All Entries in the "Saving Money" Category
An Insurance Pricing Secret You Should Know
A credit-based insurance score could cost or save you money. Ever heard of it? In short, it’s a special score that an insurance company gives you or your business based on information it digs up in your credit file that determines what premium you’ll pay and in some cases whether you get the insurance at all. Credit [...]
5 New Keys to Cutting Small Business Health Insurance Costs
Health insurance remains as expensive, confusing and out-of-reach for most small businesses as ever. If your business already has a health insurance plan, you probably know that costs keep rising. And if you don’t, all of the talk about health insurance reform so far has probably only made your business even more befuddled. And now [...]
Rules and Benefits of Employee Credit Cards
Sooner or later, growing businesses face this decision: Should certain employees have their own company credit cards? While many biz owners are psychologically opposed to issuing plastic to employees, business credit cards can actually be big time and money savers. They greatly reduce the number of checks you have to write, provide detailed and itemized [...]
Great Free Sites and Software for Small Biz
1. Home Office Suite: For many solo and home-based businesses, the $279 Microsoft Office software suite is overkill. As a free yet powerful alternative try OpenOffice.org from Sun Microsystems. You can download for free, and it comes with word processing, spreadsheet, a draw program, database program and presentation software. 2. Free Invoicing for Freelancers: BillingBoss.com [...]
Surprise Truck-Buying Tactics that Can Save you Thousands
Need a new pickup or other truck type for your business? Sometimes the advice we’ve “always heard” about something turns out to be only partly right, or not right at all, and in fact can end up hurting instead of helping our cause. Advice on negotiating the price of a new truck falls into this [...]
A Way to save Big on Business Banking
Millions of small business owners could be paying less for loans, lines of credit and business checking accounts, and earning more on savings, but aren’t taking advantage of it. Thanks to rule changes that have loosened membership rules and opened the doors to more small businesses, more business owners now qualify to join a credit [...]
How to Save Big on Printing Costs
Most small companies and home offices can easily save a bundle on paper, ink and toner with innovative new software plug-ins that cut costs and waste associated with printing. “This simple yet powerful exercise reduces print volume by an average of 17-25% and saves an average of $80-$120 per employee per year,” says Hayden Hamilton, [...]
Free Phone Calls for your Business
Want to save hundreds or even thousands on business calls yearly? Try Google. Yes, you read that right. Although it’s not top-of-mind for phone calls, the Internet search giant – which already offers a broad menu of free and low cost small business solutions – has quietly introduced free phone service to the U.S. and [...]
Capturing Rebates on Business Purchases
If you’re like many business owners, you’re often too busy to bother with jumping through all the hoops to secure rebates on business-related purchases – especially technology. By following a few simple rebate rules, and expanding your rebate universe, your business can recoup thousands per year – tax free (the IRS doesn’t count this as [...]
