Office organisation
The home office
Many of us run a home office these days. As more households acquire computers (do you need help with yours?), we've all become our own accountants, designers, secretaries and lawyers... and, of course, there's the paperwork which is generated by the rest of the world! Legal certificates, insurance documents, utility bills, tax returns, school reports, bank statements... how do you deal with yours? How long do you need to keep these things? Could you find them if you needed to?
The small business
Many people (like me) are finding opportunities for running their own businesses. However, if your talents lie in (say) furniture upholstery, hypnotherapy or beauty treatments, you won't necessarily have the training and experience for running your office! It can be a shock if you've left behind the support of a larger company, with its IT specialists, secretaries and accountants, to find how many new skills are involved.
Cassie helped me to reinstate my business filing
system and joy of joys, this has saved me at least half an hour a day,
allowing me to keep on top of my admin for the first time in years and
now generate more work...
Surbala, Cambridge
The larger business
I've spent many years working in a wide variety of industries, am well accustomed to public speaking, and also have run courses and presentations for varying needs (ranging from the clergy to a relief agency in Sarajevo!). I spent five years working part-time in local government, and there acquired wide experience of designing processes to ensure the efficient running of services to the public. If your needs lie in this area, please contact me to discuss your specific requirements.
Cassie helped us see how much more efficient we
could be through simple but effective organizational strategies. Cassie
brought a fresh and energetic approach into our traditional and somewhat
change resistant organization. Particularly impressive was her ability
to get her ideas across in an environment which was culturally diverse
and very different from that of her normal work assignments.
Simon Hughes, Head of Intellectual Property Services, Novartis
International, Basel