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Organising Your Workspace For Greater Efficiency

There are a number of things that you can do to get more things done throughout the course of your normal workday. Foremost among these, however, is simply organising your workspace for greater efficiency. Eliminating a lot of unnecessary clutter and ensuring that essential items are always accessible can have a tremendous impact on your productivity. The tips that follow will help you get started.

* Purge your space of anything that is not essential. If you are keeping multiple hard copies of a single document, get rid of the extras and just keep one. In fact, you can save yourself a lot of desk space by simply opting to scan your documents in and keep these on the physical desktop or stored safely in virtual space.

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* Get rid of any office decorations that are not serving essential functions. Items that might have added aesthetic value could be old, worn down and dusty. Clearing these out will not only give you more space, but it can also allow the overall work area to take on an entirely new energy. Continue reading

Picking A Quality Commercial Flooring Business

I’m taking a little detour today into looking after the bricks and mortar of your business. A number of years ago I leased a commercial property and it was a salutory experience. I signed on for a nine year “care and repair” lease which meant I was responsible for the maintenance of fabric of the building.

It became a nightmare of repairs and a neighbour’s holiday-time leak which meant that the floors had to ripped up and treated. When I sold that business one of the highpoints was getting rid of the lease and I was happy that someone else now had that responsibility.

commercial flooringHere are a few tips I picked up from my own experience about dealing with your floors.

Floor upkeep can be a big deal for any business owner, specifically when it pertains to problems with slippage, cracking and dampness, and the potential safety implications. Finding the correct commercial flooring company is essential as you will be making a considerable investment. Continue reading