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Professional
Organizers
Are Good for Business
Clutter
hinders the productivity of business, but
professionals now can increase efficiency by
turning to a professional organizer for solutions.
"The average executive spends six weeks a year
looking for misplaced information according to a
Wall Street Journal report," states Chris McKenry,
of Get It Together LA!, and President of the Los
Angeles Chapter of the National Association of
Professional Organizers. We log more hours at work
than a few years ago, and still offices do not have
the time for correcting ineffective systems. That
is where a professional organizer comes
in.
When
contacting a professional organizer, don't be
embarrassed by your situation, but be honest in
describing the circumstances. At Get It Together
LA! we assure a "non-judgmental" approach in a
completely confidential manner.
Do
you need to Get
It Together?
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Supplies
for the Office
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Keep
supplies for your business easily
accessible. Adjustable shelving works well
in a closet or central location. Paper
sorters keep the different types of paper
and labels visible and easy to
reach.
Smaller
containers are ideal for rubber bands,
paper clips, and staples. Label every
container for easy identification. By
removing file folders, hanging files, and
envelopes from the packaging everything
becomes visible and easy to
reach.
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Do
You Have Room to Work?
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Even
small spaces can be better designed to
give the most for business. Often clutter
happens because there is not enough room
for storage at the desk. Most "active"
projects cover desk tops because desks
have no file drawers.
Vertical
space is often overlooked in offices. Even
a small desk becomes much larger with a
hutch for extra storage.
Every
desk should have the essentials. Don't
overlook trash cans, telephones, staplers
and other necessities at every
workstation.
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LA's
Largest Mixer
This Thursday - July 21, 2005
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One
of the year's greatest events for business
in Los Angeles happens this week in West
Hollywood, LA's
Largest
Mixer.
"Over 30 Chambers of Commerce and business
organizations will bring together business
and professional people representing
hundreds of different industries,
companies, and corporations throughout
Southern California to provide the
ultimate networking experience," stated
promoter Dave Linden.
The
goal of the mixer is threefold. Primarily,
it is to encourage membership in several
chambers of commerce, allowing businesses
to grow based on a wider network of
support. The mixer also provides a chance
for businesses to network with each other
for mutual support. Businesses and
individuals do not have to be affiliated
with a Chamber to attend and the event is
open to the general public. Lastly,
vendors will have an opportunity to
promote their business with samples of
their products and services.
Join
the 1,500 plus attendees this Thursday at
the Pacific Design Center in West
Hollywood from 5:30 to 9:00 pm. Bring
plenty of business cards and have pen and
paper ready to take notes on all the new
leads you develop for you and your new
networking partners.
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Get
It Together LA! is a member of:
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National
Association of Professional Organizers
West Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce
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Moving
Services from Get It Together
LA!
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Safe
Packing
Transportation
Management
Unpacking
Organizing
the New Home
Tired
of all the work when moving? Get
It Together LA! will organize the
entire project, or any part of
the move.
Let
Us Welcome You
Home.
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Files,
Not Piles
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Creating
simple filing systems that everyone in the
office understands is not impossible.
Filing systems are not complicated unless
we make them that way. Make files, not
piles.
Do
not waste "prime real estate" on old
information that should be archived or
destroyed. Keep only current projects at
the desk. Reference materials should be
kept centrally located for the entire
office.
Case
Study:
A Los Angeles advertising firm kept ten
years of samples in two different offices,
but most were stacked on shelves in a
storage cabinet. Pulling samples for new
clients proved difficult.
A
simple filing system for archiving all the
samples in one place was created. Each
client was filed utilizing straight line
filing (all right position tabs) in
alphabetical order. By using box bottom
hanging files, two inches of material
could easily be stored in one file. Now
items are easily retrieved and it is
simple to create a file when new projects
are to be archived.
Donation
Resources
Out
of the
Closet
800-558-8220
benefits AIDS Healthcare Foundation
National
Council of Jewish
Women
800-400-6259
benefits women's services organization
Goodwill
Industries
323-223-1211
benefits people with disabilities or
vocational disadvantages
Salvation
Army
800-728-7825
benefits adult rehabilitation
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