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Steps for Creating a Paperless Home Office

Productivity Bits

Simply configure your scanner software to use optical character recognition (OCR) to automatically turn every scanned document into a searchable PDF, which allows you to find documents by searching for words they contain. With the addition of multiple cables, it is a good idea to purchase cable management solutions to avoid a tangled mess.

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10 Must Have FREE Personal Finance Apps for iPhone

Productivity Bits

With Square you can accept credit card payments, send receipts and process cash payments wherever you are. After signing up they send you a free card reader that plugs right into your phone and allows for a quick swipe to getting paid. Utilize the iPhone app craze and freely manage your money. moneyStrands.

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

Stephanie LH Calahan

Wordpress is not just a software, but a platform for managing, creating and publishing information on the Internet without having any technical and programming skills. And call me old-fashioned, but I still manage my e-mail in Eudora, which behaves in some ways similarly to TweetDeck. Managing Snail Mail And Paper Checks Online.

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Snail Mail 101

Clutter Coach

If you have a business partner but not an office manager, divide up responsibilities. Also shred credit card applications. You can download PDF copies and keep them on your computer. Similarly, one of you may be responsible for social engagements and medical appointments. Especially things involving money.

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Tips to Go Almost Paperless - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

  In fact, most of us have more paper to manage today than ever before.   Eliminate a lot of paper by having your statements sent to you electronically in PDF format.    If you are one that does not read them, go to your management website and elect to either stop the mailings or change them to email. 

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Benchmarking Customer Expectations - What’s the Right Yardstick?

Small Business CEO

When you pay your doctor bill, do you compare that process against other doctors, or do you think about being able to pay your credit card bill online? If you manage an internal support organization like Information Technology, Human Resources or Finance, re-visit your internal benchmarks. Think about it.

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Beyond Books: Building Multiple Streams of Income

Andrea Kalli

Ebooks The easiest way to create an ebook is to convert your printed book to a PDF document. Book formats on Smashwords include PDF documents and formats that can be read by ebook readers and devices like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPod, and Palm. Below are some ideas for earning money from products and services other than print books.