Get your startup organised with great software from WorkStraight

At ‘245 days...’ I look at the real issues that affect startups. It is a well-worn phrase that a high proportion of startups don’t make it through the first year. It is imperative to make sure your time and your money goes as far as you can get it in those crucial first twelve months. This is the time to get organised and have every part of your new startup work life as efficient as you can possibly make it. The fact is that you must be structured. The best way to do this is to use a piece of software that does the hard work for you. The best software I have found is www.workstraight.com

With WorkStraight you can get your startup in order, because the lean efficient startup is the one that makes ends meet, brings in income, survives and thrives.

You can use the WorkStraight software to –

•          Create work orders
•          Customize work order fields to match your needs
•          Have your tasks assigned to certain people
•          Cooperate with your members of your team, your vital customers, and any contractors you use
•          Securely create, receive and manage any service requests
•          Assign work orders to multiple people
•          Optional require approval of work order before work starts
•          Generate invoices
•          Attach files to work orders and tasks

And much more.

This can be used in the office or in the field to maximise the efficiency of you, your contractors, your team and your customers. This means that you can work smartly, always stay in touch with events and relax in the knowledge that you will be kept updated with all progress through the software any time of day wherever you need to be. The freedom to manage people effectively without standing next to them lets you get on with all the parts of your job that you need to concentrate on. This means you will be running your startup and generating the next set of customers to get you ahead of the game.

WorkStraight is a great tool and what’s more – it has a free plan and offers a 30day free trial for paid plans (no credit card required) so you can get used to the software. It is jam-packed full of features and extras that can allow you to take the software, and the management of your startup business, to the next level. Try it today, as it allows you to take control and manage your startup in a more efficient manner, whilst always staying in control.

Ambition is infectious

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Ambition is infectious. The sight of it imbues others with extra confidence. That is the Moeen Ali effect.

His cricket tangibly uplifts England. When he's involved - batting or bowling - the players have an extra spring in their step; their efforts are loaded with expectation; opponents visibly wilt. But natural talent is not enough. England need to play smarter cricket too. That's what this one-day international tour of Sri Lanka is about.

This section taken from the BBC website about the England cricketer Moeen Ali sums up how I want to go about my business. I want to be able to be this infectious ambition.

Picture 2 estate agents. One that works for an employer, clocks off at five, gets paid at the end of every month whether they sell your home or not. The other works for them self, can be contacted in the phone from 8am to 8pm, only earns if they sell your home. Which wpuld you choose?

If you could add to this an enthusiasm for their work, an understanding of marketing beyond a traditional estate  agent and beng a professional photographer.

Plus they are someone who can convey all of this when sat in your home at the time of market appraisal.

Hopefully, it's a no-brainier, because that estate agent is me!