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3 Steps Toward a Paperless Office

Productivity Bits

To save on paper, some people develop a filing system through the computer, similar to the old ways, by using an office suite or another program to store documents in folders. Organize your folders by project, client, document or by any other means necessary. However, you cannot just create these files – you need to back them up.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Cost Effective Ways to Greenify Your Business

Eco-Office Gals

You can communicate via email; you can use things like Google Docs, Adobe and e-Signature to send documents and contracts; even faxes can be sent and received online thanks to companies like FaxZero and MyFax. Purchase Energy Star products. That’s because they have been officially certified as being energy efficient.

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10 Lessons Office Professionals Can Learn from Phil Jackson

The Office Professionals Place

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 10 Lessons Office Professionals Can Learn from Phil Jackson Phil Jackson, current coach of the Los Angles Lakers, is revered as one of the greatest basketball coaches in history. Here are ten lessons office professionals can learn from Phil Jackson in order to be successful on the “court.&#

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Simple Things You Can Do to Go Green in Your Business

Stephanie LH Calahan

  I learned this first hand when I spent some time with Karen Hanrahan this past month.    Did you know that most small businesses have at least 9 paper copies of every document because they either cannot find the original, or because the paper copy is the way that the information is distributed? 

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Five Things Small Businesses Need to Know About Free

Tips From T. Marie

Even so, I cut back on the things that I could in order to get a business phone line, a multi-function fax/printer/copier and a couple of business books. This is what I learned about using free for business. The free WordPress theme required more time to learn how to change headers and colors than a purchased theme did.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The lady to the left of me had inherited a 12 page job spec which had not been updated in 10 years whereas the lady to the right had a 6 page document. When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. There is always the level of expectation that I will sort it.