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How to Start an Office Support Service

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 | Business |

Office support services can range from basic data entry to a fully-staffed office handling all the details of a client's business. An office support service company can start very small, offering only a limited selection of services and expanding as you gain the capacity to do so. This modular approach makes office support services very attractive for the talented entrepreneur with limited capital and the motivation to learn and grow over time. Start Up Costs and Financing Sources: $500 to ...
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Distribute The Wealth With Business Cards

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 | Business |

Distribute the Wealth with Business Cards By Lisa Maliga © 2004 For only pennies per card, you have in your hands one of the most powerful and versatile tools to promote your business. Color Your Business Card The first thing most people notice about your business card will be the color ' or lack of it. Is it a ho-hum, unexciting card that looks like thousands of others? Regardless of whether you have your card professionally designed, or you create it on your home or business computer ...
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Time Management Tips - How To Have A Filing System That Works

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 | Business |

Recently I was working with a new client who had invested hundreds of dollars for a records management organisation to set up a filing system for his business. The system looked impressive. The only problem was it didn't work! It had been set up in a very complicated manner. The headings were so detailed that a master sheet with a myriad of categories had to be referred to before information could be filed or retrieved. The system was far too complex for their specific needs. Have you ever ...
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Setting Up Your Filing System

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 | Business |

Your filing system is very important. To be able to locate items quickly is of paramount importance. The following system will work for any kind of business. However, please note that many of the files discussed are specific to lease purchasing. You should have a general drawer, which contains banking information, supply information, general forms, business license, answering machine message, expense envelope. Anything of a general nature. Your Real Estate files should have a general section ...
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Office Furniture

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 | Business |

Getting the right office furniture is part and parcel of setting up a business operation. That applies to simple home offices as well as large multi-city enterprises and everything in between. Here are several things you can do to ensure that you buy office furniture as economically as possible. * The first step is to plan your office. Write down your exact needs. Figure out what furniture you will need at the minimum. These are things which if absent will impair your ability to run the ...
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