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Xerox Canada contacted 250 Canadian small business owners and managers to discuss best practices, and found eight Office Management Tips guaranteed to generate big results for your small business. 1) The early bird gets the worm: 47% of business managers said that mornings are when they do their best work 2) Dress for success: 54% of managers prefer a work dress code of "casual Fridays", 23% ultimate casual, and 12% "traditional professional" 3) Money talks: 25% of managers list monetary rewards as their greatest motivator. 4) Need coffee: 65% of managers report only 3 to 6 hours of peak productivity. 5) ...and lots of it: the majority of respondents reported an average workday of more than 9 hours. 6) Colour sells: 80% believe that using colour gives their ideas and proposals greater credence 7) Go Logo: Six in ten workers say red and blue coloured logos are most associated with a successful company 8) Eight is enough: Managers who work between seven to eight hours a day report greater satisfaction than those who work longer days.
