Office Supplies
Although many people interchange the use of the term business supplies with office supplies, they are not necessarily the same. You can say that office supplies are a type of business supply, although office technology and office furniture would also fall under the wider umbrella that is business supplies.
If someone asks you to draw a picture of an office, it would be the office supplies that would determine whether that space is used to business or not. The papers in the drawers, pens on the tables, file folders on the shelves, post-its on the computer monitors and even the trash bins under the desks are all office supplies. You can actually find office supplies everywhere in the office or workspace because these small, seemingly insignificant items are really very important.
Office supplies such as papers, folders, pens and inks are necessary for documentation and communication. Making and issuing memos, receipts, contracts and other documents demand that you always have ample supply of papers, folders, envelopes, inks, staple wires and many other office supplies. Labels, markers, tags and bookmarks on the other hand are office supplies that help in the organization of information, documents and other concerns within the business. While folders, boxes, binders, albums and catalogs are office supplies that provide storage as well as documentation and organization.
However, office supplies are not solely made for use in business and offices. They can also be used by anyone, whether you are doing something at home or at school. Pad papers, pencils, glue, ink and other business supplies found in the office can also be found in school at home.

