Every business, no matter how large or small, creates paperwork. From a work-at-home freelancer to a multi-million-dollar corporation, tax forms, receipts, business minutes and other forms of correspondence creates a dilemma: storage.

Are you using too much paper at the office? If you haven’t gone digital yet, chances are you’re engaging in the waste of this precious resource. The good news is a couple changes can be introduced to end the practice, increase effectiveness and save a lot of money.

Here are top five ways to stop wasting too much paper.

Keeping up with technological advances helps your hospital or clinic stay at the forefront of its industry. Making the switch from piles of paper records to electronics is naturally part of this process. Although, it might seem like a difficult task when you have large amounts of paper documents to deal with, it doesn’t have to be a hassle. By using a medical document scanning service, you can have professionals get you set up and take care of everything for you. Here’s how it works: 

If you currently house all your documents inside a document storage facility, any attempt to change the present way you’re warehousing information might be an overwhelming task. However, moving documents to digital will improve overall productively, lower storage costs and enhance document security. To move files from your document storage facility to paperless, follow the below steps:

Quality document management marks you with distinction as the kind of operation everyone wants to work with. How you work with documents is a testament to how you handle all important business. On the other hand, poor document management makes you look terrible in a lot of ways that are difficult to explain away.

If there is one truth of business that you can count on, it is that you will generate a huge amount of documentation. Whether you are maintaining billing statements, shipping manifests or tax records you will eventually run up against the fact that there is a limit to your capacity to maintain these records. Countless man hours are spent sorting, collating, relocating and purging these documents. It may seem that there is no other way to keep reliable records than heavy filing cabinets and countless long boxes practically bursting from the ever-growing surge of documents straining against their capacity.

The sheer thought of moving an office gives most people uncomfortable feelings especially if your office relies on printed material. The mass of paper saved over the years means lifting, hauling and finding room for all of those stacks and files. Your back hurts just thinking about it. 

HR automated solutions are a powerful way to keep your records safe, ensure legal compliance and limit access by unauthorized people. With the right solutions, your company can be more streamlined, save space and be secure against both damage and thefts. Plus, automation takes the element of human error out of the equation. 

The impact of paper in the office is a massive one. You may think that such a little thing can’t add up to huge expenditure. Unfortunately, you’re wrong. According to US statistics, the average office worker prints 10,000 sheets of paper per year, and Canada is not far behind. Nearly 45 percent of that paper ends up in the trash bin. Now think about a big corporation that has hundreds of employees. The amount of money wasted on needless document printing will be serious.

Jumping from 2016 to 2017, you might wonder how much could’ve changed in the world of document management. The answer is quite a bit. Nowadays, for companies to survive a quickly changing digital landscape, business owners must stay abreast current document scanning trends to run organizations cost effectively and efficiently. Let’s take a look at what’s in store for 2017.