Four tips to boost your audit readiness

If your business was audited, would you be able to prove that your records are in compliance with all necessary state and federal regulations? It’s never too late to put practices in place or make revisions to your current practices to keep your business in compliance. Consider the following tips to boost your company’s audit…

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Is Your Business Identity Safe?

One business goal that should be ongoing is protecting sensitive information.  No matter the size, location or industry, a stolen business identity can happen to anyone.  Being proactive in protecting sensitive data is crucial. The following are a few ways to protect your business from identity theft: Protect computers – Employee access to programs or…

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Get organized for an End-of-Year Paper Purge

As 2013 begins to wind down, many business owners will take time to clean out and organize files and records as they look to start fresh in 2014. But, with how quickly business files grow each day and because it’s hard to sometimes know what to keep or toss, the task may fall to the…

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Taking Root – SSBRM’s New Plant Based Shredder

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http://www.sdbmagazine.com/sdb0513-shredding-plant-equipment-focus.aspx DeAnne Toto Marshall Stevens, president of Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management (SSBRM), says much of the company’s future growth potential lies in its shredding services. Therefore, it’s no surprise that the Clearwater, Fla.-based company recently installed a new plant-based shredding system at its Tampa, Fla., location. “Adding a plant-based shredder was another important…

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Personnel file purge?

Scheduled Shredding Service

Employees come and go from businesses on a regular basis. As employees leave work spaces are cleaned, files are thrown away and computer hard drives are wiped clean. At many businesses, purging files is part of the standard business practice. But developing a policy specifically addressing the retention of personnel files is also needed to…

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