Business Management

My Party Plan Business at a Glance

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Do you find it difficult keeping track of your income and expenses?
Do you find it hard to tell whether or not you’re making a profit each month?

Do you sometimes miss out on reaching your sales targets because you don’t have a system that monitors your progress?

When I worked in Direct Sales one of the greatest challenges I had was finding a system that allowed me to see how my business was tracking each month financially.  I knew I was making great sales at my parties and my Manager’s Fees were fantastic but I didn’t know what my overall income or expenses were each month let alone my profit.  With money coming in and out all the time I often found myself in quite a mess.

Then when taxation time came around I’d spend hours getting my paperwork together so my accountant could prepare my tax and let me know how I’d gone for the year.  Although I loved doing my parties, taking care of my clients and supporting my team, I wasn’t so keen on the book keeping side of the business.

Sound familiar?

If it does and you want to take control of your finances you’ll love My Party Plan Business at a Glance.  Using this simple system you’ll be able to track your monthly:-

  • Income
  • Expenses
  • Profit
  • Party Sales
  • Customer Reorders
  • Average Sales Per Customer
  • Average Party Bookings
  • Team Growth

It even keeps track of your year to date figures so you don’t miss out on great rewards because you failed to monitor your yearly progress.

Keeping track of your business has never been easier with My Party Plan Business at a Glance.  To be able to use this simple system all you need is Microsoft Excel on your computer and a willingness to put in a few figures each month.

So what are you waiting … start tracking your success today!

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Free Up Your Time For What Matters Most

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Are you surrounded by clutter?

Does your environment drag you down?

Is the never ending paperwork driving you crazy?

When I met Lorraine Pirihi in 2008 she sent me through an email asking these questions.  I remember thinking “Has she been checking out my office?” 

I was up to my eyeballs in paperwork and sick of wasting my time trying to find things.  I knew there needed to be a better way but like many people needed some help to find a system that worked for me. 

Sounds familiar?  Then check this out.

Introducting Lorraine Pirihi aka The Productivity Queen…

Lorraine PirihiLorraine’s passion for small business combined with her natural organizing abilities led her to create The Productivity Queen…helping small business owners reclaim their business and reclaim their life. Having worked with many small business owners in the past, Lorraine recognised that the average small business owner is extremely disorganized. They are so overwhelmed and time poor because they do not know how to be effective. As a result they limit the growth of their business, suffer from people problems, experience high stress levels, their health deteriorates along with their relationships.

They think if they work harder or hire more people they can get more done. Yet in many instances, the opposite can be true. In fact, just by making small tweaks to the way they work they can easily slash their workday by 30%, run their business with less effort and make more money.It’s not about working harder, it’s about working smarter.

Utilising her skills in productivity, combined with her coaching ability, Lorraine can assist YOU to work much less, increase your profits and get a life! Read the rest of this entry »