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How To Keep Your Information Safe – World Back-Up Day

World Back-Up Day (WBD), is all about getting people to realise just how vulnerable their personal information and data can be. We never think that our computers can fail, or…

2B or Not 2B – National Pencil Day

Office Life / Office Supplies / Stationery / Tips/Tricks 30 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

On March 30th 1858, Hymen Lipmen received a patent for a pencil with an eraser attached and the rest is history…. Can you imagine life without pencils? Used by school…

Ten Etiquette Tips For Business Email

Office Life / Office Politics / Office Supplies / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 26 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

Sending and checking our email can take up a large chunk of the working day. But have we become sloppy about the business emails we send? And how do our…

Importance of Daylight in the Office

Office Life / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 25 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

Now that Spring is on its way, you should bring some daylight into the office. What do the Scientists say? According to researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago, having an office…

Euroffice SME News Roundup – March 2015

Business News / Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Team Bonding 23 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

Here’s the #EurofficeSMEUpdate for March 2015 to keep you posted on developments on the small business front New Dragons coming to the Den The most important news first – #Dragons'…

Is Your Business Better Off With Osborne’s Budget?

Business News / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Office Product Expert / SME / Work Life Balance 19 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

‘Gorgeous’ George Osborne has opened his big red briefcase and revealed his 2015/2016 #budget. According to Osborne, the UK has the highest rate of employment in its history.…

Get Your Boss Cooking For Deskfast Day

Office Life / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 19 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

It’s #DeskfastDay and today we’re asking if your boss should treat you to a #FullEnglish (or a full continental). We all want to have a comfortable breakfast where we eat…

Awkward Moments Day

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Politics / Work Life Balance 18 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

Its #AwkwardMomentsDay – Hurrah! We all suffer the odd cringe worthy moment now and then but today is not the day to dwell on their awfulness, today is the day…

Could We All Do With Freedom of Information?

Future of Office / Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 16 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

On #FreedomofInformationDay, we're wondering if it could be useful in other parts of life. The Freedom Of Information Act (FOI) gives us the chance to peer into the darker…

Dos and Don’ts of Commuting

Office Life / Tips/Tricks 13 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

With all the trouble going on at London Bridge station recently, we thought we’d look at the Dos and Don’ts of #commuting If you’re in London, you might have…

The Working Mum: The Newly Back To Work Mum

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 11 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

As we approach #Mother’sDay, we thought we’d ask the mums in the Euroffice team how they manage their work life and family life. We all know that trying to get…

The Working Mum: The Career Driven Power Mum

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 11 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

As we approach #Mother’sDay, we thought we’d ask the mums in the Euroffice team how they manage their work life and family life. We all know that trying to get…

The Working Mum: The Kids Have Flown The Nest Mum

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 11 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

As we approach #MothersDay, we thought we’d ask the mums in the Euroffice team how they manage their work life and family life. We all know that trying to get…

International Awesome Day: A Day Of A.W.E.S.O.M.E products | Top Ten Tuesday

Essentials / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Supplies / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 10 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

International Day of Awesomeness So today is International Day of Awesomeness, a day to celebrate all things awesome! And in the spirit of today, we’re taking a look at our…

It’s Fill Your Stapler Day

Future of Office / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Supplies / Stationery 9 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

Did you know it's Fill Your Stapler Day? Today's the day to check that your #staplers are well fed and that you're stocked up on #staple supplies for the future.…

Is Your Company Ready for Employee Appreciation Day?

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 6 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

#EmployeeAppreciationDay is all about showing staff they're not just working for the company, they're part of it. Every business wants to have happy employees, but what steps can they take…

Scrapbooking Day

Office Life / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 4 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

I used to think #Scrapbooking was cutting and sticking pictures of the latest heart throbs and magazine articles of my favourite bands into booklets of coloured sugar paper using PVA…

What Will You Read For World Book Day?

Charity / Office Life / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 4 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

This year 5th March is #WorldBookDay, when children and young people around the UK are encouraged to get together to appreciate #reading and to explore the wonderful world of #books.…

Get Under The Covers For National Bed Month

Essentials / Office Life / Work Life Balance 2 Mar 2015 Alina Fisher

National Bed Month is promoted by the Sleep Council and British bed manufacturers, who want us all to sleep and snooze in comfort.I’ve been thinking about sleep a lot recently. …

Spring Cleaning: A History

History / Office Furniture / Office Life 27 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

It’s that time of year again, the distant memories of Christmas wrapping paper and turkey have long been replaced with Valentine’s Day flowers and chocolates and shortly daffodils and Easter…

For Pete’s Sake – Should We Allow Swearing At Work?

Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 26 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

It's For Pete's Sake Day. How do you feel about bad words at work? Have you heard of a ‘minced oath?’ If you think it sounds like some kind of…

Love Thy Neighbour

Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 25 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

#LoveThyNeighbour - what does that even mean? Do I need to become besties with the guy next door, who plays his music too loud late at night and whose dog…

Do You Have A Single-Tasking Time Machine?

Office Life / Office Product Expert / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 24 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

Since it's #SingleTaskingDay, we thought we'd look at why it's important to stick to one job at a time. According to the Harvard Business Review (HBR), multi-taskers do less and…

It’s Fairtrade Fortnight

Charity / Facilities / Future of Office / Green / Office Life / Office Politics / Office Product Expert / Work Life Balance 23 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

#FairtradeFortnight (FF) runs from 23 February to 8 March. It's all about raising awareness of Fairtrade products and benefits. According to Fairtrade's own statistics, while 78% of UK consumers are…

Treat Yourself And Your Office On Cherry Pie Day

Office Life 20 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

It’s #CherryPie Day, so we thought we’d tempt you with some luscious, cerise-themed items for your office. We all love our gadgets, whether we’re surfing the web on the latest…

Keeping your Pens in Tip Top Condition

Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Sale / Stationery / Tips/Tricks 19 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

Have you finally found the #PerfectPen? Does it feel great to hold, write smoothly, create the perfect line width and somehow improve your handwriting without any extra effort from you?…

Shrove Tuesday Or Pancake Day: An Age Old Tradition Either Way

Office Life / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 17 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

In the UK, pancakes are synonymous with Shrove Tuesday. #PancakeDay, a day when fatty and perishable goods such as milk, eggs and butter had to be used before #Lent which…

Will You Get Chomping For Chip Week?

History / Office Life / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Working Parents 16 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

Yes, you’ll have salt and vinegar with that. When we heard it was #ChipWeek, instead of thinking about food we somehow stumbled into a philosophical conversation. Well, sort of. The…

Spooky Valentine at Euroffice

Diary of an Office Girl / Office Life / Paper Products / Pens / Stationery 13 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

Spooky Valentines movie night – Friday 13th Feb Join us, it will be a scream The office worker tossed her movie night invitation in the bin and headed towards the…

Fifty Shades of Grey Stationery and Secret Office Kinks

Computing / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Essentials / Facilities / Ink & Toners / Office Furniture / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Paper Products / Stationery 12 Feb 2015 Alina Fisher

Is there a Christian Grey lurking in your office? Everyone's talking about #FiftyShadesofGrey and its eponymous lead, Christian Grey. But could your office have its own secret kinks? We've looked…