Now that things are moving along with your small business, you’re growing faster than you can stay organized. With networking opportunities, new hires each week and more paperwork than ever before, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Thus, getting organized will be critical to growing in a way that is productive and successful. Luckily for you, there are a number of tools available to you that will make this process much easier to handle. Consider these five cluttered areas of your business and how you can tackle them.


Documents 

Filing cabinets should not exist in your office. Paperwork sprawled across your desk will take weeks to file, and you’ll probably lose if before you get the chance to do so. With everything moving online, it only makes sense that your filing process would do the same.

• Filing software: Consider investing in document management software – get everything filed, and organized, even searchable based on your own customizations. 

Contacts 

You talk about your new business everywhere you go – and when you do, you get business cards. Where do they go? Into your pocket and then into the washer; into your wallet and lost forever in the abyss. Instead, keep your important contacts organized with an easy to use app.

• Business card scanner: Download the business card scanner app from your smart phone and save each and every one before you lose or ruin it. 

Finances

There are few things more important to your small business than finances. From record keeping to staying on budget, it’s critical that, if nothing else, this one aspect of your business is organized and easy to manage. While you may have a basic knowledge of accounting, you’ll want software that can track and store everything for you.

• Accounting software: From taxes and budgets to automatic updates and reporting – this will be integral as your business continues to grow. 

Networking Opportunities

As a small business owner, you want to be attending networking events every chance you can. Not only do you get the opportunity to market yourself and your business, but you can make valuable contacts that can be beneficial down the road. But, between work and home, you seem to forget the dates.

• Integrated calendar: Whether you use, Outlook, Gmail, or another email host, be sure to take advantage of the integrated calendar. Move between email invite and calendar entry easily so you’ll never forget.

Employees

With more employees hired on, it’s important that they are organized as well. While each will likely have their own system in place, you should be giving them the tools they need.

• Collaborative software: Having the right software in place will ensure that your employees are able to be creative, productive and efficient. 

If you’re growing faster than you can say clutter, it’s time to get organized. Use the tools available to you to take control of your flourishing business and be successful.

Bio: Jessica Sanders is an avid small business writer touching on topics that range from social media to accounting software and debt management. She is a professional blogger and web content writer for ResourceNation.com.