Controlling Small Business Costs
July 13, 2007 - morebusiness.com - The raison d’etre of every small business is to make profits. And most small business owners believe that the best way to do that is by increasing sales. But that brings up another conundrum – in order to increase sales, there has to be a corresponding increase in costs because of the increased amount of work involved.
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Controlling Small Business Costs
July 10, 2007 - morebusiness.com - The raison d’etre of every small business is to make profits. And most small business owners believe that the best way to do that is by increasing sales. But that brings up another conundrum – in order to increase sales, there has to be a corresponding increase in costs because of the increased amount of work involved. But increased costs are just what need to be curtailed. Therefore, another way of going about lowering costs is by controlling them, and thus increasing profit margins.
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Strategies: Stop wasting your money
April 24, 2007 - usatoday.com - Let's recognize some of the most common ways that small-business owners and managers misspend their money.
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Ask an Expert: Cutting back? Know how, where to trim
April 23, 2007 - usatoday.com - I own a one-person business and have an office outside the home. My problem is that business is off this year and we have to cut back. I think that maybe I should move the business back to the house but at the same time don't want to cut back in a way that would hurt my business. What do I do?
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Cutting Expenses: Easy Ways to Build Profit
November 13, 2006 - morebusiness.com - Raising your income is a great way to build profitability into your business. However, reducing expenses has a greater per-dollar effect on your bottom line.
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Cutting Expenses: Easy Ways to Build Profit
November 08, 2006 - morebusiness.com - How do you reduce expenses at your business? Let's review some ideas that can help you do just that.
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Ideas to Trim Costs
August 09, 2006 - morebusiness.com - Profit is the amount of income left over after expenses. Unfortunately, expenses can be… expensive! How are your expenses? Is there a way you can decrease them? Here are some creative ideas.
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How to Cut the Cost of Mailings
January 10, 2006 - mailingknowhow.com - If you do a lot of mailing, chances are you can reduce the cost of sending mail to customers and prospects without reducing the number of times you communicate with them. Here are 9 practical ways to reduce your mailing costs.
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How to write off your startup costs
August 25, 2005 - microsoft.com - One of the basic financial principals of being in business today is this: Your revenues can be offset against your expenses.
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Cut Costs and Taxes
July 12, 2005 - morebusiness.com - Have you ever bought a new "state-of-the-art" machine only to discover that you paid dearly for some bells and whistles you didn't really need? Or maybe you invested in a bargain basement piece of business equipment that wound up being more trouble than it's worth. For example, a stripped-down photocopy machine that doesn't collate documents or an inexpensive fax machine that requires employees to hand-feed the individual pages. These buying mistakes are costly to your business — and they can even be embarrassing if they wind up causing more mistakes.
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Ten Simple Ways To Turn Your Business Green . . . And Save Some Green Too
May 17, 2005 - workz.com - Recycling cans, plastic bags and paper products are becoming second nature for most people at home, but many communities have recycling programs in place for businesses as well.
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Minimize Your Shipping Expenses
April 05, 2005 - allbusiness.com - Shipping and mailing can be financial sinkholes for small businesses. The wide variety of shipping rates means that you can end up paying far too much to ship products, send correspondence and mail marketing materials. Those expenses can´t be avoided entirely, but you can limit the costs of shipping by following these steps.
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