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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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Stay organized and secure with electronic records management

BMT Office Administration

Such a management system utilizes information technology to organize and store records in electronic form. Many serve as supporting evidence when the company files taxes or gives reports to other federal agencies. The need for company policies. This information also serves as institutional memory. Research rather than assume.

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Stay on track with this payroll compliance checklist

BMT Office Administration

The Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ) provides clear guidelines on which employees may be classified as exempt vs. non-exempt. If you are unsure of how to classify someone for payment, refer to the Department of Labor’s guidelines on qualifying exemptions. Collect the required forms. Misclassifying an employee as exempt.

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The Take Over of Green Marketing

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Environmental conservation has played a major role in reshaping the corporate landscape of America since the late 1960’s onward as environmental policy reform began gaining popularity. Eco Labeling has been used with increasing frequency to convey that their products meet the standards of a third-party agency.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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Checklists ensure that all steps or actions occur, not necessarily in a specific order (though that can be part of the process), but rather just that they are completed, while a template is an established pattern - form letters, resume designs - that you can use over and over to produce the same result.

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Do Clients Need to Like You to Buy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Back when I used to work for advertising and marketing agencies, the client would choose from a list of agencies they had heard of and get us to pitch. All the agencies on their list could do the work, and had trust in the field built through reputation and client roster. Thinking of guest posting on Men with Pens?

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Six Ways to Get More Juice from Your Freelancer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Failure to pay as agreed is a particularly bad form of feedback, but I’ve often seen clients use it that way. When training young people in ad agencies I always coach them to start with the positives, with the things they like and that are on target, then their comments will be better received and will have context.

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