Professional Organizer in Portland, Oregon - Restoring Order offers professional organizing services for the sole proprietor

Self-employed professionals often drown in the overwhelm of handling their personal and business matters in one space. Savvy sole proprietors know that boundaries around their work and efficient systems are paramount to their career success. Yet few experience the benefits of self-employment because they are buried in an ever-mounting pile of paper and backlogged tasks.

Restoring Order® consultants bring both organizing and business expertise to the table. We partner with independent professionals to create and improve (and overhaul if necessary) their business systems. Whether you run a home-based business, act as a sales representative, or are the sole principal of an emerging business, our consultants work with you to expunge the inefficiencies and improve your processes.

Restoring Order® empowers entrepreneurs to take hold of their businesses, get in the "driver's seat," and reclaim their dreams.

Targeted deliverables to the Sole Proprietor may include:

Business process improvement
o Identifying and creating missing processes and protocols in business systems
o Improving efficiency in existing systems

Role management
o Creating a job description for the principal
o Identifying what and when to outsource

Strategic time investment strategies
o        Identifying priorities
o        Working “on” the business and “in” the business methodologies
o        Establishing boundaries and office hours
o        Managing tasks and calendars

Paper and information system implementation
Establishing personalized systems for:
o        The capture and activation of incoming paper
o        The management of current or pending projects
o        The storage and custom organization of permanent reference filing
Considering desired methods for input and output of personal and business information:
o        Contacts
o        E-mail
o        Electronic file storage

Space management
o        Navigating the confluence of personal and professional life in one space
o        Space planning for multiple functions
o        Furniture planning and/or design collaboration with storage professionals

Product planning
o Providing options and customizing paper and supply storage
o Product placement, loading, and labeling

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