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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

Success

Spanx: From concept to creation The idea for Spanx came about in 1998, when Blakely—who was selling fax machines door to door in Florida—wanted to eliminate panty lines showing through her cream-colored slacks. And I went, ‘Uh-huh, of course.’ And I’m like, ‘Uh-huh, of course I can,’” she says. Practicality is kind of her thing.

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Why Your Website Must Include a Portfolio

Eco-Office Gals

If you do list college or vocational training information it’s always a good idea to include a list of relevant courses you’ve completed. This can include business addresses and mailing information, telephone numbers, email addresses, a fax number, and alternate websites or URLs. Products, Services and Past Employment.

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The 'Bcc'- Friend or Foe

The Office Professionals Place

The daily inbox is comprised of spam, junk mail, solicitations, marketing advertisements, greeting cards, friendly ‘hellos’, newsletters, and of course, business correspondence. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-workers favourite, OMG! Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. Writing all in caps is a form of e-mail shouting. Who are you? 4 percent of women&#.

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Choose Your Method of Communication Effectively – Email, Phone, In.

The Office Professionals Place

DO NOT use email as a form of relaying disturbing news (i.e. However, in many situations it may be the most effective form of communicating. Of course, this may not be possible because you are in different countries or parts of the world, the second method would be to pick up the phone, followed by an email introduction.

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

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Even if you are not the most technical person on your block, you probably have some form of technology in your life that you love.  Of course, there are many other features, but these are the highlights, in my opinion. Using phone or fax, with time changes and all the challenges involved was awful.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Of course, youre going to take a different approach. If you should choose to use one of these methods, and use it regularly in interviews, you may find portions that you can ‘recycle’ with different companies, but of course some degree of customization will be required. Help them better leverage partners and suppliers?