Effective time-management for the self-employed

When you run your own business, it's easy to work long hours, day after day. You never stop because there's no one to tell you to. But is it the best way to work? Are you the driver, or are you being driven? Four ways to make more time in your day.

How to control your admin

In tray overflowing? Filing not done? VAT returns late? Paperwork piling up? How do you stay on top of the unappealing but necessary jobs? The answer is to devise a system to ensure you aren't caught out.

Working to maintain a healthy family life

Achieving a healthy work-life balance is the aim of a recent government initiative - but many small business owners are already doing just that. Lin Arigho's flexible work ethic won her the Lloyds TSB Best Boss Award for 2000. Discover how she and her staff balance work and life in a busy office.

A simple strategy to balance work and home life

Wouldn't it be nice if you could organise your life so that this year your dreams started to come true? Here are the five simple steps involved so you, your employees and your family can start to achieve that harmony.

How to delegate

If you are working 18 hours a day, seven days a week, the chances are you are doing something wrong - not delegating! Learn how to let go in this brief overview of delegation.

You can make more time!

We all know we could perform better, grow the business, plan for the future - if only we had the time... But you can actually do more in less time by working more constructively. Five measures one woman put in place which allowed her to change from a five-day working week to a four-day one!

How to identify the thieves of time

Overworked? Stressed? Never have time to do anything? It's a familiar story for most people in business. Here's how to identify the thieves of time.

When it's time to say 'No'?

Dealing with 'overwhelm'. It's all to easy to get pulled in all directions as you struggle to juggle all your commitments. Sometimes you just have to say 'No' to find time.

Now it's time to get organised

How would you like to find an extra eight hours a week? Learn the secrets of a business coach who does just this for his clients.

Catching the thief of time...

Procrastination really is the thief of time. We all do it. But it can be a sign of deeper problems than overwork. Learn how to conquer the eight most common reasons why we put things off til tomorrow...

Overcoming the task-list tyranny.

As a busy person, you probably keep a task list. Here's how not to become a slave to it.

Cut down on interruptions

We could all use more hours in the day. Clients and colleagues constantly interrupt us. They give us more work with ever tighter deadlines and don't seem to think about our own plans and priorities. One simple answer is to use our limited time better - eliminate wasted time and energy by managing ourselves more effectively. This requires a more assertive approach.

Regain control of your time in a busy world

Time... there never seems enough of it to go round. But leave some time to plan, and you'll be amazed how much time you will save. The guide includes seven ways to regain control of your time. It also offers nine ways to improve sales activity through better time management.

Never enough time? Regain control

How does your day begin? Are you besieged by queries as you run the gauntlet to your desk? How does your day end? With a hurried packing of briefcase, moving the paperwork (or e-mails) into the promised land of 'doing them on the train or at home'? Regain control and learn the secrets of prioritising.

How to make that great escape

You are working long hours, you're stressed, and you are getting stuck in a rut. What you need is a holiday, but you can't possibly get away... But if you really want to, you can. Here's how to make the great escape.

If only there were more time ...

Wish you weren't so stressed? Maybe you need to create some time. It's all a matter of conditioning. This guide explains why we often unconsciously make the decisions we do. Once you recognise this you can start doing something about it. Here's how.

Don't put a gun to your head when it comes to managing time

Time is precious for small business owners - but beating yourself up because you haven't completed a task is guaranteed to make things worse. Discover our guide to managing your time.