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Quick Tip: First thing to do to fix office equipment

ProAssisting Blog

For me, I’m usually under the gun with my hair on fire because I need to get this work done ASAP before my boss heads out the door for their business trip… and my computer freezes or the printer stops working or my fax machine won’t send. And do you know what they do? And do you know what they do?

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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

Many organizations provide orientation sessions for new hires, which is helpful, but doesn't usually cover the little things. I organized the manual with information about the organization and the area I worked in. In the folders I knew I would have a lot of work to do in, I organized them to suit my style of working.

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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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Low-VOC Commercial Design Goes Mainstream

Eco-Office Gals

Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are chemicals widely used as ingredients in products such as paint, building materials and furnishings, office equipment and cleaning supplies. GREENGUARD is one of several independent organizations that now certifies office furnishings that meet environmental criteria.

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The Use of Paperwork in Business and the Importance of Recycling

Eco-Office Gals

Just the very thought of not being able to properly organize so many folders is enough to exclude paperwork all together. It should copy, scan, print and fax without any problems. The patient would have to wait for an undefined amount of time until hospital personnel look through thousands of files.

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Spring cleaning the home office

Ian's Messy Desk

It is now time to put things in order and implement a system that will keep this space organized until spring 2012 and beyond. File and organize: Once you’ve decided on what papers you will keep, set up a filing system that will be easy for you to follow. Spring Cleaning: Save a Lot With a Little Organizing (walletpop.com).

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Spring Clean Your Business

Step It Up VA Coaching

Still, don’t you deserve a workspace that’s organized, bright, cheerful, and attractive? In the future, try to deal with mail or faxes as they come in – either respond, toss or file – and make it a goal to touch each piece of paper only ONCE. Clean up electronic files and documents. Update your databases.

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