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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…]
Finishing Up a Business Contract
Before you sign off on a business contract, make sure that it contains everything it should and nothing it shouldn’t. Use the tips in the following list before you conclude any business agreement: [more…]
Key Business Contract Terms
If you’re dealing with business contracts, you need to be able to speak the language. Some common contract terms you may encounter while doing business are defined in the following list: [more…]
