starting a home office

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Tips on setting up your first home office.

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STARTING A HOME OFFICE

Professionalism without leaving your house

OFFICE FURNITURETo begin your home office you will need to start off with office furniture Getting a nice executive chair is key to comfort and professional lookYou will also want to be able to have a decent sized desk to hold the rest of your office supplies you will need

If you are short on space use part of a wall to set up an office. Put shelves on the top portion of a wall to store files and use a table that can be folded down if you a very limited on space

CABINETSFile cabinets will be needed to store all

those important papers and provide the necessary space to keep them neat and

organized

SPACINGA cluttered workplace is depressing. Your best bet for having a clear desk and tidy working environment is to have a place for everything

ORGANIZATIONYou will need file folders to go inside the filing cabinets to

best utilizes its function

Post-It Notes are good to keep small notes and label things quickly

Also small dry erase boards are good for this as well

OFFICE PRODUCTSTo have a productive and professional home office it is necessary to have the proper

office products

Printers will be of great use, you will also need a Printer Cartridge and Ink & Toner

You will probably do a decent amount of mailing and will want to have mailing labels

Scissors, stapler and staples are minor things that will be used frequently so its good to have these items in your office

 Invest in some decent, surge-protected extension leads that you can run around the room to where you need power mostWith the amount of technology within the office these days its important to have enough outlets for the computers, phones, and tablets

OFFICE PAPERAn obvious is to load up on lots of paper and to have a good amount

of different varieties

Copy paper will be needed to print out the numerous amounts of documents you may need and its good to get this paper in large bulk

Keeping a few notebooks around will be good for keeping personal notes you may jot down while doing your work

It would be wise to keep different types of paper to accommodate for any needs you may have to haveFor example, keep a small amount of gloss paper whenever you need to print out a high quality image for something

PENSYou would be surprised how many people have a relationship with their pens

They are the most overlooked item in the office, but says a lot about the person holding them

From ball pens, ink gel pens, to trackball pens each one has its unique style and writing flow that works better for different people

You can never have enough pens

ADDITIONAL Within no time you will have everything you need to conduct business right from your house

You can never go wrong with having a little correction tape to clean up your mistakes

Speaking of cleaning having some Cleaning and Breakroom Supplies

And batteries can serve their purpose

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