| If you're organising your office, or getting ready to | | | | something to keep your notes in too. |
| move into your first office, then maybe you've got the | | | | 6. Stationery such as diaries and wall planners as well |
| furniture, computers, and phones sorted out, but what | | | | as business cards and labels and stickers are found in |
| about everything else you need? | | | | many offices, and with good reason. Your staff can |
| Here's what you'll need for your offices | | | | never be too organised, and it's always a good idea to |
| 1. Whiteboards are an excellent way of demonstrating | | | | know what's going on. |
| ideas, especially in front of an audience, and can be | | | | 7. Perhaps you need additional desktop storage, such |
| used to great effect. | | | | as magazine racks, or shelving, so that your staff can |
| 2. Flipcharts are ideal for making a permanent record | | | | keep everything they need nearby, but that their desks |
| of meeting notes, and can also be used in group | | | | don't look untidy. |
| situations. They can be also used as an aid for | | | | 8. If you need to archive old paperwork such as |
| presentations. | | | | receipts and invoices, then you'll want to keep them |
| 3. Folders and binders are essential for storing | | | | somewhere safe and secure. Why not make sure |
| paperwork in, and can be used for keeping desks tidy. | | | | that your cupboards are meeting your current and |
| Perhaps your staff need sales brochures, or product | | | | future document storage needs? |
| specifications handy, and will benefit from a folder or | | | | 9. You might still use a lot of paperwork on a day to |
| binder. | | | | basis, and need an efficient filing system, comprising of |
| 4. Adhesives such as sticky tape, or coloured tack to | | | | suspended files and comprehensive filing cabinets. |
| stick notices to walls, or phone lists to desks are | | | | When was the last time you thought about your filing |
| invaluable. Envelopes that need to be a bit more | | | | system? |
| secure can also benefit from tape. You'll soon find | | | | 10. Despite the rise of technology in the modern office, |
| hundreds of uses for adhesives in your office. | | | | pens and pencils are still essential. The paperless office |
| 5. If you put on a lot of conferences, then you'll want to | | | | is still a long way off, and so your staff will still need a |
| make sure that you have everything that delegates | | | | wide range of pens from basic ballpoint pens and |
| expect. What about handouts and other branded items | | | | whiteboard pens, to markers and pencils. |
| or enough pens and pads? If you go to lots of | | | | Now you know more about the essentials for any |
| presentations and conferences, then you'll want | | | | office, have you got all the office supplies you need? |