Uplevel Your Small Business

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Lifestyle by Design

The New & Improved Clean & Organize Office Service

We have spent about two years since the pandemic studying and observing the functionality of small businesses in the area, which leads us to redesign our Clean & Organize Office Service for Small Businesses from 200 Sq Ft to 2000 Sq Ft.

Some small business owners, do not have the same circumstances to hire Human Resource, Marketing, and Operations Managers to get their businesses functioning as Big businesses. There seems to be a gap between all the great services small businesses offer and the same services a big business offers.

We have uncovered the gaps . . .

There are two areas that I have noticed will set your business apart from others – big or small without a big budget. Those areas are Cleaning & Organizing I have been in offices where I know the value of the furniture and fixtures, but the office space looked cluttered and dirty.

If your business is not clean & tidy it will affect the feeling of stylish comfort and quality of business that Wow! sensation you’re trying to achieve with not only your services, but with your decor, furnishings, and design every time a customer walks through your doors.

We give small businesses big business perks!

We’ve designed the Clean & Organize Office Service to improve on 5 areas of Small Business:

GET MORE PRODUCTIVITY OUT OF YOUR STAFF

By hiring professional Cleaners & Organizers you can ensure that workplace environments (shared spaces/equipment) are properly sanitized on a regular basis. This helps stop a virus in its tracks and reduces the number of employee callouts. This alone helps the cleaning service pay for itself.

KEEP YOUR EMPLOYEES HAPPY

Improve your employees’ morale by showing them you are invested in their health & well-being. By hiring a Cleaning & Organizing service you signify to them that you are committed to clean work environments for your staff and willing to put their needs for safety above everything else.

BOOST YOUR BRAND EXPRESSION

Remember, most cleaning services focus on sanitizing surfaces, they also dispose of trash along with recycling needs, sweep, vacuum, mop, and make office spaces look as clean as possible. We provide the same services along with a company style to reflect your business’s branding. If you are looking for the big business perks for small businesses – We’re here to help.

SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG-TERM

A cleaning service can save you money by reducing the number of sick days that your employees take, but there are also long-term saving benefits – such as having to replace carpets, blinds, flooring, and fixtures sooner than expected if they aren’t cleaned. By investing in a regular cleaning & organizing service, you can maximize the life of your office’s ‘big ticket’ items.

INCREASE YOUR STORAGE CAPABILITIES

Tired of storing old office equipment, supplies, and cleaning supplies? With professional Cleaners & Organizers, you get the benefit of professional equipment, green supplies and without the headache of storing them. Along with assisting in keeping supply closets, coat closets, and office spaces organized to maximize every square footage of office space.

You and your employees deserve the Cleanest, most Organized, safest work environment possible, with the help of our Clean & Organize services, you will impress everyone who walks through your doors!

To learn more about what we have to offer small businesses in New London County contact us today!

Your friendly Organizer & Coach

Cheryl

(860)961.6824

envisionsdesigns@gmail.com

Lifestyle by Design Blog @ www.envision-designs.com

We Give Small Businesses Big Business Perks!

How a Clean + Organize Office Can Boost Productivity & Happiness

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Lifestyle by Design

We’ve all been there . . . you meet a new business colleague at the local networking event held monthly at a cafe down the street from your office. Then, as murphy’s law would have it you receive an email from them the next day that says “I have a few minutes today to stop by your office and tour your company”. You want to answer the email with much enthusiasm but as you look around your office you see piles on top of piles of clutter, your happiness is deflated like a balloon.

Spring cleaning isn’t just something to do at home. Your workspace deserves a little TLC, too. Office spring cleaning can help improve your performance at work, it’s the reason for the smile on your face every day . . . it’s not what your coworkers think the smile is for!

The mood of your workspace has a big impact on the way you do your job. You’ll save a lot of time and energy if your things are tidy and easy to find. Investing in the process now will save you mucho time later.

“For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned.” – Benjamin Franklin

FOCUS ON WHERE YOU’RE GOING, NOT WHERE YOU’VE BEEN

Picture this, the “future you” – What kind of space do you want to work in?

Be sure to build a workspace with that vision of “you” in your workspace in mind. You aren’t cleaning your office for your past — you’re doing it for your future – keep that your mindset.

Ask yourself this, what kind of a year do you want to have?

A year better than last . . . Right? If you’re planning to take on projects, set up a space to work on those projects. Having a vision for the future of your office or business is clearly essential.

“Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” ~ Barbara Hemphill

HAVE A PLAN

Cleaning + organizing is a process. And, that process starts by taking everything out of the area or what I call ZONES you’re working on.

Redesign the area for your needs. If you’re doing clean + organize in small intervals, take it a drawer at a time. If you’re spending the afternoon working on your office, you can attack larger zones, like your entire desk, making sure you get all those little bags of oyster crackers you’ve been saving from the lunchroom . . . I know, I know!

This is one area where size doesn’t matter in any vision, the first step is to take a look at all of your items. Remove them from the zone you’re working on so you can clean the area too. (please don’t skip this step). Take the drawers out of your desk. Trust us: the drawers are dirty and need to be cleaned. Don’t be surprised if you find that award you wanted to hang since the start of the millennial.

Take a last look at the items to make decisions about what stays and what goes bye-bye. Clean anything you’re keeping or donating. Now, find a home for the items you’re holding on to…. Every item needs a functional home, if one doesn’t exist create one.

Make sure that you have quick access to the things that you use most. Group things together into categories to help you stay organized in the future. Having a small area designated for papers or other things that need to be put away at the end of the workday can be helpful especially when you’re in a rush and things get extra busy at work.

Spring Is In The Air! ♫♪♫♪

Increase your productivity and lower your stress with a clean + organize office. Then you’ll have more time to stop and smell the flowers and enjoy all the good things that spring brings ~ Like the opening of local wineries!

Peace ♥ Harmony

𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓵 𝓧𝓞

3 Spring Sessions with discounts ~ Book your sessions before 6/22/2021

2 hour session $160 with $30 discount

4 hour session $320 with $40 discount

6 hour session $480 with $50 discount

We Give Small Businesses Big Business Perks!

Happy Saturday!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Lifestyle by Design

How a Time Policy Can Help Make Your Day At Work More Effective

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Lifestyle by Design

Time Policy Chart – (the times are only examples)

7:00am- 9:00am: (Voicemail, Emails, In-Box Correspondence) *Fill in your own tasks

9:00am – 10:30am: (Quiet Hour – Priority Tasks) *Fill in your own tasks

10:30am- 12noon: (Appointments, Meetings, Calls, Correspondence) *Fill in your own tasks

12noon – 12 :30pm: (Mail, Voice mail, Emails) *Fill in your own tasks

12:30pm-2 :00pm: (Exercise – Lunch) *Fill in your own tasks

2:00pm – 4 :00pm: (Appointments – Priority Tasks) *Fill in your own tasks

4 :00pm- 5 :00pm: (Meetings, Assignments, Calls) *Fill in your own tasks

A Time Policy is a guide to be used in scheduling your tasks, appointments, meetings and other activities. It involves reserving certain Time Periods of the day for specific tasks and projects. The first thing you need to find out is what is your Prime-Time? Me, I’m a “morning person” – I can get most of my task done by 10:30 am. You need to create a policy that will utilize your prime time, and not set yourself up for failure by scheduling appointments, meetings, or making important calls during the times when you’re feeling sluggish. This makes your day more effective in several ways:

1. The Routine = it will eventually become one . . . I promise – performing the same type of tasks at the same time each day reduces the brain’s “plan-time” – That time it normally takes to get to get your shit together and orient a plan to the task, the plan is already in place by your Time Policy.

1. Natural Breaks – it allows you to make use of the natural breaks in a day – use: coffee, lunch, quitting time as deadlines to prevent jobs expanding beyond the allotted time space.

Meetings & Appointments – which tend to take twice as long as they should – A Time Policy ensures that you use your prime time effectively for priority tasks and assignments.

So, go ahead and set-up your time policy – the first one I made was in 1998 it was written on a piece of 2″x 3″ notepad paper, I promised myself I would write out my time policy every morning (I am a morning person) for 21 days. . . the rest is history. You will have to experiment a few times before you finalize your own Time Policy, of course you can update at anytime according to your lifestyle and work career.

Let me know how it is working for you or if you need help to set up a time policy. If you’d like to schedule a 30+ minute consultation with me to learn how to create a Time Policy to help you use your time at work more effectively – Call me: (860)961.6824 or Email me: cchomeconcierge@gmail.com

Why Hire a Pro Organizer to Stage Your Home?

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Lifestyle by Design

Stage Home 2

If you’re planning on selling your home, you need to make sure it’s decluttered to appeal to the prospective buyers – a professional organizer can help with home staging. If you’re moving into a new home, downsizing the home, or even combining homes, it’s not worth it to pack up more stuff than you have to.

After you’ve gone through your belonging with a professional organizer, you can have a garage sale which the PO can help plan, setup, be there the day of sale, and take care of what is left from the garage sale by donation, goodwill or some other charity. It’s a great way to make some extra money. If the majority of your items are high-end items, you might consider selling them online for a nice profit with the help of a professional organizer.

Would you like to get organized? If you’d like to schedule a free consultation with me and learn how a Professional Organizer can help you get a less stressful life.

Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Clean It Up! Being Productive in The Office Starts With Cleaning and Organization

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Lifestyle by Design

Okay, you can’t hire a Terry Tate to bring up productivity in your office, but you can hire a Cleaning & Organizing Service to bring efficiency and purpose to each area of your business.

What’s your biggest obstacle to productivity at work? For some people it’s the constant dings of smart phone notifications and emails; for others it’s distracting interruptions from co-workers. But for a lot of employees, the one thing that stands in the way of efficiency is simply not being able quickly find what they need to complete a task.

Being disorganized costs you time and money, people can spend hours looking for things in their office and on their computer, that they could be spending on work that’s making money for the business. Here are 10 Productivity Tips you can use at your office:

Productivity Tips