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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. 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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31 Ways to Be Less Wasteful In the Office

Eco-Office Gals

Take out warranties when purchasing machinery and equipment. A combo fax machine, printer, photocopier and scanner uses less energy. Need to replace your office equipment? Use VoIP for phone calls as it’s cheaper. Use non-disposable cups, plates and bowls. Buy from eco-friendly stationery suppliers.

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Face up or Face Down?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I received some blank faxes and then got a phone call from an apologetic manager saying she was sorry for the faxes but she rarely had to send a fax and when she did she was never quite sure whether to feed the paper face up or face down. Tags: sending faxes photocopier face up or face down.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Go Green in Your Business

Stephanie LH Calahan

When purchasing new equipment, pay attention to the energy rating.   Start with something like electronic faxes.    We use a service that allows a person to fax to a phone number, but rather than a physical fax coming out on our end, it lands in our email in-boxes.    We love ours! 

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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

Even though they can seem like small things, at the beginning you are trying to do your best to impress and can feel a bit helpless when the phone rings and you realize you don't know how to answer it. I also included instructions on how to use some of the equipment that I needed to use such as the telephone, photocopier and fax.

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Tax Deductible Business Expenses That Many Small Businesses Miss

Small Business CEO

Expenses include cell phone bills for business calls, union dues, relevant magazine or periodical subscriptions, staff uniforms or business attire and memberships to relevant societies amongst others. The same goes for office equipment such as phones and fax machines. Employee Costs.

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

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Since I work at home (and because we're full-time RVers, always on the road), I need to be able to fax/copy/convert from anywhere. But I live and work in less than 200 square feet -- so I don't have the room for a lot of equipment.   OK!