Tuesday 31 January 2012

Add Value by Documenting Your Business

By documenting your business you communicate to your people

exactly how your business operates and what work needs to be

completed by Employees filling the Positions in your

business.

It is vitally important to have your business documented if

you are looking to sell your business or looking to secure

external funding. Well written and maintained Business

Systems and Documentation adds great value to your business

and will contribute to you getting more money when selling

or sourcing external funding.

Important information in your business needs to be recorded

and communicated to your employees in a consistent way. This

information should include.

- Strategic Objectives.

- Marketing Plan.

- Company Policies and Procedures.

- Position Contracts.

- Business Systems Documentation.

- Operations Manuals.

Only one version of information should be made available in

your business. It is important to have only one version to

ensure that all employees have access to the most up to date

consistent information.

Access to critical documents should be controlled, Documents

should be made available only to Employees who need to have

access. You should use a tool that allows you to easily

control access to information and allows you to track when

changes have been made and who has made the changes.

Documents and Data should be maintained on a secure central

server with a data backup and recovery plan in place.

Documents should not be stored locally on employee PC


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Add Value by Documenting Your Business

By documenting your business you communicate to your people

exactly how your business operates and what work needs to be

completed by Employees filling the Positions in your

business.

It is vitally important to have your business documented if

you are looking to sell your business or looking to secure

external funding. Well written and maintained Business

Systems and Documentation adds great value to your business

and will contribute to you getting more money when selling

or sourcing external funding.

Important information in your business needs to be recorded

and communicated to your employees in a consistent way. This

information should include.

- Strategic Objectives.

- Marketing Plan.

- Company Policies and Procedures.

- Position Contracts.

- Business Systems Documentation.

- Operations Manuals.

Only one version of information should be made available in

your business. It is important to have only one version to

ensure that all employees have access to the most up to date

consistent information.

Access to critical documents should be controlled, Documents

should be made available only to Employees who need to have

access. You should use a tool that allows you to easily

control access to information and allows you to track when

changes have been made and who has made the changes.

Documents and Data should be maintained on a secure central

server with a data backup and recovery plan in place.

Documents should not be stored locally on employee PC


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