Becoming More Profitable and Productive With These Office Spring Cleaning Tips

Small business owners are busy folks, with responsibilities ranging from marketing to management and more. Throw in the added responsibility of having to keep budgets intact, and it’s no surprise entrepreneurs nowadays feel as if they wear one too many hats when it comes to managing their businesses. Keeping this in mind, wouldn’t it be nice to create an organized space for less when it comes to getting organized this spring? To help, small businesses should look at their immediate work space and identify ways to get better organized. From paying bills to writing orders to communicating with customers and more, the first step in becoming more efficient in being productive and profitable is creating a space that allows you to work effectively. To help, consider Staples Brand Products  and the below tips, resources and more below.

Spring Cleaning 101

As the year passes by, piles of unopened mail, random knick-knacks and handwritten notes tend to take up space and create clutter even in the most organized of offices. With spring officially here and sunshine (hopefully) beaming through your windows and onto your desk, consider how becoming more organized and clutter-free can help tame your unorganized chaos that has collected over time… and ultimately, help to operate your business more effectively. Some tips to help include the following:

1. Storage boxes are an easy, affordable addition to any office space that can contain necessary files and other work items while also helping to create a more efficient working environment. You can label storage boxes in an effort to easily identify what is stored where, while also using clear storage containers to quickly view what it is you have stored. Another perk? Storage containers can be stacked and tucked away to open up space on your immediate desk or other working areas.
2. Rolling carts, containers and other working spaces can help space-tight offices feel more expansive. Too often, clutter becomes a problem because space alone is a problem. Rather than accept this as your reality, introduce a storage drawer cart to your work environment in an effort to get more organized, eliminate clutter and help streamline your office organization. This is also a great tip for those who have a point of sale area and need more space to contain store bags, wrapping paper, receipts and other necessary items to effectively operate your POS space.
3. The right office chair can help enhance your work space by offering comfort and efficiency in your daily responsibilities. Instead of sitting on a stiff chair, stool or even standing, consider how incorporating a chair designed to support your working environment can help you become more organized and efficient as each day passes. If you primarily sit, having a chair that offers lumbar support and can be adjusted in height is ideal for your overall comfort. For those who sit only briefly during the day, a chair that is more compact yet still comfortable may be ideal. And of course, if style is a priority, introducing a chair that has color or other stylish features will help shape a space that you want to spend more time in and take care of more routinely. 

Identifying ways to combat clutter, create more working space and getting comfortable along the way are great first steps in spring cleaning your office. But one thing you won’t want to overlook is the actual space you physically work on. The desk or surface in which you perform your professional responsibilities is critical in supporting you with your business goals. And of course, what you write with is, as well. Make sure you have the right – no pun intended – tools to write with as you enter spring, summer and all the seasons beyond. No office, store, café, salon or restaurant is complete without a permanent marker, assorted colors of highlighter markers, and of course, fine-point black pens. Add some organization and style to your desk by introducing containers to store your markers, pens and other desk items that may include scissors, tape, measuring sticks and more. It’s amazing how these seemingly obvious and yet simple details can help you operate more efficiently – particularly when they are stored in an organized way.

Finally, remember that being productive and profitable begins with being organized. This spring and every season that passes, review your office space, professional routine and overall business operations so that you can consistently stay organized and efficient in your working environment. As a result? More productivity and profit… a goal all small business owners can agree on.

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