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How to Keep Your Business Writing Clear and Professional

Clear business writing requires good grammar, spelling, and vocabulary and ruthless self-editing. You also need to make your business writing courteous, getting your point clearly across with civility. [more…]

Examining Standard Business Stationery Needs

Every business should have a variety of stationery for communications with customers and contacts. Each type of business stationery has its function, but all types of your business stationery should share [more…]

How to Format a Business Letter

You write most business letters with the intention of getting the reader to respond. Write your business letters with a clear purpose, making those letters error-free, friendly, and pertinent. All business [more…]

How to Format a Business Memorandum

Business memorandum or memoranda — also called memo or memos — are specially formatted written communications within your business. A memo's format is typically informal [more…]

How to Format a Business Invitation

At some point, you might have the opportunity to host a social business event. Make sure you send your business invitation promptly to leave time for the invitations to be returned — either accepted or [more…]

How to Prepare a Business Thank-You Note

Prepare and send thank-you notes within a day or two of the business interaction. Business-related thank-you notes should be short, gracious, and to the point. Two to three lines is a perfectly acceptable [more…]

How to Address Envelopes for Your Business

Include a printed return address on envelopes for your business that match your business's letterhead. Ideally, the recipient’s address on these envelopes should be typed or printed by a software program [more…]