samedi 4 mai 2019

Tips On How To Go Paperless Easily

By Loris F. Anders


Businesses have been depending on paper for communication and accounting for years. However, old habits die hard and is therefore proving difficult to operate without. The interactions that involve the use of paper bring together partners and clients whose operations you do not have control. When you need to go paperless, there are excellent options you can explore.

Make provisions and also sign up for e-statements. This will avoid the depositing of utility bills and bank statements at your address or door. This makes you believe or buy the idea that you can operate without using paper. Your associates will pick your cue and help you avoid the paper. Always ask clients or customers whether electronic communication and systems are an option. You may even send these electronic systems alongside the printed versions.

Invest in technology that allows you to send and receive documents or correspondences that does not require paper. You will also need a way of accounting for communications, documents and messages sent electronically. Without such systems, you are likely to lose track of information that is shared. This might compromise your activities.

Pay your bill electronically and also allow your clients to also pay in the same way. Invoices can be sent electronically, action taken and the deal concluded without printing any document. You will need appropriate consensus, technology and understanding from both parties. Once the trend picks pace, it becomes easier to bring in the other operators.

Develop a system that will make it possible to consolidate information gathered and track the activities that are taking place. This is meant to generate evidence that can be used for accounting purposes. You may need a system for double verification so that the other party does not claim that a communication was not made. In case an issue of delivery of a document or communication arises, you will have a place to fall back to.

A digital signature will help you make approvals without requiring physical signatures. This requires a highly level of clearance. It should not be accessible to just anyone because it might be misused. Your associates and clients must also be aware of the use of digital signature. You must be consistent when making verifications and approvals online.

Eliminating paper in all your operations might be difficult. This calls for gradual adoption of electronic engagements. Install the right technology and infrastructure to support the use of electronic interactions. There must be a system that allows tracking of activities electronically to address any queries that might arise. The systems you develop must be accurate and convenient for your business.




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