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February
2008
In this issue
√ CEO Seminar
√ Mobile Workforce
√
Tips for a Paperless
Office
√
One Note/Powerpoint
Better Together
√ Employee
Spotlight
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6 Tips for a 'Paperless' Office
by Joseph Anthony
reprinted
with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
Many people who use
computers — whether it's for their home or business — are moving
toward a "paperless" office. Simply, they are tired and overwhelmed
by scraps of paper, clunky old file folders, envelopes — and they
want to reduce the clutter.
Don't believe me? Take a
look at how many messages are stored in your e-mail's in-basket. Now
imagine how much paper would have been generated if they hadn't come
to you from cyberspace.
Many folks have made at
least a partial move to a paperless office. They're doing so this
way: by using scanners instead of copying machines, sending
electronic faxes instead of paper faxes, storing information
electronically instead of in filing cabinets, giving friends,
clients or vendors information on CDs or through Internet
attachments instead of in bound folders. In short, they're getting
greater return on their hardware, software and technology
investments.
Want to join the
anti-paper campaign? Save a few trees along the way? Here are six things to keep in mind as you move toward a
paperless home or business office. |
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Sign up Now for Upcoming CEO
Seminar
Reserve your seat
for our next CEO Solutions Series seminar – Employment Law:
Best Practices for Business Owners – set for April 23 at
The Palm Philadelphia. Lunch like only The Palm can serve will
be provided and there is no cost to attend. Employment Law:
Best Practices for Business Owners will be presented by
Stanley B. Edelstein, Esq. Mr. Edelstein is a member of Jacoby
Donner, P.C. with a practice concentrated in the
areas of construction litigation and construction law,
business and real estate litigation and employment law. Topics
for the seminar will include:
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1.
Hiring dos and don'ts
2. Non-compete contracts
for your employees
3. Employee manuals – does
your business need one?
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Due to the
sensitive nature of the topic, we kindly request that only
business owners and CEO's attend this particular seminar.
Seats are limited and will fill up fast, so we strongly
suggest you contact us soon to reserve yours for the April
event.
CEO Solutions
Series 2008
Employment Law: Best Practices
for Business Owners
Presented by Stanley B. Edelstein,
Esq.
The Palm Restaurant at the Bellevue
200 South Broad
St., Philadelphia
April 23, 2008
12:00pm to
2:00pm
To register,
contact Jim
Higgins today or 215-886-7166 x113. If you would like to
bring a guest, please let Jim know. And as always, suggestions
for topics or speakers are always welcome. We’re eager to
continue helping you move your business forward in
2008! |
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Rules for Managing a Mobile
Workforce
by Joanna L. Krotz
reprinted with permission
from the Microsoft Small Business Center
It's 10
a.m. Do you know where your employees are?
The ranks of
mobile workers are swelling, fueled by the wireless
Internet, powerful handheld devices, VPNs (virtual
private networks), and WLANs (wireless local area
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As many as nine out
of every 10 employees now work from locations other than
company headquarters, according to Nemertes Research, a New
York market researcher that specializes in emerging
technologies. In addition, some 40% to 70% of employees work
in locations remote from their supervisors.
No wonder. Hiring
remote workers can provide big benefits for small business.
"Employers can cut the costs of office space as well as
recruit from a much larger talent pool," says Manny Avramidis,
senior vice president of global human resources at the
American Management Association (AMA).
Read more |
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Microsoft Office OneNote and
PowerPoint: Better
Together
Microsoft Office
PowerPoint 2007 is for presentations and Office OneNote 2007
is for notes. Since you can't have a presentation without
notes, it always amazes me how few PowerPoint users think to
use OneNote to help them organize and share their
information.
One of the new
features in OneNote 2007 is the ability to "print" your
documents and files to your pages in OneNote. You can do this
from just about any Windows program by using the "Send to
OneNote" printer. The power of the combination comes in what
you send over to OneNote and what you can do with what has
been sent.
Read the full
instructions |
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Employee
Spotlight
Jerry
Salem
Name:
Jerry Salem
Title:
Application Development
Consultant
Education:
Ph.D. Chemistry,
Penn
State
First job:
Birthday Party Magician
Little
known fact
about you:
Used to be a radio
DJ
Home:
Melrose Park, PA
Word that best
describes you:
Flexible
Like best about your job:
Working with different clients solving problems that seem unique to
them. Then determining what makes those problems not unique and
applying similar logic to other clients' problems.
The most
important lesson you’ve learned: It isn't all about me.
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Life motto:
If not now, when?
Person most
interested in meeting:
My grandparents
Most
influential book:
Work - How to
Succeed as an Independent Consultant by Herman
Holtz
Personal - The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
Favorite movie:
The Shawshank
Redemption
Favorite restaurant:
El
Azteca
Favorite vacation spot: My backyard
Favorite
way to spend free time:
Being outside, walking the dog,
hanging out with family & friends.
Please forward this newsletter to
anyone else in
your organization who
might be
interested!
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