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= "Organization can save small firms time and money" =

Today, February 2, is National Clean Off Your Desk Day! Time to clean off all the dust bunnies, recycle used paper, sweep, organize files and your desk so you can actually save money, especially small businesses."Growing or struggling, many small-business owners are sort of flying by the seat of their pants when it comes to getting organized," said Nadine Levy, owner of Management 180 in Calabasas. It's been stated that small companies spend about a week in a year searching for lost files, online documents, staplers, and other miscellaneous items. A lack of organization leads to major losses "if you don't file your tax records on time because you can't find your receipts, or if you can't find something you need for a client meeting you are heading out to, or if you have a payment due but can't find your records," said Donna Rosman, owner of Professional Organizing Services in Monrovia.

In my opinion, organization is the key to success. It's just like in high school, if you don't have the right papers at the right time it can lead to a drop in your grade. The more disorganized you are with your business, big and small, it can lead to a drop in sales, customers, and even workers who might not withstand the disorganization. Like in my job where I work, every 29th of the month, there is a day dedicated to organization and cleaning. Trust me, it really helps to know where certain things are when you most need them because just imagine the embarrassment when a customer asks you if you have a copy of their forms like say during tax season, how would it feel like to give them a response like..."Um...I can't find it..sorry."