As a small business owner, how many times have you purchased office supplies such as packs of pens or pairs of scissors, only to find you already have plenty on hand? Keep all of your small business’s office supplies organized and within reach, and you’ll be able to find them when you need them and avoid duplicate purchases. These 12 tips for organizing your business’s supplies will hopefully be all the inspiration you need to upgrade your storage practices today. Let’s get started!
1. Desk Hooks
Hang decorations, accessories, and even articles of clothing with removable hooks. Heavy-duty versions hold weightier items such as headphones, small bags, and more.
2. Vertical Organizers
When you can’t take up more desk space, why not go vertical? Vertical organizers make great use of empty air and can help organize your documents.
3. In-and-Out Trays
Is your task load overwhelming? Keep tabs on what needs to be processed and what you’ve already completed with in-and-out trays.
4. Pegboards and Corkboards
Keep your tools visible and within reach by hanging them on a pegboard. Cork boards are great for creating mood boards or mounting documents you refer to frequently.
5. Desk Shelf Risers
Desk shelf risers can maximize your desk’s space by adding vertical storage. These desk shelves are great for storing books, manuals, office supplies, and even your computer monitor.
6. Ice Cube Trays
Repurpose ice cube trays by using them to store small office supplies such as paper clips, thumbtacks, erasers, rubber bands, and more.
7. Desk Tackle Boxes
Similar to ice cube trays, repurposed tackle boxes can store a variety of small office supplies and don’t take up much surface area on your desk.
8. Rolling Carts
Rolling supply carts allow you to take a variety of supplies wherever your task takes you. Adhere labels to each bin to help you quickly identify their contents.
9. Repurposed Utensil Trays
Utensil trays are great for organizing all of your writing instruments including pens, pencils, markers, dry-erase markers, colored pencils, and so on.
10. Floating Shelves
Save desk space by installing floating shelves. They’re great for adding pops of decor, a small plant, picture frames, books, office supplies, and more. Plus, they add a modern design aesthetic to your workspace.
11. Mason Jars
Mason jars are excellent vessels to store all of your writing utensils. They also make great vases and can add a farmhouse vibe to your deskscape. We suggest treating yourself to some fresh flowers now and again. Flowers are an instant mood booster!
12. Magnetic Storage
Take advantage of the power of magnetism with magnetic storage. Store metal supplies such as paper clips and staples with clever magnetic options.
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