If you’re in charge of your office’s fulfillment efforts, there may be times when you have to ship multiple orders at once. Fulfilling large orders can be time-consuming, but with Batch Ship by UPS, it can be made much easier. Gather information You’ll need accurate addresses and zip codes for batch shipping. If you’ve done […]
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Making travel arrangements is a stressful process. Which is probably why many upper-level management staff pass the task off to administrative assistants. Whether you’ve been tasked with making flight, hotel, and car rental reservations for one staff member or ten, this tutorial will help you plan ahead, and give tips and tricks for finding the
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Electronics power nearly everything a business does, from processing orders to interacting with customers to paying employees. Over time, every device reaches its end of life, though, which means purchasing replacement items and offloading the old equipment. While there are many recycling options available, businesses often expend resources transporting the equipment to a recycling center
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Most of us struggle with organization. Some of us are intuitively organized, and some of us fall far behind the rest. While this tutorial is useful for everyone, it’s most directed at right brainers who are creative and visual, yet lack the logical systematizing minds of left-brainers. For us right brainers, keeping up with everyday
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Office space can mean everything for your business. No matter what work you do, the place in which you perform it affects everything – from clients to productivity. Whether you’re the sole owner or you have dozens of employees, your office space can make or break your business. Before you start looking at any office
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Have you been tasked with managing extensions for staff members in your office? If you’re an office manager at a company that uses the Avaya Phone System and the IP Office Manager software companion, this tutorial is for you. Here, we’ll go through the steps required to add, update, or remove extensions, and make what
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Today’s the day of your office’s annual volunteering event. The whole staff is required to attend, and that includes you, (the receptionist who fields calls to ensure they reach the appropriate staff members, and prevents pesky cold-callers from getting through to your supervisor.) You’ve been tasked with making sure your job is still completed while
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Attrition rates are at an all-time high across all industries. Retention strategies are a major headache for HR departments and unstructured startups. The average American employees are confident that they can find a new job within six months and with the economy already improving because of more business friendly initiatives coming out of Washington, this
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In today’s increasingly demanding business environment, the precedent to perform has never been higher. With this intense pressure to succeed hanging over the head of every manager, it’s no surprise that sometimes bosses are tempted to take credit for the performance of others. During my tenure as a financial analyst in the San Diego biotech
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Small businesses can prove to be difficult to get off the ground, while still maintaining a steady stream of income. By marketing and networking in your area, you can gain a lot of attention. However, this attention can grow much more by having other outlets to showcase your products or services. The internet is an
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