Business Planning For the Very Small Business

Business Planning For The Very Small Business by Margaret Lukens

Recently I heard something from a struggling new business owner. She didn’t have a business plan because, she said, “I thought I wasn’t big enough for that.”

I can understand exactly why she would get that idea. Most business plans are designed for companies that hire numerous employees, rent large spaces (or buy them), and invest in manufacturing equipment. But individuals working from a spare room in their home can also start businesses – let’s call them “very small businesses” or VSBs.

 

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How to Become a Professional Organizer Part 1

Become a Professional Organizer

Welcome! Are you on this page because you want to learn how to become a professional organizer or start a new professional organizing business?  Well, I have created and will continue to create posts with you in mind.  Start with this post and continue reading, Managing Modern Life, on a regular basis for a series of blog posts giving you all the information you need on how to build a successful organizing business.

how to become a professional organizer with Geralin Thomas 919-380-7718

How to become a professional organizer-
Call Geralin Thomas
919-380-7718

By the way, let me introduce myself: my name is Geralin Thomas and I’m dedicated to coaching professional organizers who want to become successful business owners while pursuing their passion for organizing and helping people be more productive. I have been a business owner since 2002, I’m a past president of  NAPO-North Carolina, I teach classes for both the Institute for Challenging Disorganization and the National Association of Professional Organizers and I’m a public speaker.  In addition, I’m often quoted in national magazines and have appeared on lots of  TV shows including the Emmy-nominated  TV show Hoarders on A&E TV.  Still curious? Just Google me!  But, before Googling, “Geralin Thomas,” please spend time on my website and remember that comments and questions are encouraged and welcome Email me or leave a voice mail at:  919-380-7718 (same time zone as NY)

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What do Professional Organizers Want for Christmas? (3rd in a series)

Fernanda Graeff, a Professional Organizer in Brazil, Shares Her Christmas Wishes

Professional Organizers spend their days working with clients helping them by simplifying and de-cluttering their homes and offices.  I’ve  been really curious to ask how they spend the holidays and what they want for Christmas and the new year.

Read what Fernanda Graeff, founder and lead professional organizer at Armonizzare Ambientes, in Brazil has to say about *stuff* and the holidays.

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Christmas in Brazil

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Reasons For Joining the National Association of Professional Organizers

 Guest post written by Jane Campbell,  PhD, CPO

Since becoming a Professional Organizer and member of NAPO in 2003, I’ve had the privilege of meeting hundreds of organizers from all over the country and teaching classes for new members looking for information on how to become a professional organizer. It’s a great organization, but I don’t want you to take my word for it. Instead, I’ve invited my colleague Jane Campbell, who has belonged to NAPO even longer than I have,  to tell you why she’s a member, and why she thinks you should be too.

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Hoarding Essentials: Required Reading for Professional Organizers

Professional Organizer Training

Required Reading & Hoarding

When I began working with hoarders, very little had been written about hoarding, either from a psychological perspective or with regard to developing organizing strategies. Today, you can benefit from a number of excellent, well-researched resources designed for hoarders, their loved ones, and for the professional organizers who work to improve their lives. Consider the following as required reading.

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Organizing Essentials: Required Reading for New Professional Organizers

Professional Organizer Training

Required Reading (note these are really not “required” reading)

There are so many books about organizing and so many experts who specialize in the field of organizing that it can be overwhelming to try to acquire an organizing education and pursue professional organizer training without amassing your own public library. To guide you, I have curated a list of organizing and related books that I have read, enjoyed, and kept on my shelves.

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Metrozing New Professional Organizer Training

Professional Organizer Training

So many training programs out there. Are you wondering how to select the best new organizer training for you?

Are you a budding professional organizer, looking for some guidance to start off on the right side of the storage tub? Are you puzzled by all the different courses available? Maybe you’re wondering what classes to take and what’s the best training for professional organizer out there?

 

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I Want to be a Professional Organizer

How to Become a Professional Organizer and Becoming a Professional Organizer

To become a professional organizer and have your own organizing business requires wearing many hats and learning skills that until now may have been more of a hobby or a passion for you than a career move. Perhaps  you are considering becoming a professional organizer or starting a productivity business. Perhaps you are’t sure where to start.  Why not embark on an organizing career in an organized way – start with these resources to familiarize yourself with the basic philosophies, skills and systems.

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Strategies for New Professional Organizers

Professional Organizer Training

Hoarding

Professional Organizer Training

There are folks calling themselves “Professional Organizers” who make decisions for the client and throw things away. I hear this over and over again from clients and it taints the entire profession.

For all the new POs who may be reading this, you may or may not know this but you should not throw anything away, not even a gum wrapper or used pack of soy sauce without the client’s permission. Nothing should go into the trash unless it’s OK with the client. You might want to create a list, before beginning the job, and agree to toss certain things in the trash (like extra wire hangers or broken dishes) but be very specific and keep all the trash in one place for the client to “spot check.”

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