Posts Tagged: information management

How to Safeguard the Digital Assets of Your Business

22, Jan 2024

Entrepreneurs know their businesses accumulate an overwhelming amount of information every day. Additionally, the tech world changes rapidly, so staying on top of the latest apps and trends is almost impossible. However, here are some tried and true methods to help you organize and safeguard the digital assets of your… Read more

How to Organize Your Professional Development

27, Nov 2023

Whether you work for yourself or someone else, investing in professional development can enhance your skills and boost your credibility and confidence. There are so many learning opportunities available that it can be overwhelming to know how and where to start – especially if you are outside a traditional learning… Read more

Should You Go Paperless?

25, Sep 2023

There are many reasons to go paperless. Paper is heavy. In fact, a full 4-drawer filing cabinet can weigh over 50kg! Paper is also bulky and takes up a lot of space. When you go paperless, you can even downsize because you do not need extra space to store all… Read more

Digitizing Old Photos

12, Jun 2023

Boxes of printed photographs and photo albums are common in many household closets and storage spaces. While people don’t access them frequently, they want to keep them because they represent the family’s history and memories. However, unless photographs are properly preserved, they will degrade over time. That’s why many people… Read more

How to Organize the Information You Need Every Day

22, May 2023

“Where did I put that information?” It’s a common and sometimes frequent question people ask themselves (me included). Perhaps you look for price lists, instructions, websites you frequently send to clients, and more. And maybe you store the data in multiple places, then become confused about the most up-to-date. What… Read more

Sorting Paperwork: The Basic Steps

24, Apr 2023

Recently, we worked with a client who needed help sorting paperwork. It’s a time-consuming job because you must read and interpret the information on the paper before deciding what to do with it. In fact, this client had several years’ worth of documents in piles, boxes, and filing cabinets around… Read more

How to Make an Inventory for an International Move

20, Feb 2023

Moving abroad is challenging. You must adjust or re-adjust to a new climate and culture. But, before you go, you’ll need to create a household inventory for an international move. What is an Inventory? Simply put, an inventory is a detailed listing of all your household goods – everything from… Read more

Tips to Streamline Your Day-to-Day Finances

21, Mar 2022

When it comes to household chores, some people would rather clean toilets than manage their money. I can understand that. We used to have paper-based banking (Do you remember having a bank book?) Then, financial institutions moved towards digital banking. However, some accounts are still paper-based, so we end up… Read more

Build Your Business Archive

26, Jul 2021

Do you have pictures of yourself when you were a child? Did you keep your high school diploma? Of course, you did. You want to be able to look back on your life’s accomplishments and share your history with your children and grandchildren. But what about your business? You kept… Read more

Declutter Your Computer

12, Apr 2021

As entrepreneurs, we use computers to manage our business, and they often do double-duty as our home computer. They work hard, but we don’t realize how disorganized our accounts and the hard drive can get because we don’t see a physical mess. But over time, your system will slow down… Read more