PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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    Business Support Services for Teacherpreneurs and Overwhelmed Small Business Owners

    When it comes to being a small business owner, all those moving variables and demanding tasks can quickly pile up on you, causing overwhelm to set in before you know it. As much as I’m sure you’d love to do everything yourself, give yourself some breathing room and gain clarity by outsourcing a few of those tasks. Virtual business support services will help you by lightening your load, so you can focus on your business goals.

    Why you should consider virtual support services as a teacherpreneur or small business owner

    As a small business owner, your time is valuable. There are only so many hours in the day, and trying to do everything yourself will only lead to burnout. Hiring a virtual support service will help you free up your time so you can focus on other aspects of your business, like developing new products or services, growing your customer base, or expanding into new markets and submarkets.

    Not only will business support services help take some of the pressure off of you, but it will also help to improve the quality of your work. When you’re trying to do everything yourself, corners are often cut and quality suffers as a result. But when you have an expert that has your back working on your business tasks, you can be confident that the work will be of the highest quality.

    Areas Where You Can Find Support

    A quick Google search will show you all the many business support services available, but finding the right one can be tricky. We know you want someone who is reliable, trustworthy and has the same vision for your business as you do.

    That’s why we offer business support services in the following areas:

    • Design Services: from branding and custom graphics, to website and landing page design 
    • Marketing Services: from social media marketing and email marketing, to search engine optimization and lead generation
    • Project Management Services: from team management, to project management
    • Administrative Services: from file storage organization and order processing, to data entry and bookkeeping

    These business tasks can range from design, marketing, project management and admin support. As business owners who are struggling with completing these business tasks it’s important to hire someone or outsource the business task so you don’t end up overwhelmed and burnt out.  

    There are a few key areas where virtual business support services can really help to make your business run smoother.

    Design Services

    If you’re not a designer by trade, then chances are, you’re not going to be very good at putting together a cohesive, on-brand design for your business. This is where hiring a professional designer comes in handy. We’ll be able to take your business goals and create a beautiful, branded design that works well across all channels – from your website to your social media platforms, marketing materials, and more.

    Marketing Services

    It takes a lot of time and effort to create and implement an effective marketing strategy. If you’re not sure where to start, or if you’re starting to feel bogged down by all the moving parts, we can help you out. We will be able to develop and execute a marketing plan that fits your business goals and budget.

    Project Management Services

    If you have a lot of projects going on at once, it can be helpful to hire a project manager to keep everything organized and on track. We can help you create timelines, set deadlines, and make sure that all the moving parts of your project are coming together as they should.

    Admin Support Services

    There are a lot of little things that need to be taken care of in order for your business to run smoothly. From scheduling appointments and sending out invoices to keeping your social media accounts up-to-date, an administrative assistant can take care of all the nitty-gritty details so you can focus on the bigger picture.

    Business Support Services for Teacherpreneurs and Overhwhelmed Small Business Owners

    If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the business tasks on your plate, consider hiring us to help lighten the load.  Over at Sabrina Dias and Company, we will be able to take care of all the little details, so you can focus on the bigger picture with energy!

    If you’re interested in learning more about business support services, or if you would like to get a quote for services, learn more about the services offered here.

    We would be happy to chat with you about your specific teacherpreneurial or small business needs and see how we can help lighten your business load!

    Looking for templates to make the process super easy?

    The DIY Teacherpreneur is a template monthly subscription.  Each month you get a new set of Canva templates and an element guide.  I love the templates, but the elements guide is GOLD!  The guide is a catalog style of elements that you can copy and paste into your design.  It’s all about saving time, with this guide you have the cutest elements in one place.  No more spending hours looking for the perfect element.  Many of the elements you can adjust the color to match your brand, I know it’s AMAZING!

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    How to Create Business Systems in 3 Easy Steps

    In the beginning of starting a business, you are in full hustle mode and you are trying to get through your long to-do list.  If you continue on the hustle, hustle, hustle path of business you will eventually burn out.  

    What if I told you it could be easier?  Just by establishing routines and setting up systems you can streamline your business and give yourself more time!

    What is a business system, anyway?

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    A business system is a set of processes, tools and strategies that all work together to achieve a goal.  Establishing a solid business system streamlines the workload, improves productivity and ultimately, leads to more profit.

    Within a business system there are a set of processes {or checklists} known as a business process.  

    The sooner you can set up systems and delegate tasks to a team member, the quicker you can grow and scale your business because you will have more time to work on income generating tasks.

    Where do you start?

    Identify Business Activities

    What activities do you do to run your business? {daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly basis}

    Let’s break the activities into categories in terms of: Operations; Sales, Marketing & Customer Service and Finance.

    Operations are the backend of your business {planning & goal setting, project management, email management, new employee training, etc.}

    Sales, Marketing & Customer Services are the activities that attract and convert buyers {content marketing, email marketing, sales funnels, launches, resolution of complaints, customer comments/suggestions, etc.}

    Finances are activities that cover what you do with your money {bookkeeping, filing taxes, payroll, etc.}

    Breakdown Activities

    Once you have a list of your business activities, breakdown each activity according to resources/tools, purpose, KPIs {key performance indicator}, Policy, Members Involved, Process, and Steps.  This is the process of writing SOPs {Standard Operating Procedures}.  An SOP is a procedure specific to your operations that describes the activities necessary to complete tasks.  

    When you breakdown the activities within a process all the areas makeup a business system.

    Improve & Adjust

    We defined a system as a way to achieve a goal, so revisiting the goal for the system is important to see if the system is working or if adjustments need to be made.  Having KPIs or simply identifying a measurable factor to determine progress is a great indicator if a system is working well or not.

    Questions to ask when reevaluating a system… What is the purpose of this system? Is there a faster way to complete tasks?  Are there automations that can be put in place to reduce the workload and free up time?   Can the process make you more money or maybe could it cost you less to complete?

    Eliminate
    Review the process to eliminate any unnecessary tools, members involved, processes and steps.

    Pause
    Are there any parts of the system that are helpful but don’t really need to currently be included?

    Automate
    Are there apps, tools, software that could automate the task?  Can you upgrade a current tool to access additional features to save more time?  

    Delegate

    Are you delegating tasks appropriately to other members to alleviate some of your time on tasks?  Maybe there are tasks you don’t like doing that you can delegate or outsource.

    Batch

    Review all the tasks and see if there are similar tasks that you can possibly group together or batch.  Maybe a system has a ton of graphics that need to be creating to complete the task.  Instead of creating graphics at different steps, group the task together and create all the graphis in one sitting.

    Let’s Review

    Establishing a solid routine and setting up systems can streamline your workload to improve productivity and lead to more profit.  It takes time to identify the business activities, break them down, improve and adjust but it will be well worth it! 

    Looking for templates to make the process super easy?

    The DIY Teacherpreneur is a template monthly subscription.  Each month you get a new set of Canva templates and an element guide.  I love the templates, but the elements guide is GOLD!  The guide is a catalog style of elements that you can copy and paste into your design.  It’s all about saving time, with this guide you have the cutest elements in one place.  No more spending hours looking for the perfect element.  Many of the elements you can adjust the color to match your brand, I know it’s AMAZING!

    Join the The DIY TeacherPreneur community today!

    JOIN TODAY!