5 Cost Saving Tips Every Business Owner Should Know:

1.   Telephony Phone System:

·   VoIP – basically a phone service that uses the Internet

·   Reassess your phone plan to ensure you get the best price or plan for the volume of calls; SIP trunking maybe a very attractive option

·   Select a phone system that combines several services or applications (voice mail, call forwarding, auto-attendant, faxing, conference management, etc.)

2.   Electronic Communications:

·   Configure your computer to send and receive faxes

·   Send as much communication electronically (email, faxes, social media sites or Web forums); such as invoicing, marketing messages, etc.; to save on paper, envelopes, postage and time

·   Pay bills through the Internet to save time and postage

3.   Web Conferencing: Use online presentations/meetings to reduce travel time

4.   Disaster-Recovery Planning: Don’t scrimp; invest in protections, detection and recovery

5.   Miscellaneous:

·   Laptops consume 90% less energy than desktop computers

·   Share/network printers for multi-users; encourage double-sided print; and standard for minimal consumables

·   Regular maintenance to optimize hardware life cycles