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Supporting Local: How Choosing a Canadian-Owned Document Management Company Benefits Your Business

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When it comes to document management and shredding services, businesses often have a choice between large multinational providers and local companies. While big-name brands may have recognition, there’s a compelling case for choosing a local Canadian provider like Blue-Pencil. From …

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Top 10 Common Mistakes in Document Storage and How to Avoid Them

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Is your document storage system setting you up for potential loss or legal trouble? This guide on common mistakes in document storage and how to avoid them will help you safeguard your important documents. Discover 10 practical solutions to prevent …

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Effective Record Management Practices for Modern Businesses

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What is record management, and why is it crucial for your business’s success? Record management involves organizing, securing, and retaining your company’s records from inception to disposal, ensuring legal compliance and operational efficiency. This guide covers the need-to-know tactics and …

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Document Scanning vs Records Storage: Which One is Right for Me?

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When it comes to records storage, should you go digital with scanning or stick with traditional physical methods? This in-depth guide compares these pivotal options, giving you insights into how they impact security, access, and management of your business records. …

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Document Storage Service vs In House File Cabinets: Evaluating Costs and Efficiency for Your Business

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When it comes to using a document storage service vs your business in-house file cabinets, should your business stick with traditional in-house file cabinets, or is it time to explore offsite options? We directly tackle the costs, efficiency, and security …

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10 Benefits of Outsourcing Document Storage

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Managing an organization’s documents efficiently is crucial for maintaining productivity and staying on the cutting edge of competition. However, handling many paper documents and electronic files can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. This is where outsourcing document storage is a smart …

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What Is the Role of Document Storage in Records Management?

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The volume of information that businesses generate is a growing challenge in today’s digital world. Every company creates physical and electronic records, some of which are essential to the organization’s operations organization’s compliance, while others are not. As a result, …

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How To Archive Paper Documents To Protect Critical Information

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Document archiving is an important aspect of document management and essential to running a successful business. Organizations that collect and produce documents must comply with privacy laws and record-keeping regulations and ensure that business-critical information is accessible and secure. Failure …

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5 Reasons Why File Storage Is Important

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Regardless of the industry or company size, information is a central component of every business and organization. However, as employees continue to create and collect data, keeping this information secure, organized and easy to access is a time-consuming process. Plus, …

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How To Properly Store & Preserve Documents Long-Term

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Despite our electronic age of computers, smartphones and scanners, paper documents accumulate and clutter homes and offices. From receipts and invoices to tax documents, birth certificates, family records and other valuable information, many vital files need preserving for future access …

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How To Archive Paper Documents?

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At the core of any organization’s success is how well they manage data. Not only must companies comply with privacy laws and government record-keeping regulations, but critical information must be easy to access while remaining secure. Failing to do so …

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What Is the Best Way To Store Your Business Documents?

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Regardless of your company or industry, managing and storing documents is necessary for any business owner. It’s also a tremendous responsibility to keep important paperwork intact, organized and secure for future use. New ventures or small businesses may operate without …

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