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Tips for Setting Up an Eco Friendly Business Online

Eco-Office Gals

Do you have a product that is energy efficient? Get “green” equipment. You’re going to need some equipment to get started. Plus, there are studies to support that people who work at home tend to be more productive because they are working in a preferred environment. Get on social media.

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Administrative/Clerical: Staying Healthy Around Sick Coworkers

Office Dynamics

There are several ways to minimize your risk of getting sick this flu season, so follow these tips to avoid reduced productivity and days off work. Many administrative professionals share computer equipment, telephones, and office machines with other people. If you are worried about catching the flu, disinfect these surfaces regularly.

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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

  Change Up Your Cleaning Products. Using less-toxic, biodegradable cleaning products not only improves the environment, but did you know that many natural cleaning products are usually sold in a concentrated form?    That means that your dollar goes much farther when you consume these products

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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. In our redesign, we used Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore low- and no-VOC products.

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

Stephanie LH Calahan

  I like to share various tools that help to make you more productive. 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. But I live and work in less than 200 square feet -- so I don't have the room for a lot of equipment.   OK! 

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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