| Save money on routine expenses
Many small businesses waste money on routine expenditures simply because they don't pay attention to the small stuff. The costs of shipping, office supplies, service contracts, travel, phone and Internet services can quickly deplete cash. Stiff competition and thin profit margins have made running lean a necessity for most small businesses, so it's important to establish smart buying habits to protect your profits. The steps you can take aren't complicated and don't require fancy financial formulas. When it comes to cutting costs, common sense prevails. A successful approach to saving money on a regular basis relies on small, sustainable steps. Here are five ways to save your small business money on the simple things: 1. Consider buying store brands instead of name brands.
Reader Commentaries
Covert CIA agent Valerie Plame's outing by the Bush Administration destroyed Brewster-Jennings, a CIA covert front company that specialized in hard-to-get intelligence regarding Iranian nuclear weapons development and acquisition. Treason. Forget everything about this "affair" except that Bush/Cheney destroyed this major CIA operation by allowing, knowing about, and helping Plame to be exposed. Treason. Plame's Brewster-Jennings company WAS a good (and probably the best) source of intelligence on the Iranian nuclear program and was taken out by the Bush Administration way back then. Why? Obviously war mongers and war profiteers don't want good intelligence, it hampers their ability to lead us into their NEXT war based on lies, and keeps their favorite scapegoat "custom created bad intelligence" alive and well.
Turning technology into money
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Technological advances are all around us, everything from increasingly powerful personal computers to the latest in disease-beating drugs. However, coming up with a great new concept and making money from it -- as many bankrupt inventors and innovators over the decades could tell you -- are two entirely different matters. This is something business schools are increasingly aware of, and many of them now have special departments intended to not only help technological innovators profit from their developments but also assist established corporations to keep pace with the dizzying pace of change. A pioneer in this was the Management of Technology Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, initially established in 1981 as a joint program between the university's engineering department and its highly-rated Sloan management school.
Names in the news
More than 60 best-selling authors, including Terry McMillan, Mary Higgins Clark, Christopher Buckley, Alexander McCall Smith, and Lee and Bob Woodruff will appear at the Free Library of Philadelphia's First Philadelphia Book Festival this month. The festival, which will take place April 21 and April 22, will also have musical performances from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, among others. For more information, go to www.philadelphiabookfestival.org. --- `GRINDHOUSE' FALLS TO FERRELL Will Ferrell led the box office for a second weekend with the skating comedy "Blades of Glory," while the ambitious "Grindhouse" double feature from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez opened disappointingly at No.
Funny man kicks off festival
Comedian Dave Coulier and musicians Eddie Money and Foreigner lead the entertainment lineup for the 86th annual Festival of States. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a St. Petersburg native, will be the grand marshal for the illuminated night parade, which begins at 8 p.m. April 13 and will feature 10 marching bands. Because of a convergence of public events - the Honda Grand Prix, which ends today, and the last day of Tampa Bay Devil Rays spring training on Saturday - the annual daytime parade took a year off. Otherwise, the number of police required to work all of the venues would have strained city resources, officials have said. Coulier, who is known for his impersonations, performs at 7:30 Friday in the Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Ave. N. Gates open at 4 p.m.
Great Investment Bargains in Japan - How to participate in the ...
While China is indeed growing like a weed, many of its Asian neighbors are growing almost as rapidly. What's more, the stocks in some of these other countries are trading at lower valuations. Since I was born with the cheapskate gene, I just love bargains. So today I want to tell you about Japan, a great place to find some of Asia's greatest value stocks. Let's start with three facts: Fact #1: Japan boasts the second-largest economy and stock market in the world.
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