Southern Virginia Free Shredding
Shred Instead of Southern Virginia has partnered with AmeriStaff Staffing Solutions and Bassett Office Supply to provide Southside Virginia with a FREE Shredding Event. This event is to be held on April 13th at God’s Store House from 11 AM to 2 PM in Danville, VA – Address: God’s Store House 750 Memorial Drive Danville, […]
Shred Day – 3/16
Shred Instead has partnered with The Residence at Waterstone to bring Free Shredding Services to the residents of The Residence at Waterstone! The Shredding Event will be from 11 AM – 1 PM on Saturday, March 16th – just look for the big Shredding truck set up by the Club House!
Sequestration Concerns
Sequestration Deal – Can they do it by Friday and how it will affect YOUR TAX REFUND The acting IRS Commissioner and Acting Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin say that IRS employees would be furloughed if no deal is reached regarding the upcoming sequestration. When a furlough goes into place, government employees are given a 30 […]
Small Businesses: Target of ID Fraud
Small businesses across the country are now being targeted for identity fraud, receiving emails allegedly from the Federal Trade Commission. The circulating emails encourage small businesses to take action against a customer complaint, when in reality it is an elaborate email scam to steal your company’s personal and financial information. The subject line reads “NOTIFICATION […]
Tax Season: What to Shred
Good news. The 2013 tax season did not begin this Tuesday, January 22nd, as originally intended. Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service has given us an extra 8 days to prepare our documents to be submitted. The vast majority of taxpayers […]
Reducing Identity Theft
The reality is staggering: identity theft is the fastest growing crime in North America, affecting nearly 10 million Americans a year. We see these stories in the news everyday: they are cases involving unauthorized purchases on credit cards and debit card skimming. Impersonators fraudulently use an individual’s personal identifying information to set up new accounts, […]
A Clutter-Free New Year
Tis’ the Season to set goals and challenge ourselves. We strive to work harder, be more disciplined, more organized–better versions of “last year’s self.” But we certainly cannot move forward until we have adequately put the past – including all of our junk from the past – behind us. That’s right, I’m talking about cleaning […]
Shred Instead Expansion
Rise in Identity Theft Prompts Company Expansion to Protect Local Businesses Shred Instead Partners with Kim and Manly Boyd of Bassett Office Supply to provide On-site Shredding Services to Southern Virginia and North Carolina COLUMBIA, Maryland (January 8, 2013) – The rise in identity theft and fraud has led to a company expansion in […]
Telephone Credit Card Scam Alert
When most people think about telephone fraud scams, they instantly associate it with being asked for their personal financial information. But what happens when the person calling you already has it? A warning has been issued for the reemergence of the Visa & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam. The difference with this scam is that […]
Scheduled Services
As the year quickly comes to a close, you may begin noticing all of the outdated information lying around your office, filling up your cabinets. For many companies, streamlining business operations is their goal for the New Year. While viable, you may ask yourself, “How do I make this happen?” The answer is simple: through […]
