your hobby. So read on for some tips on turning your little hobby into your own business.

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Small business owners should still always into security. Sure you may not be facing threats like industrial espionage or sabotage but petty thievery can cost you thousands of dollars in the long run.

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Raise? Promotion? If you’re gunning for one or both, the real answer lies in just being a value employee. If the management sees that your performance is sky high, there’s no reason for them not to promote you, or give you a bonus or a raise. Or deny you one if you ask for it [...]

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Business letters are quite effective in getting points across. It also serves different purposes depending on the reasons behind the writing. In any case, writing a good one is common across these purposes so better beef up your writing skills when writing one. Here’s a follow-up to my tips on planning a letter or a [...]

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Just check out all the new crazy and weird Web 2.0 names out there – Flickr, Skype, Twitter, Google. Or some of the less popular (but still “up-there”) names like Fluctu8, Muiso, Upto11. We can just go on and on… Ever wonder how you could come up with a catchy company name? The old way [...]

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Here’s a list of web applications for management and collaboration. Take control and share data through these websites: Basecamp CentralDesktop Planzo Backpack Zimbra ProjectPlace Doodle ZohoPlanner vyew norada stikipad 30boxes near-time shortText Project360 Thinkature ThinkFree SlimTimer

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Looking for that Visio killer? Here’s Gliffy for you. Gliffy is a web-based online application that lets you draw great looking diagrams, flowcharts and floorplans on your web browser. You can even conceptualize web page wireframes with this app. That means no need to invest and install expensive software like Visio if all your work. [...]

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If you need to keep track of time across multiple time zones, then your desktop clock is definitely not enough. Here are a couple of ways on how to view . The first option is to install Qlock Lite. It allows you to dock clocks showing the current time for any major city in the [...]

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Funny how I’m putting up all sorts of Vista tips while I, myself, am a self-confessed “un”-fan of Windows Vista. Well, that shouldn’t stop me from giving streamlining tips to Vista users, right? Anyway, I’ve got plenty of reasons why not to like upgrading to Vista. For one, the cost of hardware upgrade is too [...]

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