https://microventuredesk.com/Notes for a business that still fits in one room.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/a-receipt-goes-in-the-envelope-the-same-day/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with a receipt you can still read. A receipt goes in the envelope the same day. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/separate-the-tax-money-when-the-payment-arrives/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Separate the tax money when the payment arrives. This desk note is about money you expect to owe later. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/do-not-round-the-week-to-feel-better/Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000Do not round the week to feel better. Start from the actual figures for the week, not from a template you saw somewhere else.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/a-personal-expense-is-a-line-not-a-shrug/Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with money that left the business for a personal reason. A personal expense is a line, not a shrug. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/a-quiet-week-still-gets-a-page/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000A quiet week still gets a page. This desk note is about a week with little movement. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/write-the-name-before-the-order-is-done/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000Write the name before the order is done. Start from the customer's name and the thing they asked for, not from a template you saw somewhere else.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/a-complaint-gets-the-order-not-a-speech/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with the order a customer is unhappy about. A complaint gets the order, not a speech. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/a-deposit-has-a-receipt/Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000A deposit has a receipt. This desk note is about money taken before the work is done. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/ask-before-you-add-a-cost/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000Ask before you add a cost. Start from an extra cost the customer did not ask for, not from a template you saw somewhere else.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/keep-the-special-request-with-the-job/Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with a request that is easy to forget. Keep the special request with the job. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/the-next-action-is-a-verb/Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000The next action is a verb. This desk note is about the next physical step on a job. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/materials-get-checked-before-the-day-you-need-them/Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000Materials get checked before the day you need them. Start from the material a job will require, not from a template you saw somewhere else.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/tools-go-back-the-same-day/Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with a tool you used on a job. Tools go back the same day. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/stop-work-when-the-scope-changes/Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Stop work when the scope changes. This desk note is about a change the customer adds mid-job. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/write-the-supplier-and-the-lead-time/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Write the supplier and the lead time. Start from a part you do not have, not from a template you saw somewhere else.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/your-week-needs-an-off-switch/Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with the hour you stop. Your week needs an off switch. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/a-backup-for-the-key/Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000A backup for the key. This desk note is about a second key and a person who may use it. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/the-price-list-is-the-one-on-the-wall/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000The price list is the one on the wall. Start from the prices a customer can see, not from a template you saw somewhere else.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/insurance-and-licenses-have-dates/Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with a renewal you cannot skip. Insurance and licenses have dates. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/health-is-a-business-input/Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Health is a business input. This desk note is about the hour you eat and the hour you leave. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/the-shop-can-say-what-it-does-in-one-sentence/Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with the sentence on the door or the invoice. The shop can say what it does in one sentence. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/one-meeting-needs-an-outcome/Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000One meeting needs an outcome. Start from a meeting or a call, not from a template you saw somewhere else.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/mail-gets-opened-on-a-named-day/Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000Mail gets opened on a named day. This desk note is about the week's mail. It fits a business that still has one decision-maker.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/vacation-is-a-dated-plan/Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000Open the book and deal with days you will be closed. Vacation is a dated plan. That is the whole agenda.https://microventuredesk.com/journal/the-tasks-only-you-can-do-stay-short/Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000The tasks only you can do stay short. Start from tasks that require you, not from a template you saw somewhere else.