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Center for Business and Technical Writing
The Value of Our Services

Modern professionals spend up to 70 percent of the workday writing. Computers, fax machines, email, and other technologies have only magnified the need for accurate writing. In fact, writing is the single most widespread activity in business today -- whether it's composing a sales pitch, a business proposal, or a patent.

Yet most workers -- competent, knowledgeable employees -- don't feel confident in their writing skills. Clear, concise, correct communication is essential in conducting business effectively; nothing establishes a more positive image than a well-done document, and nothing destroys a company's reputation more quickly than a sloppy one.

Read about the Top Ten Mistakes in writing that we can help you avoid.