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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

I also included instructions on how to use some of the equipment that I needed to use such as the telephone, photocopier and fax. Gone fishing Next, I started searching through hardcopy files at my desk and electronic ones on the server. It is amazing how much you can learn by what I call 'going fishing'.

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The Use of Paperwork in Business and the Importance of Recycling

Eco-Office Gals

Companies, businesses and industries with lots of customers have to implement several filing systems. The patient would have to wait for an undefined amount of time until hospital personnel look through thousands of files. Papers require manually filing which can take up valuable time and office space.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Simple Things You Can Do to Go Green in Your Business

Stephanie LH Calahan

When purchasing new equipment, pay attention to the energy rating.   Start with something like electronic faxes.    We use a service that allows a person to fax to a phone number, but rather than a physical fax coming out on our end, it lands in our email in-boxes.    We love ours! 

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Spring cleaning the home office

Ian's Messy Desk

Before starting this year’s spring cleaning, it is important to consider the following tips: Keep, file, shred: Start by sorting through your papers and making three distinct piles: what you keep, what you file (and keep organized for later use) and what you shred. “Go Through Your Files and Purge Them!

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Spring Clean Your Business

Step It Up VA Coaching

A good place to start is to streamline your files and documents. Clean out your file cabinet. Put old client files into storage and only keep active files in your immediate office area. File or toss that pile of papers into your newly streamlined filing system. Clean up electronic files and documents.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer. Since I work at home (and because we're full-time RVers, always on the road), I need to be able to fax/copy/convert from anywhere. Find here: steph.bz/EZBackup. Find here: steph.bz/jEB9d4.