You Need A Typewriter?

Don't count out the usefulness of seemingly archaic tools.

Oct 25, 2001

The proliferation of computers might make a typewriter seemabout as relevant to your business as a quill pen and a powderedwig. In reality, typewriters are useful for entrepreneurs who oftendeal with preprinted forms. You can get a good electric typewriterfor $100 to $200. Don't go overboard-as long as the machineprints clearly, it's fulfilling its purpose.

Excerpted from Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up GuideYou'll Ever Need

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