It’s that time of the year again. Winter disappears, and spring arrives. We open our windows to let the warmer breezes in and take pleasure in seeing lovely flowers pop up in the garden.
It’s also the time when our homes get an extra cleaning. We vacuum the dust from dark corners, polish the windows and store away heavy quilts and blankets.
Spring is a great time to clean and re-organize your business.
Here’s 3 areas where spring cleaning can reap big benefits.
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Spring clean inventory.
Every business has inventory, equipment or both. Spring is a great time to assess what is on-hand, along with working order.
Equipment and tools can be everything from office equipment, POS systems, or machinery, vehicles and tools of the trade.
Have a hard look and ask questions. Too many of any items? Out-of-style, old or damaged? Replace it with a more efficient model?
Inventory and tools are money! Sell off what you can, write off what you can’t and replace what you should.
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Change your marketing with the season.
What changes in your customer’s lives in the spring? What do they need that you might be able to provide or promote?
Here’s a great example of seasonal marketing: Many of Joe’s Towing Service clients play softball in the spring. Joe decided to become the food sponsor for their tournaments.
He got signs made, designated a company truck to tow a catering vehicle to the ball field, and provided free hot dogs and drinks.
The result? Everyone at the game sees the truck, appreciates the food, raves about the company and when they need a tow, they call Joe.
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Spring clean your office and your business.
Business owners often live with a disorganized filing system, walk over the same dirty office carpet or by the same dead flowers outside the door.
It’s easy to ignore it or just not see it. In yearly business planning, designate spring as the time to do a major clean in the business.
Here’s three tips to help get the cleaning started:
- The business owner won’t see everything. Recruit a team to help make the list.
- Get fresh eyes involved, such as a painter or a gardener. They can make suggestions for improved curb appeal. Hire them if you can. They can finish a job faster or more proficiently.
- Make it fun! Book the day every spring (and even a day in the fall), to have a business clean-up party.Make an advance plan, create a list, involve everyone in the company, (and a few volunteers), designate jobs, and provide food and beverages for the hungry workers.
If you need a bit more motivation to spring clean your business, here’s more reasons:
It brings personal satisfaction, more organization and efficiency, a fresher, cleaner business image, gets rid of useless items and can free up money.
Now get out the sponge mop and get to it!
About the Author, Pamela Chatry
Do you work too hard? Is your business in chaos? If you are struggling with business issues, contact Pamela Chatry for a complimentary assessment. Pamela has been a trusted and highly respected Business Consultant, Mentor for Women in Business, Self-Employment Advocate, Trainer and Keynote Speaker for over 25 years.
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