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HAPPY NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ DAY

Written by Officense on April 26, 2017. Posted in Blog.

Today, we should all express our gratitude to the Administrative Professionals in our lives. Secretaries, Executive Assistants, and Administrative Assistants are the grease on the wheels of any company. As gatekeepers of the business world, they answer your calls, plan your trips, greet your clients, and so much more.

As any business professional knows, administrative guidance is crucial to a company. Remember all the times your Administrative Professional has kept you on schedule or handled an important matter while you were otherwise occupied. Staff appreciation is key to employee retention, so today call the florist, book a day at the spa, or plan a party in honor of your company’s Administrative Professionals.

Every business could benefit from an Administrative Professional. If your company is lacking one, consider Officense! We have fully trained Executive Assistants to answer your business calls, handle your mail, greet your clients, and a whole lot more! Call Officense today, at (410) 814-7500, to schedule a tour of our facilities and meet your new Executive Assistants.

Officense Seasonal Business Solutions

Written by Officense on April 21, 2017. Posted in Blog.

Spring is a time for growth, renewal, and new beginnings. Its also the time when business picks up for many companies. The phones start ringing off the hook and you may need a “Virtual Assistant” to handle the calls. One business that always sees a spring boom is wedding planning.

As a wedding planner, this is your busiest time of year, and you are no doubt overwhelmed with incoming calls. Couples are hurrying to pull their weddings together and looking to you to plan and support their wedding process. Each day leading up to the wedding can be a hectic not only for the bride but also for you. Officense can assist you with streamlining your work days.

With Officense’s Executive Virtual Assistants, you will be able to handle multiple clients at once, and no one will ever get your voice mail. We can handle the calls about last-minute changes from brides or your vendors. In the meantime, you take all the time you need to plan dream weddings for your clients. Our Virtual Assistant are fully trained to help you meet your deadlines, schedule your appointments, greet and work with your clients, and so much more.

You take the stress away from your clients and we to take the stress away from you. At Officense, we can provide you with professionally trained Executive Virtual Assistants to answer your calls, follow up on leads, schedule appointments, and handle your emails. Give Officense a call at 410-814-7500 to help you plan the wedding of a lifetime.

Promoting Work-life Balance with Officense

Written by Officense on April 14, 2017. Posted in Blog, Uncategorized. Leave a Comment

In recent years, employee work-life balance has become an important focus in the business world. However, many employers worry about creating policies which promote work-life balance. They think, “who is going to cover these hours?” or, “I cannot have my support staff absent all the time!” Perhaps, you have had these very thoughts when employees request time off.

Despite what you may think, work-life balance can have tremendous positive benefits for both a company and their employees. A stressed employee is an unhappy employee and an unhappy employee is most likely job hunting. We all know the hiring and training process is costly for any business. Why not implement policy in your business to promote work like balance? For example, flexible work hour options have been proven to increase employee retention by 89% in 2012 by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Another option is offering telecommuting hours for your staff. They do not necessarily need to be in the workplace daily. Wouldn’t you like to work from the comfort of your own home? Think of the money your company could save! If you have few employees working from the office, then you could have a smaller more affordable office space, ergo lower rent. Indeed, both employees and employers could benefit from flexible hours or telecommuting.

Officense has the toolkit needed to assist you with creating work-life balance at your company. For example, our fully trained Executive Assistants can continue to live-answer your business calls even if you or your support staff leave the office at 3:30 pm! Your clients will feel satisfied speaking with a real person and not some pre-recorded automatic answering machine. We can even answer your calls and have them transferred to any number you request, so you can speak with clients, regardless of your location. Lets talk about how you can save money and create a work-life balance for you and your staff. Call Officense today at 410-814-7500.

Bullet Journals Becoming the Time Management Platforms of the Future

Written by Officense on April 7, 2017. Posted in Uncategorized. Leave a Comment

4/07/17- Elena Goldsborough In recent months, news sites and social media have been abuzz with praise for bullet journals. The question is, why? We have a multitude of technological options to organize our life and business that claim to be user-friendly, quick, and convenient. However, time management doesn’t need to be linked to a fancy device. The same result can be achieved through the low-tech art of bullet journaling.

The creator of the bullet journal, Ryder Carroll, defines the method on his website as “a customizable and forgiving organization system. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and diary, but most likely, it will be all of the above. It will teach you to do more with less.” Ironically, Carroll is a designer of digital products, yet he has chosen an old-fashioned, screen-free method to manage his time.

A great number of you have likely written a to-do list. A bullet journal is no different.Having a customized method unique to your personal needs is pivotal in organizing oneself, and a bullet journal allows this tailoring. To begin, just get out a notebook and your favorite pen. Then, on a page, start by writing a title. You can begin listing with bullets “●” or whatever symbol you like best. Anything that pertains to the title could be included in your bullet journaling. Tasks, details, events, reminders, and pictures all could have a place in your journal. Just think, a user would certainly not have this freedom of style and formatting with the Google Calendar or iPhone Reminders app. These types of applications require you to use a specific template to set times, reminders, and alarms, but it’s unclear if these digital programs actually help you remember everything better than a simple bullet journal note?

Psychologists Pam A. Mueller and Daniel M. Oppenheimer would advocate for a simpler time management method. In 2014, they published a study, which found that “students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand.” The same is true in a business setting. We all know the feeling of adding a multitude of events and tasks to our virtual work calendars yet somehow, we still forget. From personal experience, I know that I remember my schedule and important tasks on a more frequent basis if I have handwritten them in my planner. We could all benefit from starting our own bullet journals today.

Still, the best way to make sure everything in your business is done on time and precisely is by calling Officense. We will find a customized method that works for you and helps simplify your front end business processes. Whether you like using a high-tech scheduling app or you prefer a good old-fashioned phone call, Officense will be here to make sure you are never concerned with setting appointments but have the freedom to focus on the work that’s important to you. If you find your business in need of organizational assistance, give Officense a call! We have Executive Assistants to answer your call, schedule appointments, handle your mail, track leads, and so much more. (410-814-7500)

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Business Innovation in Light City

Written by Officense on March 31, 2017. Posted in Uncategorized. Leave a Comment

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3/31/17 – EG Starting tonight through April 8^th, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is holding its’ 2^nd free international light festival. The event turns Baltimore into a dazzling display of light with over 50 fun and whimsical exhibits for all ages!

This year’s festival is focused on innovations in business. There will be six conferences to highlight the health, social, food, educational, sustainability, and design innovations of Baltimore business. For all Shark Tank fans, the social conference will feature a startup business pitch contest. The six finalists will be competing for a sponsorship from the Baltimore Ravens. The sponsorship includes a generous advertising package and so much more!

If you’re a budding startup or an entrepreneur who is looking for assistance with your business, look no further than Officense! Our innovative business services will assist you in making your business a success. Officense’s Executive Assistants can answer your calls, handle your mail, greet your clients, and so much more. We have high-end offices ready and waiting for you one block from the Inner Harbor. Stop by our office today to place your business on the path to innovation, and do not forget to enjoy the amazing light festival.

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