Electronic Tools for Success

By: Barbara Hemphill

Half of any job is having the right tool was one of the earliest lessons I learned from my father growing up on a farm in Nebraska.  As an organizing and productivity consultant, it continues to serve me well.

  As a business owner for more than 20 years, one of the principles it took me too long to learn was that the reason for owning a business is – or should be – to develop something of value that you can one day sell to someone else for a profit. 

  Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs have a service or product that is, or could be, of great value to others, but their lack of business skills is a huge stumbling block to success.  Fortunately, technology is solving much of that challenge.  In my experience, there are three electronic tools that are essential to creating a business you can someday sell: a contact management program, a financial management program, and a filing system management program. These three programs will manage all the aspects of the administration of your business – and provide a method for...

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