I’ve been running my own small business for several years now and from the beginning I’ve had a “Work Smarter Not Harder” attitude. One of the hardest parts of running your own business is worrying about the everyday things: project management, billing, taxes, insurance and more. With an attitude of keeping things as simple as possible, it’s been important for me to run my business with outside help regarding the aspects of operation I’m not interested in or adept at performing.

A lot of the accounting functions of my business I handle with software, and when it comes to tax time, I visit a certified accountant to deal with my filings. I use project management software to keep tabs on my client work and to track changes and shifts in each deal as they occur. As for insurance, I use a local agent who has always had my best interests in mind and has constantly found me good rates.

The video below is a promotional one from the folks at Mavenlink who offer some of the services for small businesses I mentioned above. The goal at Mavenlink is to consolidate all of your small business needs into one easy to use destination. Check out the video to learn more.