Red Stapler Consulting

Red Stapler Consulting was formed to meet the unique needs of freelancers, independents and small businesses.  We want to provide them with the assistance and means to bring their business to the next level and higher.  By providing office management and business administration services on an as needed, a la carte basis, we provide our clients with superior service at a price that takes into consideration an indie’s budget.

Yes for those of you asking and chuckling, that Red Stapler!   For those of you who are saying, huh?  Go rent the movie Office Space.  The name is not only a bit of silliness from one of our all time favorite movies, but we think it helps relay the message that Red Stapler’s goal is to relieve you of  the aspects of running your business that you find tedious, redundant, impractical or nonsensical.

Red Stapler Consulting was developed to provide independents, freelancers and small businesses all of the services that they would receive if they had the money and resources to hire a full office staff, office manager and Operations Director.  The services we provide include:

Scheduling / Time Organization & Planning

Write / Type / Proofreading Services

Invoicing

Bill Payment/Expense Tracking

Contract, Lease and Agreement review and negotiation

File Organization & Maintenance

Client/Contact Maintenance & Recognition

Travel arrangements

Mailing

Personal Assistant Services

Our founder, Gloria Bell brings several years of  very diverse small business and office management experience to Red Stapler.  Gloria has spent several years working in both large and small corporations, as well as running a few small businesses.  Her experience handling all of the nitty, gritty office stuff of a few small businesses and negotiating the mazes of corporate America have given her a incomparable insight into how to efficiently, effectively and profitably run a business.

Born of Gloria’s experience, plus working with and knowing several indies and freelancers, Red Stapler has a unique model for providing these services.  We recognize that the average independent would hire office staff or an assistant if they could afford it.  The problem is that generally they can’t.   So they are left with no option but to find the time to get leads, pitch to new clients, produce the work or make the sales plus handle all of the day to day aspects of running their businesses.   What do they do when there is an aspect of running that business that they either are not good at, don’t like or just don’t have the time for?   That is where Red Stapler comes to the rescue.  If the one thing that the freelancer needs help with is making sure the invoices get out the door on a regular basis, we’ll do just their invoicing.  Or their file maintenance or their contact follow-up or whatever services fill the need of that specific individual.  We provide a full service menu of work in an a la carte format.  Take one, two, three or all of our services, customized to the specific needs of the particular business.

Red Stapler is also there to “save the day” when that huge project comes along.  The one that the independent knows is going to be their entire life 24/7 for the next _X_ amount of time (weeks, months, etc..)   Red Stapler can handle the basic necessities of keeping the business running to allow the freelancer or independent to be their fullest, most creative, most productive selves.

That is the sole purpose of Red Stapler - to relieve the indie of the day to day, occasionally mundane, repetitive tasks that take them away from being artistic, gifted, prolific, producing those billable hours and finishing projects.

So how can Red Stapler help you?