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Category Archives: Maximizing Profits
Cut Printing Costs in One Easy Step
Save money on the office printing in one easy step. Continue reading
Claim ALL the Deductions You Can This Year!
Most of you know you can deduct mortgage and student loan interest, but there are a ton of other totally legit ways to lower your tax bill. Continue reading
How to Save Tons of Money When Replacing Your Ink Cartridges.
You have three options when it comes to replacing ink cartridges: OEM cartridges, compatible cartridges and re-manufactured cartridges. Which one offers the biggest bargain? Continue reading
Treasures for Teachers receives $11,000 from Discover
EVliving.com is reporting that Treasures for Teachers, a non-profit organization that helps provide struggling teachers with much-needed office supplies, has received an $11,000 gift from Discover Financial Services. Continue reading
Oops: Missouri Lt. Governor Awards Contract to Company Under State Investigation
The state of Missouri accidentally offers a million-dollar contract to Office Depot, then remembers it is investigating them for fraud. Whoopsie! Continue reading
Business Survival Often Takes Small Changes
The Post-Crescent has an interesting blog detailing how some smaller or local businesses are dealing with the economic downturn. In addition to companies laying off employees, instituting rotating periods of time off, and reducing office space, they’re also re-imagining how they manage office supplies (a subject near and dear to my heart.) Continue reading
Blurb: Staples to Pay $790,000 in Overtime Lawsuit
The Boston Herald is reporting that, in a continuing theme, Staples is being ordered to pay $790,000 in damages to end a class-action lawsuit filed by a former employee who claimed she was shortchanged on overtime pay. Continue reading
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Humor: Staples Forced to Cut Staples To Save Money
The Huffington Post has a satirical article that lampoons some of the ridiculous measures companies are taking to cut costs in this struggling economy. One of the highlights of this “memo” from Staples has to do with cutting, well, staples. Continue reading
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Blurb: OfficeMax Posts Q2 Loss Right Alongside Office Depot
OfficeMax posts a Q2 loss of almost $18 million, coming hot on the heels of a similar announcement by Office Depot. Continue reading
Office Max Touting Delivery Cutbacks as “Green” Initiative
OfficeMax announces that it will be trimming an entire day from its delivery schedule, and that we should all feel good about it. Why? It benefits the environment, of course. Continue reading