What is a Certificate of Destruction and Why Do I Need One?

Graphic showing an SSBRM Certificate of Destruction along with a NAID AAA Certified logo and PRISM Privacy+ logo, all on a blue background

Owning a vehicle is a significant but often costly necessity. In my early days with cars, I would opt for the cheapest used vehicle, attempting to save money by avoiding seemingly unnecessary repairs. Little did I know that cutting corners could lead to driving an inefficient clunker that would eventually break down, requiring even more…

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The Benefits of Storing, Scanning, and Shredding Your Business Records This New Year!

Office paper shredder and document scanner beside a clock nearing midnight with fireworks in the background

Building a balanced records management system is strongest when each part supports the others. Off-site storage, document scanning, and secure shredding each solve a different problem, but together they create a safer, leaner, and more efficient way to manage business information for the new year. Benefits of storing business records off-site Frees up valuable office…

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Self Storage is not the place to store your records!

Fire and smoke billows out of two storage units in a self storage facility.

You just have to read the local newspaper to understand why storing your important documents and other records in a self-service storage facility is probably not a good idea. Here’s a quick sampling of some recent headlines: Explosion and Fire at Self Storage Facility, Storage units easy prey for thieves, Flood damage at public storage…

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Purging the Paper

It’s easy to hang on to receipts, mail, documents and other records thinking that at some point in time you’ll need them. But clutter is one of the key drivers of inefficiency. The end of the year is the perfect time to invest some energy into reducing the amount of paper that has accumulated in…

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