By Gordon Lee
Are you thinking about starting a new business? Did you know that approximately 627,000 new businesses open every year? Furthermore, it is averaged that approximately 1 in 12 businesses close every year. Many of the businesses close after just a few months of being opened. When you start your business, you want to practice good money management skills and do what you can to stay open. That is why it is important to know ways to save money without having your business sacrifice.
Change Your Cell Phone Plan
Cell phone plans can add up quickly, especially when you have a fleet of workers using them. Take the time to sit down and look at your plan and see how to reduce your costs. If you find that your employees are using a lot of data by watching videos or using it for their personal time, tell them that doing so is no longer allowed. Inform them that you will be monitoring their usage and that a company-paid cell phone is only to be used for work-related business.
Buy Used Furniture
Instead of falling prey to the excitement of opening a new business and hurriedly running to the store to buy the newest and nicest furniture, consider buying it used. Often, companies going out of business sell their office furniture, such as pre owned desks, bookcases, and filing cabinets, for a fraction of the cost. Additionally, they are often in great shape, and one would never be able to tell that they were used.
Avoid Cash Traps
If you are one of the many people who fall victim to the cash trap, don’t fret. You can get out of it. Perhaps you’ve signed up for the gym in the hopes that you’re going to go a couple of times a week and then never did. Or maybe you wanted to watch a favorite show on a cable channel, so you got sucked into a monthly contract. Do you really need to pay for all of those extra channels every month?
Look at ways you are throwing your money away each month and determine which you can get rid of or modify. If you don’t anticipate going to the gym anytime soon, look for other ways that you can exercise around your home. Furthermore, instead of paying for premium cable each month, you can pay for a subscription to a video service that has all of the latest shows and movies available. That way, you’re saving money but not missing out on too much.
