GoFaxer Blog

It used to be that running any business required that you purchase a very large and very expensive copy machine. You had to buy typewriters. You had to send memos. You had to get a land line with a telephone. You had to hire a receptionist.

But my friends, we live in a new age with new possibilities for young entrepreneurs. The opportunities for doing it differently are becoming endless. The simple fact is that you don’t really need an office to run your new small business. All you really need is a small laptop, a free email account through Google, and a good fax to email service. That’s all you need. You’re in business.

Of course, it also helps to have a product that others want to buy, but that’s besides the point.

In terms of actual office supplies, you don’t even really need to buy paper. All of your documents can be digital. Consequently, you won’t need any filing cabinets. You just need a nice documents box on your hard drive.

Pens? Not really. I haven’t written with a pen since 1998.

Post-it’s? Again, I would avoid them. They’re a crutch. Start keeping a good to-do list on a word document.

See tomorrow for some thoughts on how to set up your desktop on your computer.