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Most entrepreneurs, home-office professionals and small businesses can immensely benefit from well trained personnel who can execute a range of support services to businesses including clerical, administrative, marketing, and financial tasks. Virtual office support professionals can effectively fill the gap in a corporate set up executing even complex and skilful tasks at concessional rates. Virtual assistants bill only the working hours thereby making the keeping the expenditure to minimum when compared to the work accomplished by the regular employees. Since the continuance of the contract for virtual assistance depends on the steady workflow from clients, the virtual assistants will ensure that they offer the perfect solution for competitive rates.

Virtual assistants present a range of advantages over regularly paid employees. Hiring a virtual assistant gets you all the benefits of outsourcing without incurring the burden of employee taxes, insurance, vacations, sick pays and retirement plans. In addition, since your trust and assignments are crucial for the continuance of their business with your firm, the virtual assistants are bound to be loyal and prompt.

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One of the most difficult decisions to make when choosing a shredder is the decision between a strip cut sthredder and a cross cut shredder. The specifications of these types of shredders often seem so different and it can be hard to sort out the differences. Here is a quick list of things to consider when choosing between these two different types of shredders.

1. Bag Changes: Cross Cut or Confetti Cut shredders cut documents into much smaller pieces making it possible to go as much as two to three times as long between shredder bag changes. Less bag changes mean more productivity (plus, nobody likes to change the bag).

2. Speed and Productivity: Given the same sized motor a strip cut shredder will almost always be faster and able to shred more pieces of paper at a time than its Cross Cut counterpart. Since the paper is simply cut into strips instead of into small pieces, strip cut shredders are able to cut much faster than cross cut models.

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Hands up who likes office Christmas parties? The one time of the year when ideally everyone gets to relax, celebrate the year and get to know people a bit better beyond their normal work roles.

That is the ideal … what generally happens is a committee is formed or the office admin is drafted into the role of event organiser. They then run the gauntlet of:

First – the fight about the venue ” I don’t want to go there”, “They don’t have what I can eat”, “Can’t we go bowling/sky diving/ deep sea fishing instead”, “That’s too far to drive to”, “We went there 4 years ago – can’t we go somewhere different”.

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In a flash: Flash drives are tiny pieces of hardware that plug into the USB ports of computers, cameras, and other devices. Flash drives are most frequently used for transporting, sharing and backing up files. Now, a growing variety of portable applications–scaled-down versions of popular programs–are turning USB drives into powerful, portable offices.

Size matters: Flash technology is becoming more robust every day, yet portable devices still have size limits that mean going without Microsoft Office. Fortunately, a good selection of lightweight software meets our on-the-go computing needs while being small and fast-loading. Continue reading ‘Shrink Your Entire Office to the Size of Your Thumb’ »

In the current climate of saving money wherever possible, businesses may be tempted to cut corners on many aspects of their company expenses by, say, using second class post or even emailing clients rather than purchasing first class stamps as they once did, but, whilst some economies present a sensible business option to trimming costs, your office cleaning regime should not be subject to cutting expenses by cutting corners because it could lead to a detrimental impact on your business.

Your London office will benefit from a cleaning schedule that maintains a level of standards that has been proven to increase productivity in employees who feel valued by their employers because they provide a safe, hygienic and well ordered workplace within which to conduct business. Continue reading ‘London Office Cleaning’ »

Executives are the top performers in your corporation. They often enjoy some of the finest luxuries. When it comes time to exchange executive gifts buy something an executive will respect and admire. These gift choices are among the most respected and make up the top five executive gift ideas.

1. El Casco office accessories like memo holders, pencil sharpeners and cell phone caddies are extremely fine executive gifts. All of El Casco’s products are hand assembled, hand polished and plated in silver chrome or 23kt Gold. The extensive polishing and plating process produces an extraordinary shine. These gift ideas are useful, and respected for authenticity. Each one is imported from Spain.

2. Dacasso Desk Sets are made from fine premium and top grain leathers. They come in several styles including croco embossed, classic black and burgundy. A Dacasso desk set is an excellent executive gift idea because it shows real class and style. Continue reading ‘The Top Five Executive Gifts’ »