Home topics small-business-resources growing Cloud Growing Hot Tips Cloud Coaching the ‘busyness’ out of business Daniel Jacobs September 1, 2015 Small businesses are at the heart of our economy, with more than two million operating across the nation and more than half a million Australians involved in startup activity at any point in time. As a business catalyst, I dedicate my time to helping these companies thrive and reach their full potential. Small business owners wear many hats and often find it difficult to strike the delicate balance between working in the business and working on the business. We all know we should spend more time on big picture activities such as marketing, recruitment and business growth, however the day-to-day tasks have a tendency to monopolise our time, rather than delivering what customers want in an efficient and effective way. In 2014, I founded Nine Pillars, a business consulting agency, which aims to help educate Australian business owners on how to increase efficiency and find ways to simplify internal administrative processes. We want to show Aussie businesses how to work smarter, not harder and to get them thinking about their big picture goals to sustain long-term business growth. We encourage clients to break down their overall challenge into smaller, more palatable chunks which work together to provide a big picture view. Here are three areas you can focus on to improve business efficiency and free up time to work on the business: Use technology to lighten your load Many small