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Summary: Calm, at last, and still!
Review: As an adult with ADD, I am so thankful I found this book in 1999! That was pre-diagnosis and it made life in my home office so much easier! It is still on the shelf right above my file cabinet and is referred to when needed to refresh my memory. Lisa Kanarek puts forth a readable, practical book that is easy to follow. Her basic home office supplies on p. 56 was especially helpful as were her sample categories for filing receipts on p. 162.
The book is a must have!
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Summary: Calm, at last, and still!
Review: As an adult with ADD, I am so thankful I found this book in 1999! That was pre-diagnosis and it made life in my home office so much easier! It is still on the shelf right above my file cabinet and is referred to when needed to refresh my memory. Lisa Kanarek puts forth a readable, practical book that is easy to follow. Her basic home office supplies on p. 56 was especially helpful as were her sample categories for filing receipts on p. 162.
The book is a must have!
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Summary: Basic manual to get you started
Review: For those who have made the switch to working at home this book is directed to organizing your home office so it actually functions as a business. "Organizing Your Home Business" addresses a lot of the little things that may make or break your business if you don't do them right. At a minimum they help to make the business run more as a business and less as a hobby. First she addresses the creation of a useful workspace including what you should consider before deciding where to work and how to organize it for efficiency. One of the problems that most people don't think much about is the problem of office supplies. How much do you purchase? Where do you store them until needed? What supplies need a monitoring system so you know when you are running low and which ones don't need to be watched as closely? One of the biggest problems that I have seen in this area is printer ink. There's nothing like having to stop what you are doing, run out to a store, and get another printer cartridge so you can finish getting something out today. If you let your supplies determine your schedule you will find yourself frantically trying to get everything done. The rest of the book deals primarily with organizing paperwork, creating a daily planner, home filing systems, how to handle incoming information so it is addressed efficiently, organizing receipts, time management, and even ways to turn your car into a home office if that is what you need. If you have minimal experience with office management then "Organizing Your Home Business" is a good place to start gaining an understanding of the details of organizing a home business.
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Summary: Basic manual to get you started
Review: For those who have made the switch to working at home this book is directed to organizing your home office so it actually functions as a business. "Organizing Your Home Business" addresses a lot of the little things that may make or break your business if you don't do them right. At a minimum they help to make the business run more as a business and less as a hobby. First she addresses the creation of a useful workspace including what you should consider before deciding where to work and how to organize it for efficiency. One of the problems that most people don't think much about is the problem of office supplies. How much do you purchase? Where do you store them until needed? What supplies need a monitoring system so you know when you are running low and which ones don't need to be watched as closely? One of the biggest problems that I have seen in this area is printer ink. There's nothing like having to stop what you are doing, run out to a store, and get another printer cartridge so you can finish getting something out today. If you let your supplies determine your schedule you will find yourself frantically trying to get everything done. The rest of the book deals primarily with organizing paperwork, creating a daily planner, home filing systems, how to handle incoming information so it is addressed efficiently, organizing receipts, time management, and even ways to turn your car into a home office if that is what you need. If you have minimal experience with office management then "Organizing Your Home Business" is a good place to start gaining an understanding of the details of organizing a home business.
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Summary: For even the more experienced home office based entrepreneur
Review: Organizing Your Home Business: Arrange Your Home Office For Maximum Productivity by home office expert, business consultant and public speaker Lisa Kanarek, is a solid written, "user friendly" guide to managing time and space in a home office for maximum efficiency. Step-by-step instructions and guidelines for setting one's own hours, tricks for saving space, troubleshooting, learning computerized record keeping, dealing with the IRS, staying organized, balancing work life and home life, creating a "car office kit", and much, much more fill this extremely practical and useful guide. Organizing Your Home Business is very highly recommended for novice home workers, and has a great deal of value for even the more experienced home office based entrepreneur.
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Summary: For even the more experienced home office based entrepreneur
Review: Organizing Your Home Business: Arrange Your Home Office For Maximum Productivity by home office expert, business consultant and public speaker Lisa Kanarek, is a solid written, "user friendly" guide to managing time and space in a home office for maximum efficiency. Step-by-step instructions and guidelines for setting one's own hours, tricks for saving space, troubleshooting, learning computerized record keeping, dealing with the IRS, staying organized, balancing work life and home life, creating a "car office kit", and much, much more fill this extremely practical and useful guide. Organizing Your Home Business is very highly recommended for novice home workers, and has a great deal of value for even the more experienced home office based entrepreneur.
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Summary: A guide you will refer to time and time again
Review: Whether you telecommute or have a home business, this book is a must read. Full of how to's for office planning, set-up, and maintainenance, this is a guide you will refer to time and time again. Lisa Kanarek has provided effective and practical tips for creating an office at home. Her general organizing revelations are right on target: * being a neatnik is not the same thing as being organized, * don't label any of your files "miscellaneous" or you'll spend wasted time trying to find lost documents * you don't have to be born organized to become organized - Learn how by using Kanarek's "4 Keys to Organization". It's like having a professional organizer right by your side, every step of the way throughout the home office organizing process. With Kanrek's basic "toss or keep" questions for getting organized, storage and space-saving tips, and formulas for increased performance, Organizing Your Home Office for Success is a staple to add to any home office supply list.
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