As a small business owner, the full weight of your company falls on you. Sure, your employees will support you and in that way, they will divide the labor.  As the enterprise is your brain-child, you are the one who sets the rules and takes the decisions. Therefore, it is extremely important to maintain a work standard and discipline to boost your productivity. Here are 6 more ways that you can increase your productivity.

1. Less social networking: To be effective at work is to focus solely on it during office hours and to achieve this, it’s necessary to clock out the biggest modern distraction- the social network. Facebook and Twitter may have become an integral part of many of our lives but that’s no reason to be indulging in them during work hours. Hence, in order to maximize productivity and project commitment, you can take certain actions like silencing notifications or altogether disable them during your work hours.
2. To-do Lists: Get into the habit of creating a list of the work pending for the next day before you go to sleep. This will not only help you manage your work better but will also help you prioritize the tasks accordingly. Also, going over your pending tasks creates a subconscious feeling of comfort whereupon you can rest peacefully.
3. Unoccupied days: Many experts and successful CEOs agree that it is important to have a meeting-free day in the week. Meetings have a tendency to be derailed and/or unproductive and it is widely accepted that even with fewer meetings, it is possible to maintain good performance, if not better. Fewer meetings would mean more hours contributed, which in turn means more work. This equals greater productivity which is the primary goal of a successful entrepreneur.
4. Start with the Important: It has been determined that people are most productive at the start of the day and therefore, it’s best to prioritize the most urgent part of the work in the morning, working your way down to the less important ones.
5. Do Not Multitask: Although it’s a common view that an accomplished worker should know how to multitask and complete several tasks together to save time, this actually kills productivity. When we concentrate on more than one thing, our energy and focus are also divided, which means the net productivity diminishes as nothing gets done 100%. It is, hence, absolutely unadvisable to multitask at work.
6. Know your limit: Hard work is appreciated by all and there is no better way to prove this than by becoming the most hardworking individuals among your peers. However, remember that your mind and body aren’t limitless and there are certain needs that you need to satisfy to ensure regular productivity. For example, if you have been working for a dozen hours or so at a stretch, it is best to wrap up for the day and come back the next day, refreshed and eager. In a state of tiredness and fatigue, all you can achieve are imperfection and carelessness.

It goes without saying that entrepreneurship brings its challenges to the scene but with the proper directives, one can rise above these to become truly successful and a force to be reckoned with. In the corporate scene, the way to a flourishing career can be tricky but with the steps mentioned above, it is possible to minimize expenditure and boost productivity greatly.