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The end of the year always seems to arrive faster than expected. From finances and unfinished projects to client commitments and business admin, here are eight things I'd get organised now to make the final few months of the year feel a little calmer.

One thing I've noticed about running a business is that we get very used to doing things a certain way. You answer the emails. You remember the invoices. You keep track of the diary. You know which client needs what and which job you promised yourself you'd definitely get around to this week. And for quite a long time, that works. Then the business grows. There are more clients, more emails, more invoices, more things in the diary and approximately 147 little things that need

There is something about September that always feels a little bit like the start of a new year. The summer holidays are over, people are back at their desks and all those things that could apparently wait until September suddenly can't wait another day. Then there are the jobs you were definitely going to sort over the summer. The invoice that needs chasing. The emails you flagged to come back to. The folder of receipts. The job that's 90% finished and has been sitting at 90%

There is a lot of pressure in business to keep pushing harder, work longer hours and somehow become better at juggling everything that comes with running a growing business, and before long it can start to feel as though constantly being busy and one step behind is simply part of being a business owner. But after spending more than 15 years running independent businesses myself and quietly managing everything that happens behind the scenes, I honestly don't think it has to fe

Why a calm buiness runs better and how The Clear Operations Studio can help