June 13, 2017

Super Simple Office Cut Backs

Where there are highs in our businesses there will also inevitably be some lows, from time to time. No business is immune from a few dry spells here and there and when those times crop up it’s essential that we know exactly what to do. There are many ways to make simple cut backs, either when going through times of financial difficulty or whether just looking to tighten things up a little. Here are our top ways of doing just that.

Where to Make Cut Backs

One of the first things you should do is look into your business outgoings and see if there are any areas that you can cut back. Your larger expenses, such as travelling, should be the first area to explore to see if there are any possible ways you can reduce your expenses. Do you really need to be travelling to see clients face to face, how much of your business can be done via telephone conferences, skype and other forms of video calls?

Look to your suppliers and see where your biggest outgoing are coming from. Perhaps there are some areas that you are paying out large amounts unnecessarily. Fixed costs can be difficult to cut back on, but where there’s a will there’s usually a way. So go through your current service providers and look into what more cost-effective packages are available out there that could help you to reduce the amount of monthly outgoings.

Even details like your courier service could be unnecessary expensive. There are some really cost effective new ways of hiring courier services with companies like shiply who offer a shared courier service meaning you can pay up to a 75% reduced fee on more traditional courier fees. So make sure you do your research into all areas of your outgoings to find ways that you can cleverly cut back and tighten those all important purse strings. 

Regular Planning

Regular planning, in your company is imperative. Taking the time to plan and decide when and where you need to take action is the cornerstone of any successful business. Regularly getting your team together to put together creative strategies and innovative campaigns in an attempt to continuously build your business is essential to be working towards boosting your business sales.

Effective planning means that you in turn you will need to plan less and less how to and where you need to make cutback as your company grows and goes from strength to strength. Research how other companies, similar to yours have got through financial problems or how they have secured strong growth and learn from others mistakes and successes and see how you can integrate similar strategies into your companies and avoid other common pitfalls.

A lot of companies for example are going paperless and they are enjoying reduced costs in printers and reams and reams of paper being printed that any company can definitely benefit from. So keep your ear to the ground for clever tricks and subtle details that your company can adopt to make savings as and where possible.