Time management, goal setting, resourcefulness and record keeping are covered in this presentation from Small Business Victoria.

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Welcome
What will we cover today?
Time management
Goal setting
Resourcefulness
Record keeping

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Time Management
What techniques can we use to best
manage our time?
Learn to say NO
Identify and remove distractions
Get the day off to a productive start

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Activity – Identify and Remove
Distractions
Identify the distractions in your workday
(pages 2 - 3 of workbook)
Develop strategies to remove/manage the top
three distractions (pages 2 - 3 of workbook)
Time available: 5 minutes

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Time Management Continued:
Effective Diary Management
Effective diary management
techniques:
‘Chunking’
To Do lists
Prioritising
Delegating
Efficient communication

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Activity – To Do List
Thinking about the business tasks that you
need to complete tomorrow, fill in the to do
list on page 4 of your workbook
Time available: 3 minutes

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Activity – Prioritise Your To Do List
Using the information and example provided
on pages 4 and 5 of your workbook, prioritise
the tasks in your to do list
Time available: 3 minutes

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GOALS
S Specific
M Measurable
A Achievable
R Realistic
T Time-bound
Goals sharpen our focus on our business
activities and clarify our direction
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GOALS cont.
In 1996, after 30 years of research into the effect of
goal setting on performance, Edwin Locke at the
University of Maryland found:
the more explicit the goal, the more specifically it
is carried out
the more challenging the goal, the greater the
achievement

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Activity – Create a SMART Goal
Create your own
SMART goal for your
business or your life
(pages 9 and 10 of
workbook)
Time available: 5
minutes

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Resourcefulness
Identify your resources
Leverage your networks
“No one knows everything, everyone knows
something, all knowledge resides in
humanity”
Pierre Levy 1997
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Activity – Identify Resources
Identify the resources that will help you to
achieve your SMART goal (page 11 of
workbook)
Time available: 3 minutes

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Record Keeping
Meet your taxation requirements
Keep track of financial trends that will help you
plan for the future
Show the financial side of your business to
lenders
Improve customer service
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Record Keeping cont.
Manual vs. electronic
bookkeeping
Setting up your
filing systems

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Small Business Mentoring Service
Business mentors help you to identify a clear direction for you
and your business
Business mentors can also advise you on how to:
conduct market research
price and/or cost your products or services
develop an effective marketing strategy
use other business management tools
To arrange a session with a business mentor go to:
www.sbms.org.au

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Discussion and Questions
Thank you for attending
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