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OK, before we get accused inciting any illegal activity, we definitely don’t mean you should do any troops-at-the-door-of-the-dictator’s-palace type of frantic shredding of your tax documents. Especially for home-based businesses and sole proprietorships, tax time is often also the only time of the year when you review your tax-related documents, including receipts, invoices and government […]

It wasn’t so long ago that business meetings weren’t full of people sitting behind their notebook computer screens or with their tablets and smartphones in hand. Compared to making notes with pen and paper, electronic devices brought a whole other dimension to meetings. Meeting participants could not only take notes, but they could simultaneously attend […]

Last Friday, April 22, was Earth Day. Since 1991, Earth Day has been a time when individuals and businesses alike take the time to reduce their energy consumption, clean-up their communities, reduce their waste, and increase their recycling. But, if you or your company didn’t have any formal activities for Earth Day, it doesn’t mean […]

Have you ever wondered about what happens to the no longer needed financial documents? And did you know that there are Federal Privacy Laws that call for proper disposal of sensitive and private commercial and personal financial records? Whether it is in a personal home office or corporate office, taking all the necessary precautions to […]

As a matter of fact, document shredding can help keep you and your business safe from the effects of identity theft, credit card fraud, license fraud, finance fraud, application fraud, and the likes security risks. These potential frauds are all perpetrated using documents that you and your business are responsible for safely destroying. Here are […]

In recent years, the idea of outsourcing some services has become the in-thing for companies looking to cut costs. Document shredding in this regard has not been left out as many corporate and businesses have realized that they can make a big saving in resources by having their unwanted or no longer used documents shredded […]

There is a recent bill passed in Canada which helps to prevent spam e-mails and messages. This is an anti-spam measure so that it does not cause inconvenience to consumers. It mainly goes to businesses, products and services which are using emails and messages as a means of product or service promotion and advertisement. The […]

Thousands of copy papers are used in offices in most business environments every single day. While most of the copies being made end up filed or kept away in storage, a large number of them end up in the trash immediately either because they are no longer needed or contain errors and can no longer […]

Document management is a very important skill, not just for you but also for all your employees. In the recent past, there was a case where someone found stacks and stacks of medical records thrown away in the trash can and they were intact, without being shredded or even the important information being struck off. […]

Research shows that the rate and frequency of data breaches is on the increase. Companies, however, are still taking a relaxed approached to dealing with the potentially disastrous problem. Most companies have no policies, whatsoever, regarding the safeguarding of confidential information or a response plan in case of an information security breach. Information is the […]