When making any kind of change to your business, it’s crucial that you thoroughly vet the new service or provider. Ensuring that the change makes economical sense and adds value to your everyday operations are key factors, but oftentimes it takes implementation of a change to see the full range of possibilities – or the issues it creates.

Fortunately, Managed Print Services is easy to evaluate before it’s even up and running in your business. This is because managed print begins with a print assessment that takes into account your entire print environment. A print assessment helps you understand the full extent of your print habits, fleet, and spending. From there, the service is tailored to your specific needs.

If that isn’t reason enough, let’s take a look at five other reasons why you should add managed print to your business.

As you set goals and make business plans for the new year, be sure to take into account your office equipment. It’s easy to get complacent when it comes to copiers and printers, accepting downtime and frustrations as standard. You don’t have to deal with problem office equipment: Make it a priority to upgrade this year.

Better Productivity

If your office equipment is old, there’s a good chance you’re experiencing poor productivity because of it. When equipment is down, when there are traffic jams and the printer, and when security is poor, there are significant effects on your office’s productivity levels. Upgrading older machines gives your office enhanced efficiency and can help everything run more smoothly.

The humble copy machine, a staple (get it?) in nearly every office across the country. Few businesses can handle day to day operations without a copier, but there are more to these devices than meets the eye.

Where else are copiers useful? You might be surprised if you stop to think about it. It’s time to give the copier its proper credit. Let’s take a look at some of the other places you might have need for a copier.

At Home

Copy machines aren’t as popular at home, but they can be useful for many things. If you have a high-quality copier, you can use it to copy pictures, create crafts, and more. Plus, if you have a home office, a copier can be an excellent addition to help you get work done.

Thinking about getting new office equipment? If so, one possibility you might be considering is leasing the equipment. Leasing makes a lot of sense for certain businesses, as it offers a different means of obtaining needed equipment. Some reasons why companies choose to lease include:

Is your print environment looking ugly? Perhaps it’s time to add Managed Print Services! Managed Print addresses even the most stubborn print environment problems and helps you save time, money, and sanity.

Here are some signs that your print environment could use a little love:

• Variety of printers – like desktop, old printers, or cheap devices – spread across the office
• No print policies to deter erroneous printing, color printing, or insecure prints
• Unregulated supplies, supply over- or under-ordering of supplies, or many suppliers
• Overworked IT or no IT to support printing

As you can see, there are a number of issues that can plague a print environment – and this list doesn’t even cover all the possibilities.