If you’re always busy but rarely feel accomplished, this is for you.
Entrepreneurs don’t lack drive. They lack time, and worse, they’re often spending the little they do have on the wrong things.
The SME Time-Saving Toolkit 2.0 doesn’t offer hacks. It offers clarity. Designed for UK founders, it reveals seven strategic changes that separate those who scale from those who burn out.
Here’s a detailed taste of what’s inside:
1. Stop doing £10/hour tasks
You are not your admin assistant.
If you’re still reconciling receipts, updating spreadsheets, or proofing PowerPoints, you’re robbing your business of its CEO. Harvard research shows that top-performing leaders spend nearly 50% of their time on strategy and growth. You should be too.
Toolkit tip: Learn how to track, assess and delegate your low-leverage tasks without losing control.
2. Say ‘no’ more often
Your calendar is not a public resource.
Unplanned Zoom calls. Vague networking invites. “Quick favours” that eat half your day. The toolkit will help you identify and eliminate the hidden time vampires draining your momentum.
Stat to know: UK SMEs lose £35 billion a year to pointless meetings. Stop being polite and start being protective.
Toolkit tip: Build polite-but-firm email scripts and delegation systems so your VA can gatekeep your time for you.
3. Use asynchronous communication
Every meeting has an opportunity cost.
Live calls should be a last resort, not your default setting. Async tools like Loom and Slack let you communicate with clarity, without hijacking your day.
Stat to know: Context switching can cut productivity by up to 40%. That “quick call” could be your biggest productivity leak.
Toolkit tip: Includes a framework to decide when to meet live and when to go async, plus examples of tools to try.
4. Build SOPs and systems
If you explain it twice, it’s time to document.
Rewriting the same emails. Fixing repeated mistakes. Jumping in “just this once.” That’s not leadership—it’s leak management. SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) are how you scale freedom, not friction.
Efficiency boost: Businesses with up-to-date SOPs report up to 24% more operational efficiency.
Toolkit tip: Start with a Loom video or simple checklist; you’ll get real examples and a structure to follow.
5. Batch your time
Multitasking is a myth. Batching is a superpower.
Grouping similar tasks reduces fatigue, speeds up execution, and protects your focus. Stop scattering your energy across your day. Start designing it.
Pro insight: Founders who theme their days (e.g. Finance Fridays, Meeting Mondays) see fewer mistakes and better strategic thinking.
Toolkit tip: Learn how to build a batched calendar and avoid the most common mistakes (like mixing creative and admin work).
6. Automate everything boring
If it’s boring and repeatable, a robot should do it.
Chasing invoices? Copy-pasting leads? Manually booking meetings? You’re wasting hours every week. The future is low-code—and it’s available to everyone.
Stat to know: 74% of small business owners say automation saves them at least one full day per week.
Toolkit tip: A simple 3-step framework to identify automation-ready workflows, plus the best starter tools for founders.
7. Review your week ruthlessly
Success leaves clues. So does inefficiency.
If you’re not tracking how your time is spent, you’re operating blind. Smart founders schedule weekly reviews to reflect, adjust, and refocus.
Mindset shift: You don’t need more hours. You need to spend fewer of them on the wrong things.
Toolkit tip: Includes a 5-question review ritual that reveals what to cut, delegate, or double down on.
The toolkit is free, but the time you’ll win back is priceless
Each of these changes is actionable on its own, but together, they form a system. A way to run your business without running yourself into the ground.
Download The SME Time-Saving Toolkit
It’s practical and proven. Use it to build a week (and a business) that supports your goals.
Ready to take the next step?
Book a free consultation with Outsourcery and partner with expert remote support, so you can stop doing £10/hour tasks and start making £1,000/hour decisions.
