Clean & Tidy? It’s Best For Business

If you want to know a fact, it’s that no business has ever thrived on being disgusting, disorganized and dirty. Chaos adds a little bit of excitement to our lives, but no business is going to appreciate the chaos of mess and disorganization, and in fact, it can bring a lot of trouble to a place of work.

A business needs to be a well-oiled machine not just to succeed (although this does put you in the best position for success) but to survive. If a business shows disorganization, how exactly does it get anything done at all? How does it plan? How does it pay its staff? How does it budget? Disorganization brings chaos and disarray to a business, and what’s more, it brings questions. Business isn’t simple, but it can be a lot harder if we make it harder for ourselves by not being clean and by not being organized.

In all honesty, you can probably get away with a bit of disorganization in business, but you cannot get away with uncleanliness. Health and safety laws dictate that our workplaces need to be clean and not just for hygiene reasons. Tripping on slips and spills do not just take someone to the ground, it takes you straight to court if you’re at fault. Cleanliness is for hygiene as well, and this is important in all forms of business, but if you’re working with food – it’s downright crucial. A dirty restaurant is going to lose business, and it could make people sick – which is not good for business at all, is it? How do you keep a business clean? It’s easy. You either do it yourself, or you follow the lead of everyone else and hire cleaners who can get your business spotless and healthy in no-time at all. You might want to invest in a commercial pressure washing service to get the exterior spotless as well. Cleanliness does matter when it comes to business and while it is more important to some aspects than it is to others.

Disorganization also causes a bunch of issues. Let’s forget the fact that it is inefficient and that it causes problems when it comes to productivity, because there are some serious problems that disorganization can cause. Disorganization means that hiring processes could discriminate, it might be an unequal workforce, it could lead to over hiring and miscommunication. Disorganization can cripple a business in terms of its structure. Any business that succeeds does so on a foundation of good organization and discipline.

There are financial considerations as well. How does a business with no organizational qualities at all file their taxes on time and accurately? Well, they need to smarten up or face the sanctions, which are serious. Many businesses seek help – like they do with cleaners – and hire accountants and financial staff. Organizing a business is as much about what you do to bring on help as it is about what you do yourself, but don’t get it twisted here, organization in your business comes from you and what you you do in your day to day. Apply the practices of being clean and tidy to all aspects of your business.

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About Dequiana Jackson

Dequiana Jackson, Founder of Inspired Marketing, Inc., helps overachieving women entrepreneurs conquer limiting beliefs and create marketing plans that grow their businesses. This includes one-on-one marketing plan development, digital product creation, web design and content marketing. Dequiana is the author of Know Your Business: How to Attract Ideal Clients & Sell More and runs the award-winning blog, Entrepreneur-Resources.net.

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  1. Hiring professionals to clean your business is a smart investment and it’s rather affordable too.

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