To everything there is a season. If you’re a music fan, you’ll recognize that phrase from Pete Seeger’s 1959 song, “Turn! Turn! Turn!” that went to #1 on the Billboard charts in 1965 by the band, The Byrds. Most of the lyrics are taken directly from the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. As your business continues to grow, the season of one-time shredding may be coming to an end with a new season of recurring shredding on the horizon. Here’s how you will know it’s time to turn, turn, turn from one-time to recurring shredding. Your Office Is Cluttered When you keep your workspace organized and uncl ..read more

In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed with a dual goal: Make health care delivery more efficient Increase the number of Americans with health insurance coverage The complex law continued to be amended and evolve towards including privacy, security, enforcement and breach notification rules. It wasn’t until April 2003 that the security rule of HIPAA was enacted. HIPAA does not distinguish between large and small practices even though regulators do. Solo practitioners and large rehab hospitals, and all healthcare organizations in between, are requi ..read more

The Most Valuable Resource In 2017, the Economist stated, “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.” The collection, use, and sharing of data really has become the lifeblood of the business world. As information increased in value, so did the level of criminal activity associated with it. At the same time, the US government attempted to stay ahead of privacy crime by making sure that consumers’ information is protected and businesses comply with the limitations and procedures set for the use of private information. Federal Protection Colorado residents and businesses are ..read more

Picture if you will… …After years of having to deal with in-house shredding, your company’s staff is cheering and high-fiving each other because the boss has decided to outsource your company’s document destruction to a professional. Finally, the frustration of DIY shredding is over! The boss then turns to you and says, “Can you find us the best and perfect shredding company for our business to partner with?” And you say, “I would love to, but …” And just as you say the word “but” and all of your fellow co-workers have instantly slid back to their workspaces, the boss says, “Wonderful. I knew ..read more

Flotsam vs Jetsam Have you ever heard the terms flotsam and jetsam? They are two words used to describe different types of marine debris. Jetsam refers to debris intentionally thrown overboard by a ship’s crew in distress in an attempt to lighten the ship’s load. Flotsam, on the other hand, refers to debris that was not deliberately thrown overboard, often resulting from a shipwreck. Ditch Your Shredder Before It Ditches You No one wants to be involved in a shipwreck, and DIY shredding can be just that. In fact, turning your shredder into jetsam may protect your business from becoming flotsam ..read more

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 is Tax Day The new bookkeeper thought she was getting punked. She had been handed a grocery bag and a shoebox, both full of receipts, from a client needing to have his business income tax submission done last minute. She thought, “I can’t believe people actually do this.” After years of working with clients as they approached Tax Day, she knew all too well that some do. Whether you are the type of person who sorts, organizes, and labels all their documents before submitting to your tax preparer—or you’re someone who collects paperwork in a grocery bag—here are our sugge ..read more

Are We Compatible? dumpsterdiverpro 30 / M / Single Berthoud, CO I’m just your average-looking person with interests in turning valuable information into personal wealth. I’m an entrepreneur. I like evading authority and living under the radar, if you know what I mean. My Favorite Book: Catch Me If You Can My Favorite Song: Steal Away About Me Shredding Salvager Extraordinaire: I love to dig through discarded documents, particularly ones that have been self-shredded because they are more likely to have information that was meant to be hidden, but are still reconstructible. Dissectologist: I’m ..read more

If your office shredder had an offensive odor, was ugly, or tripped employees as they walked by, it would be understandable that your employees would choose to avoid it. But these are likely not the reasons your staff haven’t been using the shredder. Your employees may be avoiding the shredding machine for one reason, a combination of several, or a slowly-escalating cycle of problems without solutions. Do any of the shredding problems below seem familiar? The Dreaded Shredding Cycle Shredding Problem #1: The noise! The constant roaring and grinding of an office paper shredder can fray the nerv ..read more

Living in the digital age has made fact-checking easier, and in many cases, even more necessary. If you are regularly shredding documents to remain legally compliant with data privacy laws—or want to be—think about some of these document shredding facts. Fact 1: 1 in 5 Data Breaches Involve Paper Records Identity theft and fraud can easily start with paper information due to lost wallets, mail theft, or paper documents being retrieved from the garbage, for example. Identity thieves will painstakingly reconstruct torn-up pieces of paper to get information. Even if it seems worthless to you, the ..read more

You may be asking yourself, “How is that statement even possible?” It may seem ridiculous. After all, who hasn’t seen all the DIY advice for disposing of or destroying old hard drives? Let’s quickly review some of the advice you may have seen or picked up from friends and colleagues. Things You Can Do with Your Old Business Hard Drives Throw them in the break room trash can and bury them in food waste where they will be hidden from prying eyes and damaged by liquids. Store them on the shelf with all of your other abandoned and discarded drives and electronics. Delete the information on them ..read more