From Freelance Writer James Daniels: Environment And Pocket-Friendly Business Hacks

Time is money, so it’s important to implement good time management if you’re to be financially rewarded. If you use your time efficiently, and you’ve got a mind inclined for making money, then you stand a good chance of being successful in the world of business. Now, in order to be economically successful in business, you must ensure that the profit margins are greater than the money that is being spent. In short, you must earn more than you are spending. When it comes to running a business, saving money wherever you can is going to see your profits rise, so try and save money on your outgoing energy bills by lowering them where you can. You can save money by researching tips and tricks from those in business and then trying out the same methods in your own company. Helping the environment is crucial to lowering your carbon footprint and for having less of an impact on the health of the surroundings around us, and the planet.

Franking

Franking is both environmentally friendly and pocket-friendly as by using a franking machine, you are negating the need for the extra paper in the form of stamps. A franked letter or parcel is effectively a prepaid one, and one that is already charged up with credit. Postage franking is widely accepted by the European Postal Systems as the presence of these markings indicate that sufficient fees have been paid. A franking machine could be a great addition to your company’s appliances and could see you save money all the while cutting down on the use of unnecessary paper. If you wish to further reduce how much paper your company uses, then turn to emailing documentation instead of writing and printing them.

Your Stationery Cupboard

Chances are that your stationery cupboard is full to the brim with stock, and not just that, it’s probably packed with plastic. Plastic is so often non-recyclable and tremendously harmful for the environment, so making changes to the contents of your stationery cupboard is going to help you to be more environmentally friendly. Sorting plans for your new and improved stationary cupboard needn’t be difficult, in fact, the process itself can be fun. You can order new stock that is recyclable, and in turn, you’ll discover all the new ways in which companies have ingeniously used materials other than plastic to make pieces of stationery. Many of these stationery pieces are crafted from wood with a promise of remarkable longevity in comparison to plastic items.

Lighting

Electricity bills can easily soar to tremendous amounts if you’re not strict on turning lights off when leaving a room, or if you have your heating fixed at high temperatures and fail to turn them down. Leaving any office devices on standby will also cause your electricity bills to increase. If you’re not yet invested in using energy saving lightbulbs and adjusting your premises to new ways of saving energy, then it’s time. Think about doing extensive research on which energy saving sockets and extension cables will work best for the purposes of your office space. Switching your lightbulbs is close to effortless, however, you will begin to reap the rewards from making the change almost overnight. By changing your halogen bulbs to low energy ones, you could see yourself save a significant amount of money. Although the initial outright cost of energy saving bulbs is often higher than buying other ones, they can soon work out as being cost-effective, so you should seriously consider implementing this hack in order to save money and precious environmental sources.

Small Things Go A Long Way

Every little does count, so making savings where you can helps you save and make money. You can implement energy saving hacks that are beneficial for all those involved, simply by doing some research and looking for ways in which you could improve the energy efficiency of your property. Start by assessing how much your business bills come to, and compare these online with other businesses that have a similar sized property and use the same appliances and facilities to the ones you’ve installed. If by doing this you notice some irregularities or inconsistencies, then do some more investigative search and employ the services of a professional technician. They can advise you on saving energy and, subsequently, your own carbon footprint.

Saving Money On Site

Ways to save money in your home and at work are, thankfully, continually being developed in order to deliver the very best chance of keeping our planet healthy. Some hacks that can be used around your home aren’t always suitable for your business, like keeping the heaters off and the blinds closed, however many there are. Some hacks aren’t even considered hacks at all since they’ve become widely accepted and universally adopted. As aforementioned, you will need to survey how much energy you’re using and which appliances are using the most. Once you’ve determined which are using the most energy, you will have to make a concentrated effort either to reduce how often they are used, or replace the appliance with a more efficient one. To save money on site, you may well require the expertise of a professional so that you can heed advise and begin installing electrical fittings, for example.

Plumbing

Water bills are infamously high, so cutting them where you can is no bad idea. The plumbing in your premises could be costing you far more than it needs to be so you need to cut down on how much water is being used. One simple way of reducing how much water your company premises uses is to consider adopting water conserving methods. Ensure that you have a washing up bowl in the staff kitchen so that washing up can be done at the end of the day in one fell swoop, and make sure that the taps you have in the kitchen and the toilets run on a timer instead of ones that have to be manually turned.

— James Daniels is a freelance writer, business enthusiast, a bit of a tech buff, and an overall geek. He is also an avid reader, who can while away hours reading and knowing about the latest gadgets and tech, whilst offering views and opinions on these topics.