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Setting up your home office for efficiency
(BPT) - So you’ve been running your your business from your your home for some time now and with the busy holiday season upon us us you you you find yourself overwhelmed stressed and your your office is a a a a a mess When running a a a a a a a business there are so many things you need to to think about to to maxi- mize efficiency
from having a a a a a a a clean setup to to ensuring that you you are well equipped with the supplies you you need to to get things done First things things first To help increase pro- ductivity and get things things started it’s time to tidy up your space Start by going through any old files you you you may have and determin- ing ing whether you you really need them then get rid of things that no longer are relevant Next start organizing and getting your your lay- out set Arrange your your space in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a way that that is functional and will ensure that that you you you are able to access the things you you you need easily like your your phone and computer Once your your your office is cleaned up it’s time to take a a a a a a a step back and ensure that your your of- fice is equipped with the latest equipment and and stocked up up on on supplies Your technol- ogy and and hardware are are key components to to running things efficiently so making sure your computer and peripherals are up to date will be crucial A printer is a a a a a a a a critical component in in your home office setup and it’s important that that it it it is is compatible with the the latest technology and that that there is is enough ink to to fulfill your business needs When it comes to to smoothly running your business there are many things you you need to help maximize productivity and replenishing office supplies should not be a a a a a a a worry As it is is is the holidays are a a a a a a a stressful time and buying office supplies is is is an an add- ed ed ed stress you you you don’t need need on on your list Say you you you you you need need to print an an an important document for a a a a a a a a meeting and you’re alerted that you you you you are are low on on ink but you you you you are are completely out and you you don’t have time to to to to to get to to to to to the store to to to to to replace it According to to to to to a a a a new indepen- dent study from YouGov 57 percent of Americans find that it’s a a a a a a a a pain to buy new cartridges for a a a a a a a a printer That is where a a a a a a a a replenishment service comes in in Having your your items delivered right to your your your doorstep will help alleviate the time it would take to do do this on your your own and eliminate the guesswork in in in knowing when you need to to stock up up on on supplies In fact over one-third of Americans think that ink ink and and toner replenishment is is is a a a a a a good idea All you you you need to to to do is is is enroll in the service and and you you you you are guaranteed to to get your items right when you you you you need them You don’t even have to know what what model your printer is and what what kind of cartridge it takes Services like Amazon Dash Brother Refresh and Best Buy Easy Replenish allow customers to to to to quickly and and easily replace their ink ink and and toner without having to to to think about it it “Running out of ink is always frustrating but it’s especially infuriating when when it it hap- pens at at an inconvenient time like when when you are in in in in a a a a a a a a a a rush to to get a a a a a a a a a a print out ” said Rafi Haqqani Marketing Director Brother Genuine Supplies and Auto-Fulfillment at Brother “Through our Refresh service we are helping office users run their business more efficiently by removing the the bottle- necks and and stress that comes with running out of ink and and toner ” Don’t let the busy holiday season bog you you you down Get your your office set up up right and and your your your supplies and and and equipment in order so you you you you can get your your your work done efficiently and and enjoy your your time with the family JOURNAL REVIEW | 7