Even small offices need to make sure policies are in order. Here are some simple steps.

Mission Statement

Create a mission statement for the beginning the of the handbook. A mission statement portrays a company’s main beliefs and goals for your company. Include a company overview,  listings of appointed officers and a brief company history.

Important Content to Protect Your Business

Place a statement concerning Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws in the manual. Attendance policies and any disciplinary and termination policies need to be clearly outlined.

Employee Benefits

Even if you only have a few employees, clearly defining the benefits they receive needs to be on paper. Provide detailed information concerning benefits such as sick days, vacation days and health insurance coverage. If your company offers an Employee Assistance Program, provide details regarding the confidentiality of the program and include contact information.

Binding Your Manual

Review the manual with an attorney to make sure you have covered all the important details. Bind your handbook  so it can be easily read and distributed to be new employees and maintains a professional look that reflects your business.

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Your Choice in Binding Can Make a Difference

 What binding to use for your presentation, scrapbook, book report  or any other binding project may seem like an arbitrary choice. But different bindings have different advantages, depending on your needs.

Coil binding

The traditional coil or spiral binding is perfect if your bound document needs the flexibility to be opened 360 degrees. Use coil for creating directories, presentations or sales reports or any situation where you need the bound document to up take minimal desk space when opened.  Also, because your document can be opened fully, it prevents any information printed near the binding from getting lost . Coil binding is also great for creating custom cookbooks (takes up for little countertop space while following a recipe)

Comb binding

Comb binding provides the most economical binding method for the money. You can choose between metal and plastic combs. The biggest advantage of comb bound documents is the ability to edit the document after it has been bound. Pages can be added or removed easily with comb binding for last minute changes to sales proposals and book reports.

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Thermal Binding

Thermal binding delivers the most impressive look for presentations. Perfect or book bound documents are essential for annual reports, corporate overviews and any other situation where presentation matters most.

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If you haven’t already, you may soon-that is, breaking your New Year’s resolution. The typical resolution lasts roughly one to two months, leading to 60% in unused annual gym memberships. The reason for this phenomenon is that very few people can change their habits overnight. That doesn’t mean change is impossible. Taking small steps with realistic goals is attainable with a conscious, regulated modification of behavior.

A Bound Resolution Journal Records Gradual Change

Creating a resolution journal helps you be aware of gradual change. Record daily successes. Reinforce positive emotions that come with maintaining success, and if you slip, don’t beat yourself up. Forgive yourself and record in your journal how you will get back on track the following day.

Customizing Your Journal

The advantage of creating a customized journal you bind yourself, is that you can add personal comments that work specifically for you. Having a “Slip-Ups” Section on every page of your journal reminds you when you didn’t have any slip-ups, and compels you to record what feelings or events caused you to fall back on bad habits when you do.

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A Rewards Page

Only with a customized bound journal can you create a rewards page for yourself. Every 14^th page of your journal (every two weeks) you don’t have to record an entry. It’s a day-off to reward yourself for your long-term success. Of course, the reward shouldn’t relate to the habits you are trying to break, rather an alternative, healthy choice that helps remind you it’s not all about sacrifice.

Whether it’s weight loss or the desire to quit smoking, change shouldn’t come once a year. Your everyday resolution journal takes the pressure from overnight change and helps you gradually and effectively make improvements in your life.