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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name. In addition to the name, phone numbers, company, and e-mail, include where and when you met the person, who introduced you, and why you might want to contact him/her in the future. I File Them (Then I Forget Them). The business cards?

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Top 5 Ways of Being More Efficient in Business

The Small Business Blog

Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Don’t purchase containers to store more documents and files – throw away as much of your old stuff as possible instead. Be ruthless with your filing.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Even if you phone the bank they need your secret passcode or they wont speak to you about your account. I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Thanks everyone for your input.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. Be professional on the phone and greet people who come calling, but not everyone needs to get in to see the boss. An assistant should pay attention and know what is going on in their boss’s world.

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Top 5 Ways of Maintaining Virtual Relationships

The Small Business Blog

Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk If email communication is not working well with a particular customer, don’t hestitate to pick up the phone or send a letter instead. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business.

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Top 5 Tips for Hiring New Employees

The Small Business Blog

Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Make sure you have a separate phone number that applicants can leave messages on without disrupting your workday. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Starting a Small Business?

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Christmas – Small Business Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Concentrate on your business, not your office. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Phyllis Diller (b.

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