The old saying goes, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” In some respects this is only half-true, but the half that is true should not be overlooked. Continue reading
The Fallacy of Mexico’s Siren Call
How to Report Harassment in the Workplace
Many people spend more time at work than they do with their families, and it is also common for some to work more than they sleep.
Knowing this, it is important that your workplace is safe and comfortable, not only in terms of the physical environment, but also the emotional one. While it may not be possible to have a perfect workplace, the last thing anyone needs is to have one where people are being harassed.
If you believe you are being harassed, bullied, or singled out, then you need to take action, and here’s how. Continue reading
Best Ways to Open a Business Online
Starting an online business is a great way to test your skills as an entrepreneur and sharpen them for less money than opening a brick & mortar operation. Because of the low cost of entry, there are plenty of less-than-professional-looking sites out there, Continue reading
The Peace Corps and Job Corps
One of the many great things about our country is that there are so many opportunities to volunteer and help others. Additionally, there are programs designed to help us. While many argue that helping another is a way of helping oneself (and we don’t disagree) we want to highlight two amazing programs the United States has that help us promote goodwill around the world and help our own young people.
The programs are the Peace Corps, where we can volunteer to go to other nations and serve in the capacity of helping others, and Job Corps, Continue reading
Free Flu Shots = Healthy Employees
Today is flu shot day at Kleer-Fax. Every year before Thanksgiving we have trained professionals come into the factory so that our employees can get the vaccination (if they want it).
We do this for several reasons. Among them are:
- We care about the health of our team
- The lost time is minimal
- Healthy employees are more productive
Federal Recreational Land Passes – $10 Lifetime Use for Seniors
As a part of the new area of our website called America the Beautiful, we are going to focus on some the great things our country has to offer. Continue reading
Kleer-Fax Barbeque
When you coordinate your marketing efforts, do you ever think to do any internal marketing? That is, do you consider that your team deserves to be reminded that you care about them, and that they work for a great company?
We’ve been thinking of this more lately because our average employee has been with us for over 15 years. While it’s true that we’ve been good to them – never bouncing a paycheck, always having a health and life plan, and refusing to accept lucrative offers to move outside the United States – the truth is that we felt we could do more. Continue reading
Goodfellas/Kleer-Fax Caption Contest
As many people know from reading our About Us page, prior to 1994 we only made indexing products and loose-leaf paper. Our expansion into expandable products was the result of purchasing a company in Brooklyn called the Saldan Bindery, which carried a brand called Abaca.
Among the employees who came over to Kleer-Fax, we are still fortunate to have the expertise of Pasquale “Butchy” Donadio, who has been working in our industry for more than 50 years! Continue reading
Bundle Bands: The Ultimate Rubber Bands
When it comes to paper documents, there are stages in our work processes that prevent us from being able to file things right away. As a result, we end up dealing with large stacks of documents that need to be kept together.
This can be easily done by using Kleer-Fax’s Bundle Bands, which are Made in the USA and built to last.