Having a small business is a lot of work. Sometimes it feel like there are endless lists of miscellaneous tasks that need to be completed each week, just to keep the business going. I’ve developed a routine where on certain days, I complete certain tasks. For example, Mondays at 9 am I pay the bills. Tuesdays at 10 am I followup on unpaid accounts. As the business has grown, and the volume of tasks has increased, I’ve learned a few tricks.
One trick I’ve learned, is to cluster unrelated tasks that can be worked on at the same time. Maybe each week on a certain day you spend 15 minutes paying bills, and on a different day, you spend about 15 minutes doing a weekly backup of your computer files. Why not do these both at the same time. Start the process to backup your computer, and while that is running, pay the bills. On your long list of things to do, just list it as “pay bills/backup computer”. This way the 15 minutes isn’t spent twice, and it becomes a routine ultimately saving you time.