| No matter whether you're starting a new company | | | | printers probably won't be able to use the same |
| from scratch, or in charge of ordering supplies for a | | | | cartridges. |
| multinational corporation, you'll need to make sure that | | | | 6. You might want to get your catering supplies from |
| you have everything you need for your staff and | | | | your office supplies company in order to get great |
| colleagues to do their jobs effectively and efficiently. | | | | savings by buying in bulk. This will also help to ensure |
| Here's what you need. | | | | that you don't run out of tea, coffee or biscuits. |
| 1. Despite the fact that technology is so prevalent in | | | | 7. If your staff hold a lot of meetings, then you'll want |
| the modern office, there is still a huge reliance on | | | | to make sure that you have plenty of flipcharts, and |
| stationery and paper products such as envelopes, and | | | | appropriate pens. You might want to get a projector |
| printer and copier paper. Have your got enough spare | | | | and a dedicated screen, or a large screen TV, so that |
| paper and envelopes in your office? | | | | you can share what's on your computer with others. |
| 2. Office furniture is essential, and getting it right can | | | | 8. Notepads and paper diaries are still as popular and |
| help to improve the productivity of your staff, and | | | | important as ever. Even today, where so much is |
| make better use of your office space. What does | | | | done on computer, it's still a good idea to ensure that |
| your current office furniture say about your company? | | | | your staff have a notepad on their desk for phone |
| Is that the image you want to portray to visitors? | | | | calls, and desk diary for all those important dates and |
| 3. You'll want to make the most of IT, so that your | | | | meetings. |
| staff can get more done during the day. What benefits | | | | 9. Although so much data is held on computer these |
| could laptops, video conferring, a more effective | | | | days, filing cabinets are still essential in every office. |
| network, or a better phone system bring to your | | | | From storing invoices, to a central point for product |
| company? Would your staff be better off with bigger | | | | catalogues and documentation, have you got all the |
| monitors or a more comfortable keyboard and | | | | filing cabinets and cupboards you need? |
| mouse? | | | | 10. You'll also need additional storage areas, perhaps |
| 4. Office machines such as laminators, scanners, | | | | for your products, your manuals, stationery, and other |
| photocopiers, printers, desktop calculators, are | | | | items that you and your staff need to have close at |
| important too. Depending on your company, you might | | | | hand. How would more storage tidy up your office and |
| need several scanners and photocopiers, or you might | | | | make your staff more productive? |
| be able to get by with a multifunction printer. | | | | Now you know about office supplies every office |
| 5. You'll want to make sure that you have spare toner | | | | should have, have your staff got all the office products |
| and inkjet cartridges for each of your printers. | | | | they need to do their job properly? |
| Remember that different models and different brands | | | | |