Streamlining business operations can sound like a daunting task. But if you use a simple, methodical approach, you can make a big difference without overhauling everything you do! 

At Elevate, we focus on helping our clients create systems to streamline and automate their operations so they can avoid getting stressed out, overworked, and overwhelmed. 

Ever wish there were two of you to handle all the tasks and responsibilities on your desk?

That’s probably a good sign it’s time to hire! 

Expanding your team, whether you’re adding your first team member or hiring your 25th employee, can be a complicated, exhausting process if you don’t have a specific system in place. 

Happy clients stick around longer and shout your praises to their network, friends, and colleagues. 

We all know it’s far more valuable to maintain an existing client than to land a new client, so keeping our clients happy clearly benefits our bottom line. For a lot of CEOs and business leaders, having happy, well cared for clients is also an important core value. 

Running a business or managing a team tends to come with a lot of responsibilities and tasks. So it’s not surprising that there are some things that get lost in the mix––put off until you have “more time” (when does that happen?!) or ignored until they become impossible to avoid. 

Love it or hate it, planning is a crucial part of any successful business. 

At Elevate, we happen to love planning. We do all sorts of planning––for our clients, for our own team, and in our personal lives––and we’ve developed some really useful tips and strategies to make the process easier and more effective. 

What do you do when you put your shiny, new plans and strategies into place… and they hit a bump in the road?

Many of us spend so much time planning and dreaming for a new month, quarter, or year in our business that we don’t actually know what to do when those plans don’t go according to, well, plan. 

Planning for the future of your business – whether it’s a new year ahead, a new quarter, or even a new month – can’t be accurately done without understanding where you are and where you want to go. 

We all know how hectic the holiday season can feel, but it doesn’t have to be pure chaos! 

Every business is built on systems and processes. The question is – are they intentional and strategic or chaotic and disorganized?

We consider a system to be the way your business does things and a process to be the tools you use to do things in your business.

If you’ve ever opened your email inbox and been overwhelmed, you’re not alone. 

But a messy inbox may be costing you more than just stress – it can lead to a huge loss of time, resulting in decreased productivity and overall business growth.

Every business has hundreds, if not thousands, of documents floating around at any given time, so it’s crucial that you understand how to manage them well. 

Without proper document organization and systems, you’ll waste valuable time searching for what you need internally and what you need to share or send to your clients. 

Are you constantly double—or triple-booked with days that involve so many back-to-back meetings that you don’t have time to breathe?

Every CEO and leader we work with wishes they had more hours in their day. Can you relate?

While we can’t create more time, we are experts at helping you do more in less time, which can feel like the same thing! 

Running a business can feel like a non-stop deluge of meetings, Zoom calls, emails, and daily tasks.

As a CEO or business owner, part of your job is to make sure everyone is working toward a shared mission and vision – bringing together different roles and responsibilities to meet your shared goals.

As a kid, summer is a season of pure freedom and relaxation. Sun, pools, beach vacations, popsicles… nothing is better.

But as an adult, especially a business owner with kids, summer can be a challenging balancing act of entertaining kids, taking time off, and keeping your business running.

It can feel a lot less like pure bliss and more like pure chaos.

As the CEO or founder, you clearly want to do whatever you can to improve your business and reach your goals.

No one cares more or works harder than a CEO. You carry so much of the weight of expectations and results – showing up as the face of the business, ultimately responsible for the outcomes, whether they’re positive or negative.

This month at Elevate Virtual Business Solutions, we’re celebrating three years of problem-solving our clients' operational roadblocks and bringing them out of overwhelm so they can move their business forward with ease and focus.

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