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By Elayne Fluker | Published January 10, 2011 | Full size is 1000 × 1000 pixels

4) Go paperless whenever possible: There’s a lot of paperwork that goes into running a business, but you can still handle business without the paper pileup. Digitize documents by scanning or PDF formatting them; send invoices and documents by email. Encourage others to do the same by inserting a “save paper” message in your email signature. If you do need to use paper, be mindful of how much paper your utilizing. Try setting the default to two-sided on the copier, eliminate cover sheets when faxing or using Arial Narrow font—this lessens your printed page area by nearly 15%.

4) Go paperless whenever possible: There’s a lot of paperwork that goes into running a…