Show Me the Light!

 

Back in June, I shared some news from the annual FedEx Office Signs of the Times survey with our Out of Office readers. Our poll found that small business owners believed marketing and advertising were both key to driving business in 2010. And when it comes to attracting potential customers or promoting your products and services to current customers, signage can be a helpful way to share information quickly. Colorful graphics, bold fonts and catchy prose can help to draw attention to important information in an easy-to-read format. ...read more

Learning in a Flash

 

Guest blogger Katie Nasche is a communications advisor for FedEx Office. Katie is a busy mom of two girls, and in her spare time, she enjoys baking and scrapbooking. Today, Katie shares with us some fun ideas for flashcards.

Now that my daughter is a first grader, school is serious business. She has spelling and reading tests and math problems. To help her learn, I decided to go with the tried and true method of flashcards.

There are some great websites with templates that make it easy to do your own. I like the free template from www.kitzkikz.com/flashcards because it’s double-sided, so you can put an addition problem on the front and the answer on the back.

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