Starting Your Own Business - Printers For The Home Office

Are you starting your own business? Setting up a home office is often the most convenient and easiest solution for sole traders - and it means your daily commute is just the 20 steps from the bedroom to your study. However, regardless of where you operate out of, having the right equipment is important to any successful business operation. You'll need to think about your computer and work station set up and choose a quality printer as well.

Home office printers - what do I need?

In the modern way of doing business, it's all about email, PDFs and attachments - uploading and downloading, sending and receiving - all instantaneous, fast and efficient. However, for other aspects of your business operations, a printer becomes an essential part of your home office tools:

• Print records and documents - printed and filed statements are still the preferred way for bookkeeping. Printed invoices are easily matched to monthly banking statements and quarterly business activity - so you can be sure you're keeping accurate records for tax time. 
• Make beautiful portfolios and presentations - for client presentations or professional looking resumes, a well printed, bound and clean looking document can make a world of difference. For those looking to pitch a business concept, colourful charts, graphs and drawings can really bring your idea to life. 
• Scan and fax functionality - get a scanner, photocopier and fax machine unit all in one. Multi-function printers can help your business save money and space, so you can make the most of your home office set up. 

Home Office Printers - which should I choose?

Canon has an extensive range of printer solutions that are perfect for your home office use - what does your business need?

• PIXMA - Canon's all-in-one PIXMA printer range are perfect for the home office. These inkjet printers achieve high quality prints, with the PIXMA MX870 capable of delivering 9600 x 2400 dpi for exceptionally smooth and detailed images. Meanwhile, functions such as Auto-Duplex, wireless connectivity and the ability to print A3 documents, makes the PIXMA range exceptionally versatile for home office use. 
• LASER SHOT - quick and speedy, Canon's LASER SHOT laser printers are the perfect way to print high quality and flawless documents efficiently. If you're looking to do quite a bit of printing, these are the ideal machines for speedy output, with the LBP6650dn clocking speeds of up to 33 pages per minutes - so you could, in theory, print the 1483 pages of War and Peace in under an hour! LASER SHOT printers are designed for networking within small workgroups so they're perfect for sharing between multiple computers and workstations. 
• imageCLASS - for high-quality laser printing combined with multi-function convenience, look no further than Canon's imageCLASS printer range. These advanced multi function printers are ideal for small and home offices looking to consolidate their printing, faxing, scanning and professional photocopying into a single desktop solution.