When I started my own business last year, I expected to run a one-man operation for sometime, especially with the state that the economy was in. Luckily for me, I was able to find a cozy little niche market, and within a few months I realized the need to hire on three more full-time employees. While the extra workers definitely eased my workload, I hadn’t anticipated some of the new tools that I would need around the office.

After one week with my new staff, I recognized that we would need weekly meetings to ensure that everybody was on the same page. The first meeting was shaky at best, with me stumbling through my notes and looking quite unprofessional. After that little fiasco, I decided to invest in a few presentation easels, and since then all of our intra-company powwows have been much more streamlined.