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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

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I admit it, I’m pretty addicted to my phone. I am trying to lessen my phone dependence for Lent. In my article on ideas for shaking up 2013, I mentioned the dependence we have on habit. The supplier doesn’t like the new product you designed. Don’t sleep with your phone. But I did answer the pressing email!

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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Regus.com has a program that provides access to office space in 2,000 locations worldwide, with a couple of nice bonuses: The locations will answer your phone 24 hours a day as well as accept your mail and other deliveries. As a company, we lead with our hearts and are very transparent with our suppliers,” she says.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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And then the phone rang. As the words “We have a problem…” came through the phone, the blood drained from my face and a sharp pain pierced my stomach. I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. I do more than 700 phone calls, not emails, to clients on their birthdays each year.

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Benefits of corporate hospitality for small businesses.

The Small Business Blog

In this article we will be examining how in fact this can be an easy preconception and that corporate hospitality can actually bring a wealth of benefits to any small business. This article was sponsored by Team Tactics. For some small businesses corporate hospitality can often be overlooked as an unneeded jolly.

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31 Ways to Be Less Wasteful In the Office

Eco-Office Gals

Buy from eco-friendly stationery suppliers. Use VoIP for phone calls as it’s cheaper. This article was provided by www.photocopier.org.uk , who can help you impartially understand the full spectrum of different office technology including photocopiers, multifunctional systems, utilities and consumables. Refill laser cartridges.

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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

Practically Perfect PA

I spent a lot of time researching great venues, restaurants, hotels and suppliers and I really enjoyed it. But first, some general rules that will help you stay current and still be productive: There are so many websites, blogs and articles that you could read to keep up to date but that is a problem in itself!