Common jobs your business may need now or in the future

Running your business may require a lot of people, or you may be able to do it all on your own. Every business is unique and requires different people and tasks for different stages of growth. Below you will find a combination of jobs, tasks and job titles that you can do yourself, hire someone to carry them out or subcontract them.

Receptionist / Secretary / Office Assistant:

Duties May Include:

  • Answers to questions about working hours, products, company policy
  • Direct the client / clients to the correct destinations
  • Answer incoming calls
  • Mail handling and classification
  • Typing memos
  • Appointment settings
  • Calendar
  • Registry mantenance
  • Stuffed
  • Data entry
  • Office Organization
  • Account statements
  • Bill Payment

Business or company administrator:

Duties may include:

  • Billing
  • Observation of commercial operations
  • To buy
  • Rental
  • Training
  • QA
  • Problem resolution
  • Creation of daily operations reports
  • Marketing strategies
  • Product selection
  • Inventory control

Sales representative:

Duties may include:

  • Search prospects
  • Creation of promotional material
  • Calls to prospects
  • Closing sales
  • Creation of sales promotions

Security guard:

Duties may include:

  • Protect people
  • Property protection
  • Prevention of problems caused by others
  • Create records
  • Security camera monitoring
  • Routine inspections for any suspicious activity

General work:

Duties may include:

  • A variety of general tasks that require physical labor.
  • Transportation of Products
  • Upload / Download
  • A variety of different tasks
  • Heavy lifting

Grocer

Duties may include:

  • Storage shelves
  • Inventory control
  • Inventory management

ATM:

Duties may include:

  • Charge customers
  • Product Bagging
  • Customer service

Drivers:

Duties may include:

  • Product loading
  • Product download
  • Making deliveries

Webmaster:

Duties may include:

  • Web design
  • Updating your website
  • Website optimization

Essential office equipment

  • Business creation forms
  • Reliable computer system
  • Paper crusher
  • Laptop or tablet for when you are out of the office
  • Printer / Copier / Scanner
  • Comfortable office furniture including: Desk, chairs and seats for clients
  • External hard drives for data backup
  • Telephone – Landline, cell phone, smartphone
  • High speed internet access
  • Labeler
  • Binding machine
  • Laminator
  • File cabinet
  • Bulletin board
  • Calculators
  • Stapler
  • Pair of scissors
  • A letter opener
  • A staple remover
  • Stationery (list of common items below) Clips
  • Binders
  • Tape and Dispenser
  • Presentation folders
  • Calendars and planners
  • Labeling Machines and Tapes
  • Ink and toner
  • Staples
  • Post-It Notes
  • White-Out
  • Pencils and pens
  • Thumb tips
  • Rule
  • Measuring tape
  • Envelopes
  • Stamps
  • Paper
  • Markers
  • File folders (filing cabinets)