| A lot of business owners find it hard to get their | | | | So, you've got your filing cabinet and you've got your |
| paperwork under control and sometimes, if you leave it | | | | paper work all set up. Ok, so what categories should |
| too long, you can end up with a nightmare on your | | | | you use? A lot of the time, people don't have enough |
| desk. However, there are a few tips that not all | | | | categories set up in their filing cabinets and this is half |
| business owners think of which can reduce the | | | | the problem. Start by setting up a file for simple things |
| chances of a massive paperwork pile up. Office | | | | like Utilities, Council Tax, Client Invoices etc and work |
| storage solutions are an essential but there's a way to | | | | from there. If you work from home, you may also |
| organise things that should help you massively. | | | | want to set up a personal file or two with things like |
| First things first, you need to get yourself a filing | | | | receipts from shopping or whatever. |
| cabinet. There's no way of avoiding this - you simply | | | | Once you've done this, you can then organise your |
| have to have one if you have a lot of paperwork. So, | | | | paperwork properly and have a file for everything - |
| depending on your needs, you can get a small two | | | | even if it's only got one piece of paper in there - at |
| drawer filing cabinet or a larger 4 drawer filing cabinet | | | | least it's organised. Ok, so now one of the most |
| and this should help you at least organise the majority | | | | important files to have is the "urgent bills" file. This you |
| of things. | | | | should place at the front of your office storage so that |
| It's a good idea to buy suspension files to use in your | | | | you can reach it or check it everyday with ease. |
| filing cabinet - don't just use your office storage like a | | | | Having this small file ready and waiting for bills is the |
| trash can either - file everything properly. If you already | | | | best way to ensure you don't get a pile up. Simply add |
| have a mountain of paperwork to go through I'm afraid | | | | your bills as you get them through the door and as |
| the only thing you can do, to get things under control, is | | | | soon as they're paid, place them into their appropriate |
| set aside a few hours or a day to go through it all and | | | | folder in the back of your filing cabinet - it's as simple |
| set it all straight. | | | | as that but boy does it work! |