{"id":7542,"date":"2015-06-09T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/?p=7542"},"modified":"2015-06-09T11:27:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T15:27:00","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of a Small Business Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting a small business is super exciting, incredibly rewarding, and a challenge worth taking on. As your own boss, you\u2019ll have a chance to set the pace for your business and make all the decisions.  Doesn\u2019t that sound like fun?<\/p>\n\n<p>There are certain tasks you\u2019ll have to perform on a regular basis (probably daily) to make sure the business runs smoothly.  These tasks are the backbone of any business, regardless of size or profit margins. Today, we\u2019re going to look at a typical day in the life of a small business owner.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner\/#HR\" >HR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner\/#Customer_Service\" >Customer Service<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner\/#Finances_Accounting\" >Finances &#038; Accounting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner\/#Inventory\" >Inventory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner\/#Marketing\" >Marketing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner\/#Maintenance_Upkeep\" >Maintenance &#038; Upkeep<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-small-business-owner\/#Working\" >Working<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HR\"><\/span>HR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>If you have employees who work for you\u2014even if they\u2019re just volunteers\u2014you need to complete some basic human resources tasks to ensure you stay on top of things.<\/p> \n\n<p>Interviewing candidates, scheduling employees, providing feedback on employees\u2019 work, doing payroll, etc. are all tasks that will need to be completed regularly.<\/p>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Starting-a-Small-Business-HR.jpg\" alt=\"Small business owner conducting interview\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Starting-a-Small-Business-HR.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Starting-a-Small-Business-HR-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Customer_Service\"><\/span>Customer Service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Especially when you\u2019re just starting a small business, odds are you\u2019ll have to do a little bit of everything. That includes answering the phones and communicating with customers and inquirers by email and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/2014\/09\/social-media-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p> \n\n<p>Ideally, during business hours you\u2019re available to answer that phone when it rings.  If messages are left outside of business hours, then you\u2019ll want to return those calls first thing the next morning.<\/p> \n\n<p>Same goes with emails. Try to answer emails within about an hour or two of receiving them (the quicker, the better)\u2026 and try to respond to all emails first thing in the morning before moving on to other jobs.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finances_Accounting\"><\/span>Finances &#038; Accounting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>As the business owner, it\u2019s your job to deal with all of your business\u2019s finances. This includes cash flow, setting up a line of credit, ensuring clients are paid up, submitting documentation for taxes on time, and so on.  Sound like a lot of work? Likely an accountant is one of the first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/2015\/04\/starting-a-small-business-youll-need-their-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people you\u2019ll want to consult when starting a business<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inventory\"><\/span>Inventory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Purchasing &amp; Ordering fall under your domain as well. This might not necessarily be a daily task\u2026 but at the very least it\u2019s a weekly one.  Do you have enough supplies to get your company through upcoming projects? Is there anything you\u2019re going to need in the next month or two?<\/p>\n\n<p>Thinking further ahead, are there any upcoming events or expected spikes in business that you need to prepare for now?  This is often the case with retail businesses (they\u2019ll start ordering Christmas inventory in July!) and it could be true for your business as well.<\/p>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Small-Business-Owner-Inventory.jpg\" alt=\"Woman starting a small business and doing inventory\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Small-Business-Owner-Inventory.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Small-Business-Owner-Inventory-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marketing\"><\/span>Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>We\u2019ve talked a lot about a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/2015\/05\/small-business-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small business owner\u2019s marketing responsibilities<\/a> on this blog, but I\u2019m quickly going to mention it again.  Marketing is an ongoing mission and one that shouldn\u2019t be ignored.  At the very least, your daily marketing tasks should be posting to social media and writing for your blog. About once a week, you\u2019ll want to either work on your newsletter(s), or your website, or your search engine optimization.<\/p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m going to lump networking into this category as well. For many small businesses, some of the best marketing is still word of mouth.  Are you keeping in touch with your past clients? What about vendors you\u2019ve worked with in the past (and enjoyed it)? All these little things need to be done!<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maintenance_Upkeep\"><\/span>Maintenance &#038; Upkeep<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>If you have a home office, maintenance can be anything from cleaning your desk(s) to changing a burnt lightbulb to vacuuming your workspace or washing the windows.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you\u2019re renting a commercial space or office, you might be lucky enough to have a cleaning staff provided by the landlord. These are the people who will take care of vacuuming and making sure the bathrooms are clean. If you don\u2019t have that luxury, then guess who that job falls onto? That\u2019s right! But even if there is a cleaning crew at your office, you\u2019ll still want to take on the job of spot-dusting furniture, cleaning the kitchen area (if you have one), etc.<\/p>\n\n<p>Note: Especially if you\u2019ll be meeting with clients at your office, don\u2019t skimp on the maintenance of your space.  I can\u2019t tell you how much a messy or dirty office truly turns off potential clients.  Let\u2019s keep it clean!<\/p>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Starting-a-small-business-with-a-clean-space.jpg\" alt=\"Starting a small business with a clean space\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Starting-a-small-business-with-a-clean-space.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Starting-a-small-business-with-a-clean-space-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Working\"><\/span>Working<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget the reason why you own this business!<\/p> \n\n<p>I know this seems like a lot.  But with proper planning, these tasks shouldn\u2019t take more than an hour or two a day, leaving the rest of the day wide open for your real, actual, work. The key is not to let any one of these build up by ignoring it.  So when you\u2019re just launching your business, set yourself a schedule of daily tasks and follow it! You\u2019d be surprised how much this simple method helps.  And hey, if things get a little out of control, check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/2015\/03\/top-tips-stress-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide to stress management<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n<h3 align=\"center\"><i>QC\u2019s courses come complete with business training to get you off on the right foot! Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/your-makeup-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business training series<\/a> for more information!<\/i><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are you thinking of starting a small business? 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