Time and Money

Life’s most precious commodities, used efficiently, even Brexit can’t affect!

We need to use the tools and resources we have available to us. But sorting through the toolbox is essential part of the deal for any startup company. The challenge is finding the right tool for the job that works for your business.

Entrepreneurs are slammed into the world of constraints, having so much to achieve and so little time to get it done. Resources are available, however, low financial resources complete the set of precious commodities at this stage.

Here are a couple great tools for start-up or established and growing businesses:

  1. Dropbox
    There are a significant number of cloud storage options, all offering broadly the same deal with varying degrees of security or redundancy. The primary cloud storage services are trimming their waists again, limiting just how much you can keep online. With local servers and disaster recovery services still a costly expense, Dropbox offers a reasonable way to store plenty of data.
  2. LinkedIn
    Finding advice and information is easy across the web, but for finding the right tips and information from those who’ve been in your shoes, entrepreneurs increasingly turn to LinkedIn as a professional social network. Useful tools, like resources and posts, can help build out your business contacts, both locally and around the world. It can also help improve your business as more people discover you, and help you find the right tools to work with your business needs.
  3. Quickbooks
    Quickbooks is easy to use, once properly setup. The software does an excellent job of recording, organizing and reporting financial information of the business. Remember, ‘Garbage in, Garbage out’. This is 100% true in Quickbooks. Simple to use, but heed the warning, without proper set-up your time is well, same as flushed down..stream. Finding an expert in Quickbooks is a much better use of your commodities.

Using online resources is extremely beneficial. Finding local resources is vital. Using experts in the areas that immediately impact your business are the tools you should be picking and utilizing. Like any good tool, a proper fit for your needs is essential. It is up to you to prioritize—getting the most of your precious commodities.

Tammy StifelComment