Resources & Knowledge Base

Your AI-powered guide to asset management best practices, tips, and product updates.

Designer Studio
Aug 8, 2026 9 min read

How to Print Asset Labels from a Spreadsheet in Designer Studio

One tidy spreadsheet, one label design, and a merge that fills in the rest. Here is the calm, practical way to print hundreds of unique asset labels from a sheet in Designer Studio without a single retype.

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Industry Insights
Aug 8, 2026 9 min read

Asset Management for Logistics and Warehousing

In logistics and warehousing, the forklifts, scanners, racking and returnable pallets that keep goods moving are assets in their own right. Here is how to track the equipment your operation owns, keep it safe and maintained, and stop value walking out of the yard.

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Tips & Tricks
Aug 8, 2026 9 min read

Practical Ways to Prevent Asset Loss and Theft

Most assets are not stolen in the dramatic sense. They drift away through carelessness, unclear ownership and quiet hand-offs. Here are practical, unglamorous ways to keep hold of what you own.

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Getting Started
Aug 7, 2026 10 min read

How to Scan Asset Tags with Your Phone

A calm, practical guide to reading asset tags with the phone already in your pocket: how a scan resolves to the record, how to get a clean read from worn labels, scanning through a stock-take, and when dedicated hardware still wins.

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Asset Management
Aug 7, 2026 10 min read

How to Manage Asset Warranties and Service Contracts

Warranties and service contracts are quiet sources of value that are easy to lose. Here is how to capture, track and act on cover before it lapses.

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Designer Studio
Aug 7, 2026 9 min read

How to Add QR Codes to Your Asset Labels in Designer Studio

A calm, practical guide to putting QR codes on your asset labels in Designer Studio — deciding what the code should encode, binding it to your asset tag, sizing it for the label, and testing a scan before you print a whole batch.

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Industry Insights
Aug 6, 2026 9 min read

Asset Management for Banks and Financial Institutions

Banks live and die by accountability. This guide looks at how a disciplined asset register keeps branch networks, high-value IT and security equipment traceable, auditable and under control.

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Tips & Tricks
Aug 5, 2026 9 min read

How to Choose Durable Asset Label Materials

A label is only as good as the material it is printed on. This is a calm, practical guide to choosing face stocks, adhesives and protective finishes that survive the places your assets actually live.

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Getting Started
Aug 4, 2026 9 min read

How to Assign and Check Out Assets to Your Team

Assignment turns a list of equipment into a record of responsibility. Here is how to hand out assets, track custody, and keep a clean trail from issue to return.

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Asset Management
Aug 3, 2026 9 min read

Asset Tracking Metrics and KPIs That Actually Matter

Most asset dashboards are crowded with numbers nobody acts on. Here is how to choose the handful of metrics that genuinely change what you do next.

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Tips & Tricks
Aug 1, 2026 8 min read

How Often Should You Audit Your Assets? A Practical Schedule

There is no single right audit frequency; match your schedule to risk with monthly, quarterly and annual checks you can actually keep.

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Industry Insights
Jul 29, 2026 8 min read

Asset Management for Construction and Project-Based Businesses

Practical asset management for construction and project-based businesses, where tools move constantly and every lost machine stalls a crew.

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Getting Started
Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Your First 30 Days with Find Asset: A Simple Rollout Plan

A simple week-by-week plan for your first 30 days with Find Asset, turning a fresh setup into a habit your team keeps.

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Designer Studio
Jul 24, 2026 8 min read

How to Add Your Logo and Branding to Asset Labels

Add your logo and brand identity to asset labels in Designer Studio without sacrificing the barcode readability that makes a label useful.

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Asset Management
Jul 21, 2026 9 min read

How to Write an Asset Management Policy That People Actually Follow

A practical guide to writing an asset management policy that your team will actually read, respect and follow every single day.

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Tips & Tricks
Jul 19, 2026 9 min read

How to Build an Asset Tag Numbering System That Scales

Meaningful codes or plain sequential numbers? Here is how to design an asset tag numbering system that stays readable, stays unique, and does not break when your organisation grows.

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Industry Insights
Jul 16, 2026 9 min read

Asset Management for Hotels and Hospitality Businesses

Hotels run on thousands of moving, breakable, guest-facing assets. Here is how hospitality businesses keep track of them, cut shrinkage, and keep every room ready to sell.

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Getting Started
Jul 13, 2026 9 min read

Categories, Locations and Departments: Organising Your Assets Before You Import

The five minutes you spend planning categories, locations and departments before your first import saves hours of cleanup later. Here is how to get the structure right the first time.

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Designer Studio
Jul 11, 2026 8 min read

Fitting a Barcode, Logo and Text onto a Small Asset Label

A 40mm asset label has room for far less than you think. Here is how to lay out a barcode, an ID, a logo and a line of text so the tag stays readable and scans every time.

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Asset Management
Jul 8, 2026 10 min read

How to Retire and Dispose of an Asset Without Losing Money

Old equipment rarely leaves an organisation cleanly. Here is how to retire, approve, dispose of and de-register an asset so you recover value and keep auditors happy.

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Industry Insights
Jul 5, 2026 9 min read

Hospital Equipment Tracking: Uptime and Compliance

A practical guide to tracking biomedical equipment so machines stay available, maintenance stays on schedule and audits stop being a scramble.

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Industry Insights
Jul 3, 2026 9 min read

Asset Management for Schools: Cut Losses and Pass Audits

A practical playbook for schools to track IT, lab and library assets, cut quiet losses and walk into every audit with confidence.

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Designer Studio
Jun 30, 2026 9 min read

How RFID Smart-Label Encoding Works (Plain-English Guide)

A jargon-free walkthrough of how RFID smart labels are encoded with an EPC, printed on a desktop Zebra, and read at a distance.

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Asset Management
Jun 27, 2026 9 min read

Preventive Maintenance 101: Schedules That Prevent Downtime

A practical guide to building preventive maintenance schedules that cut unplanned downtime, extend asset life, and pay for themselves.

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Getting Started
Jun 25, 2026 11 min read

How to Import Your Assets from a Spreadsheet

A practical, step-by-step method for cleaning a messy asset spreadsheet and importing it into Find Asset without duplicates or broken data.

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Tips & Tricks
Jun 22, 2026 9 min read

How to Choose the Right Asset Tags: Metal, Polyester or RFID

A practical guide to matching asset tag material to the surface, environment and lifespan of the equipment you need to track.

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Asset Management
Jun 19, 2026 9 min read

Asset Tracking Best Practices That Actually Stick

Tracking habits that survive staff turnover, busy periods and messy handovers — practical routines that keep your asset register honest for years.

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Designer Studio
Jun 17, 2026 9 min read

Introducing Designer Studio: Design and Print Asset Labels

Designer Studio is a WYSIWYG label editor that turns your asset data into scannable, print-ready tags without design skills or template files.

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Industry Insights
Jun 14, 2026 10 min read

The Future of Asset Management in Africa

Africa is skipping the paper-and-spreadsheet era of asset management and going straight to mobile. Here is what that leapfrog looks like in practice.

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Tips & Tricks
Jun 11, 2026 8 min read

RFID vs Barcode: Which Is Right for Your Business?

RFID reads assets in bulk without line of sight; barcodes cost pennies. Here is how to choose the right technology for the way your business actually works.

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Getting Started
Jun 8, 2026 10 min read

Getting Started with Find Asset: A Complete Guide

A practical, step-by-step guide to setting up Find Asset — from sign-up to tagging and scanning your first asset in under a day.

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Getting Started
Jun 6, 2026 9 min read

How to Run Your First Asset Audit

A practical, step-by-step plan for scoping, tagging, counting and reconciling your very first physical asset audit without the chaos.

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Asset Management
Jun 3, 2026 8 min read

5 Ways to Improve Your Asset Tracking Efficiency

Five practical habits that close the gap between what your asset register claims and what your organisation can actually put its hands on.

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Industry Insights
May 31, 2026 9 min read

What Good Asset Management Looks Like in Ghana's Public Sector

A practical look at how Ghana's ministries, districts and agencies can build asset registers that survive an Auditor-General's scrutiny.

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Tips & Tricks
May 29, 2026 8 min read

QR Codes or 1D Barcodes for Asset Tags?

A practical guide to choosing between QR codes and 1D barcodes for asset tags, based on data, tag size and the scanners you already own.

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Asset Management
May 26, 2026 9 min read

Total Cost of Ownership: What Your Assets Really Cost

The purchase price is the smallest number on the invoice. Here is how to calculate what an asset actually costs across its working life.

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Getting Started
May 23, 2026 10 min read

Setting Up Users, Roles and Permissions in Find Asset

A practical guide to configuring users, roles and least-privilege permissions in Find Asset so the right people see exactly what they should.

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Tips & Tricks
May 21, 2026 9 min read

Your Barcode Won't Scan? Work Through This Checklist

A calm, step-by-step checklist for diagnosing barcodes that refuse to scan, from print quality to scanner settings.

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Tips & Tricks
May 18, 2026 10 min read

10 Label Placement Mistakes That Kill Your Scan Rate

Even a perfectly designed barcode fails if you put it in the wrong place. Here are ten placement mistakes that quietly wreck scan rates, and how to fix each one.

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Industry Insights
May 15, 2026 10 min read

Asset Management for NGOs and Donor-Funded Projects

A practical guide to building donor-compliant asset registers that survive audits, project close-out and grant reporting.

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Designer Studio
May 13, 2026 10 min read

Barcode Symbologies Explained: Code 128, QR and Data Matrix for Asset Tags

A plain-English guide to Code 128, QR and Data Matrix, and how to pick the right barcode symbology for your asset tags.

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Designer Studio
May 10, 2026 9 min read

Print Hundreds of Asset Labels From One Design

Design one label, then print hundreds with unique tags, barcodes and QR codes automatically — no re-typing, no mistakes, no wasted media.

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Designer Studio
May 7, 2026 9 min read

How to Design a Zebra Label That Prints Clean Every Time

Small design choices decide whether a Zebra label scans on the first pass or fails in the field — here are the rules that keep prints crisp.

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Asset Management
May 5, 2026 9 min read

Asset Depreciation, Explained Without the Jargon

Straight-line and reducing-balance depreciation in plain English, with worked examples you can apply to your own asset register today.

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Asset Management
May 2, 2026 8 min read

What a Fixed Asset Register Is (and Why Auditors Care)

A fixed asset register is the backbone of a clean audit. Here is what it must contain, why auditors demand one, and how to build yours.

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