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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Businesses and nonprofits of all sizes should possess a written-out document retention policy. Such action raises concern about cover-ups.

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3 Essential Contracts for Consultants and Coaches

Jen Lawrence

Layer in legal concerns and things start to get really overwhelming. Whether it’s the cost or not knowing where to start, the temptation to skip the legal setup is huge – but it’s also the biggest mistake you could make in your business. Website Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

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Stay organized and secure with electronic records management

BMT Office Administration

Jan bit her lip and hoped that Laura had not accidentally tossed evidence the legal department might need in a harassment lawsuit. Such a management system utilizes information technology to organize and store records in electronic form. The need for company policies. This information also serves as institutional memory.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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It’s important to pay attention to the business matters at hand along with their legal aspects and personalities, he adds. It is not illegal for an information technology firm and a janitorial services company to form a partnership, but how many opportunities will that create?” Who will be the client point-of-contact?

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

Beyond that, droves of companies that were inexperienced with remote work were creating monitoring policies for the first time. The history of employee monitoring’s various forms. Well, that’s a classic form of employee monitoring right there. Legal issues and concerns over webcam surveillance.

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Grow Your Business With These Eight Processes Every Business Should Have

Stephanie LH Calahan

  This can be in the form of coaches/consultants, contractor help, joint ventures, strategic alliances or employees.    Regardless of the employment form that you choose, at that stage, you should have processes in place to help you recruit, hire, pay, and train those that you bring on to help you run your business. 

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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Checklists ensure that all steps or actions occur, not necessarily in a specific order (though that can be part of the process), but rather just that they are completed, while a template is an established pattern - form letters, resume designs - that you can use over and over to produce the same result.