The day is going by swiftly. You check your innumerable To Dos, pull up your socks and start your computer. Your eyes run on the screen in search of that green signal green app- the Excel sheet. “No results”, your system says. Boom! You wake up. 

The worst nightmare or the worst nightmare? 

Big or small, every business is built with a huge amount of data, finance and its loyal employees. Excel sheet is not only the ingredient that enhances the flavor of your work but is the flame that cooks your business well. 

Here are the pillars of excel sheets that hold the small businesses up amongst the giant ones, managing their employees at its best-

• Employee Information- a database of all the personal information including the employee’s name, contact details, emergency contacts, their departments, work type, etc is stored on a sheet. This way the company can track their work status. Not only information but the hyperlinks to their existing work and profiles could be pasted on the sheets. 
• Attendance update and Leave Tracking- Work hours could be column wise noted where the company can track the POA and EODs of the employees, which eventually gives them a perspective at the time of increment. Small businesses, instead of noting it roughly, can create leave tracking sheets including their sick leaves, earned leaves, casual leaves, etc with firm reasons and the number of days. This makes the salary distribution part easier for the HRs.
• Performance Management- small businesses have no big number of employees which leads to delegation of big responsibilities to their existing employees. Databasing of the quality of work and timely submission of assignments, gives an overview of the employee to the organization. It helps in setting and tracking the goals. Eventually giving the recognition that the employee deserves. 
• Deadlines and Work Schedules- small businesses have a lot to cover in terms of sales, finance, marketing, advertising and more. Deadlines and timeliness are the core values of startups who are targeting the big markets. Excel sheets give them a space where they can schedule their allocated responsibilities and work in coordination with the ticking of clock. The overtimes, part times, breaks, shifts, could all be managed easily with the help of a database. 
• Recruitment and Hiring- database of the candidate’s skillset, certifications, qualifications and interview feedback could be easily registered in the sheets. The candidates could be segregated, and the pays and allowance could be planned accordingly.
• Expense Tracking and reimbursement- travel expenses, reimbursement claims, corporate credit card transactions and more are covered in the excel sheet. Expense tracking for small businesses is a cakewalk with the help of excel sheets. 

Secret that didn’t go in the pointers above- 

It’s cheap. Your money sticks to your pocket.

It’s easy to use. No rocket science to sit and scratch your head all day. 

It's customizable. Fill it, edit it, share it, save it, fill it, edit it and so on..

It’s flexible. Keep it in your computer at the office desk or carry it in your phone to the mountains as per your convenience. 

Not convinced? Say no to the excel sheets and kick the butts of your loyal employees