ABRR can streamline your business without CUTTING CORNERS, our team of business operation specialist can easily work through your entire operations spanning all departments and then formulate a plan to reduce your outgoings and create a more efficient working environment.

Here are some of the ways ABRR ‘cut the fat’ and improve the productivity of your business. If you apply a few of these, you’re well on your way to achieving greater profit and creating less stress!

1. Cut the Slackers!
   Not only will they not add value to your bottom line, they’ll drag other ‘productive’ workmates to their level. Cutting a slack worker (legally of course) will actually increase the productiveness of other workmates.
   
2. Cut the Paper!
   “Start a war against paper!” Do you need to print that email to read it? Or that brief? Reduce office clutter on desks and encourage better use of digital filing. 
   
3. Cut the Time!
   “A task can take both 10 minutes and an hour!” Have you noticed that if you give a task (i.e.: write a proposal) to an employee and they have a day to do it, they will, but if you give them 3 days to do the same task, guess what, they’ll take 3 days! Put tight and exact deadlines (i.e.: Wed 3:30pm) on important tasks, and your staff will become more productive.
4. Cut the Expenses!
   “Plug all the holes in your cash flow!” Make a list of all general expenses in your business. Next to each one, write one of the following: Need it, Review it, Cut it.
5. Target Different Work!
   “One project for $20,000 or ten projects for $2,000 each.” Look at the type of work you’re targeting. Is it worth targeting a different type or value of work? Most businesses just ‘do what they’ve always done’ rather than looking for more profitable types of revenue.
6. Don’t Work Late, Come in Early!
   “A clear mind is a productive mind!” Outside of work, this time should be used to recharge.
7. Motivate Staff, Offer Incentives!
   “Staff priorities are not the same as manager priorities!” Managers, Owners & Directors have different motives and priorities than staff but never ever put a gun to their heads.
8. Hire multi-skilled workers!
   “Enlarge your skill base without the cost!” It’s better to have two designer/developers, than a designer and a developer. Multi-skilled workers, by nature are generally better problem solvers, more flexible and more productive than single skilled workers.
9. Clean your Desks!
   “Start the Week Fresh.” Make it company policy that every Friday, before staff leave, all loose paper is to be filed away or organized in racks, drawers, folders or cabinets.
10. Clean your Digital Files!
    “Make it easy to find information!” Searching hard drives and servers for information can waste a lot of productive time.
11. Prioritize Your 20%’ers!
    “Do the important things first!” Most people procrastinate on the 20% of the tasks that create 80% of the revenue.
12. Review your Services!
    “Your services should be team players, not just expenses!” Do you consider your accountant, or lawyers an expense? Or do they truly add value? A good accountant will save you more money than they cost. With so many accountants, lawyers, printers, couriers etc available, are you sure you are working with the best you could be?
13. Systemise your Processes!
    “How can I do it easier, faster, and cheaper?” As a matter of habit, always look for ways to systemize processes. Create template emails, template forms and documents, a ‘roles and responsibilities’ chart, use process automation applications, digital timesheets, auto responders, automatic payments etc.
14. Use Remote Workers!
    “Only pay for what you use!” Every staff member not only costs a salary, but also a chair, a desk, a computer, power, square footage, coffee in the kitchen etc. By using remote workers and contractors, you’ll save money and maybe not even need a huge office. They’ll even pay for their own coffee!
15. Learn to Delegate!
    “Work on your business, not in it!” If you are a manager, you should be spending at least 80% of your time working on growing, systemising, trimming, and strategic planning. Are you spending too much time on menial tasks and grunt work that can be delegated? If so, learn to delegate (or use contractors) as this will free your time to concentrate on the big picture – “Growing your business and making it profitable!”

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