| If you are starting a new business, once you have | | | | - Printer cartridges |
| found the office space you will need to invest in | | | | - Copier paper |
| furniture, computers and of course you will need to | | | | - Stationery |
| buy a range of office supplies. | | | | - Bathroom and cleaning supplies |
| Buying office supplies doesn't sound like a very exciting | | | | - Calculators |
| task, but you will be surprised at how many different | | | | - Calendars |
| products you will need, from pens and paper to post-it | | | | - Coffee |
| notes and letter trays. It turns out these is quite a list of | | | | - Copyholders |
| office supplies you'll need to set up a new office. | | | | - Notice board |
| To make sure you have everything on hand that you | | | | - Digital postage scale |
| need, keep these four general guidelines in mind: | | | | - Glue |
| 1. Keep a small cache of supplies handy. You'll save a | | | | - Envelopes |
| surprisingly large amount of time if you keep essential | | | | - Laser labels |
| supplies within easy reach -- perhaps in a desk | | | | - Manila folders |
| drawer. Otherwise, you'll find yourself making two or | | | | - Markers and highlighters |
| three daily trips to the supply closet. That can break | | | | - Note and message pads |
| your rhythm and waste your time. | | | | - Packing tape |
| 2. Hide supplies you don't use every day. Stacks of | | | | - Paper clips |
| stationery, rolls of tape, and piles of legal pads -- it all | | | | - Pencils |
| adds up to an unsightly and distracting mess. Stuff you | | | | - Pens |
| use monthly should be on a shelf; stuff you use less | | | | - Rubber bands |
| often should be in a closet. | | | | - Scissors |
| 3. Compile and maintain a master list of the supplies | | | | - Staplers |
| you need. Note whenever an item on the list is running | | | | - Telephone headsets |
| low. Once a month or so, replenish supplies so that you | | | | - White board and markers |
| won't run out of printer paper in the middle of an | | | | Once you know what to purchase, consider your |
| important message. | | | | system for ordering. Depending on the number of |
| Compile a master office supplies products list. Your | | | | people in the office you may need to designate one |
| master list should include most, if not all, of the items | | | | person to control the purchasing process. |
| listed below: | | | | |