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The Post Office Expanding Use of Contingent Workers

Small Business Labs

Postal Service in the Wall Street Journal.   The driver behind this is labor costs are 80% of the postal service's total costs. At UPS labor costs are 53% of total costs and at Fed Ex they are 32% of total costs. Interesting interview with the head of the U.S.

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Even More Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in the Office

Eco-Office Gals

Check out the list below: Go Paperless – Are you still printing out documents and sending correspondence through the postal service? To reduce your carbon footprint and cut the cost of copy paper, copier maintenance, and ink, try going paperless. This would cut down on the cost of utilities as well.

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6 Eco Friendly Marketing Tips

Eco-Office Gals

Most online printing websites offer all of their designs on eco-friendly recycled paper products, usually with a decrease in cost. If you don’t see these options, call customer service and request them, the company may not realize there is a market for it yet. Organic T-Shirts With Your Logo. Green Ways to Ship Packages.

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Worried About Your Online Resume?

Professional Assistant Blog

It only costs $59.99 You have the option of keeping your identity confidential or if the particular job site doesn’t allow for this, Resume Rabbit will replace your personal information with something that’s not identifiable. USD, but is a one time fee and won’t have to pay for monthly charges like other sites make you.

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8 Small Business Ideas to Start You on the Road to Success

Small Business CEO

Business licenses, taxes, insurance, COBD (Cost Of Doing Business) – aren’t mentioned here as they so often vary from country-to-country, state-to-state, province-to-province. Once you get one contract and show the postal service you can be relied upon, future contracts will be offered/awarded to you and the business can grow.

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Tired of Sending Recurring E-mails?

Professional Assistant Blog

SendLater for Microsoft Outlook allows you to send e-mails directly from your software on your computer (this is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook), but then there is a cost associated with it. You can send recurring e-mails as many or as few times as you want.

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E-mails Should Not Be Like a Game of Tennis!

Professional Assistant Blog

Using e-mail is a great tool, especially if you are trying to cut down on company costs via international phone calls and postage fees. People use e-mail too frequently, making messages more and more convoluted as they go back and forth like a tennis ball.

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