It is said that the average American spends over 150 hours per year, just looking for lost information. Some estimates are even higher than this! Can you imagine working in the office in the picture above? How would you ever find anything?! How much does lost information cost you and your staff? Calculate your cost [...]
The paperless office has been a myth up until just recently but does going paperless mean having no paper at all in your office? Of course, that depends on your office and the type of documents you have. Legal, accounting or medical offices would probably have a harder time going paperless due to the types [...]
With the stress of everyday, trying to keep up with all the activity around us, whether it be play or business, try to follow at least one of these tips in the next month to help you declutter. This guest post by Jana Bain of HomeInsurance.org is a great start in de-cluttering your home. From [...]
If you have your own business, you realize how difficult it can be to keep things organized and in order. Paperwork alone can be a real nightmare, but Paper Tiger Filing System Software for document management, not only can you finally get all your paper files in order, but anyone in the office can find [...]
Running a home office can be very trying no matter whether you are using it to keep track of the family’s finances or running a small business from home. If you don’t keep track of your papers and other items in a manner that makes sense, you will waste time because you cannot find things [...]
You may have already heard of the 100 Thing Challenge. It is the idea that people do not need more than 100 things in their homes and life. The belief is that by cutting down on the amount of things you own, you will bring more joy and simplicity to your life. You may not [...]
One of the most important parts of being a small business owner is being organized. No matter what type of business you have, you are going to have records to maintain. Some small businesses require much more than others; it just depends on whether you also have to keep things on file such as client [...]
You keep meaning to get your home and office in order so you can enjoy organized living; it just keeps getting put off. The idea of trying to organize everything and de-clutter seems like such a daunting task, even though you know it will make you feel much better and less stressed in the long [...]
This article by Sherry Borsheim, a Paper Tiger Expert of Simply Productive, gives statistics and many reasons why it would bring a great return on investment to take time out to get organized and de-clutter everything around us! How much does your stuff or clutter cost you? Also check out Sherry’s Organizing Bootcamps that will give [...]
Do you work from multiple computers, such as your computer at work, your home computer and your laptop? If so, then you probably already have a pretty good idea of how difficult it can be to keep all of your digital files in order and how much of a pain it is to look for [...]
If you work in an office, you probably have a pretty good idea of just how much paperwork can accumulate, and how overrun you can actually get with paper files. If you let the paperwork get ahead of you without having a really good filing system, you may be in serious trouble when you need [...]
The article below is a great start to declutter your home or office and a plan for beginning and maintaining a recycling program for unwanted items. For the paper files that you need to keep in hard copy format and other items, such as instruction booklets, or CDs, DVDs, Books, home or office inventory and [...]
You may already be familiar with the idea of using an indexing system to maintain better record management capabilities for your professional office paper files. In fact, you may even already be using Paper Tiger Filing System Software for document management for your office needs. On the other hand, you may not be familiar with [...]
Getting organized and staying organized with paper files can seem difficult for most people, and therefore many companies are opting to go to a paperless office to get organized. This type of filing system may get rid of most paper in your office to make your desk look organized, but it can also add countless [...]
Every business continues to look for ways to improve the way they operate. The ultimate goal of a successful business is to keep the customers satisfied. Improving the functionality, customer service and organization are all small ways that work together to make the company able to keep customers happy and coming back for repeat business. [...]