Bring your overheads to heel
Few companies fully understand how to save money on telecommunications, travel, insurance and printing
As cost pressures continue to build in the economy - the prospect of an increase . . . Published In:
CFO, Australia Date Published:
5th March 2005 Author:
Simon Segal
The future is plastic
The use of corporate credit cards is growing, but their cost-saving benefits are largely under-used
Chief financial officers have a primal fear of corporate credit cards. They dread t . . . Published In:
CFO, Australia Date Published:
5th March 2005 Author:
Simon Segal
US regulators widen insurance crackdown
The regulatory crackdown on shonky sales practices in the United States . . . Published In:
Corporate Risk Date Published:
14th February 2005 Author:
George Lekakis
Dialing up a bargain to cut telephone costs
It pays for business to shop around as telecommunication costs are expected to fall further, writes Robin Robertson. Published In:
The Australian Financial Review Date Published:
9th September 2004 Author:
Robin Robertson
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America Economia Date Published:
30th July 2004 Author:
Gustavo Stok, Buenos Aires
Phone up for discounts
With most of the SME market now using broadband, and more smaller companies realising . . . Published In:
The Australian Financial Review Enterprise Section Date Published:
6th July 2004 Author:
Mark Lawson
Pay as you go
The key to keepng transport costs low is to understand the importance of strategic partnerships in a highly fragmented industry. Simon Segal reports.
With much focus over the . . . Published In:
CFO, Australia Date Published:
30th June 2004 Author:
Simon Segal
Stationery slashed by consultant
The Victorian Bar, a Melbourne based barristers association, reduced its stationery supplies by 21 per cent and consolidated supplies thanks to independent help from consultants Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA).< . . . Published In:
Stationery News Date Published:
2nd February 2004 Author:
Michael Leader
Cutting the fat from business
Think of ways to save money in a company and the first strategy that looms is to sack staff - an unpalatable option. However, there's a more positive path to follow.
Staff can truthfully be told their jobs will be made . . . Published In:
Westpac Good Business Magazine Date Published:
1st February 2004 Author:
Shelley Dempsey
50 ways to save money
There are countless more to save your . . . Published In:
National Accountant Date Published:
1st February 2004 Author:
Fred Marfleet
Hang up on phone bills with telco tools
SMALL and medium enterprises have new ways to contain the major expenditure of telecommunications, as well as better understand . . . Published In:
The Australian Date Published:
2nd December 2003 Author:
Jess Blanch
Reaping the rewards of cost cutting
In these days of insecurity and uncertain futures, the tendence is to manage for survival but the smart business leaders are actively hunting for profits.
And they are doing this without launching costly new initiatives or major . . . Published In:
MTA The Magazine Date Published:
1st November 2003 Author:
Keith Ketheeswaran
A real life saver
Profile: Pamela Mason, Expense Reduction AnalystsCost-cutting can be a dirty term in the corporate world but not for the clients of expense reduction analyst Pamela Mason.Her job has nothing to do with sl . . . Published In:
The Daily Telegraph Date Published:
29th October 2003 Author:
Jo Rogers
Cost-watch expert looks to licensing
A global cost management consultancy that shows companies how to reduce spending is taking the licensing route to expand its Australian business.
"Most, if not all, organisations overspend significantly on their business operatin . . . Published In:
The Australian Financial Review Enterprise Section Date Published:
29th September 2003 Author:
Mark Fenton-Jones
Prints charming when done by specialists
About a third of printing company Penfold Buscombe's business is outsourcing its services to large corporate clients.
Penfold has pursued this sector for 10 years, and its persistence has paid off, as outsourcing alone earns it a . . . Published In:
The Australian Financial Review Date Published:
17th September 2003 Author:
Robin Robertson
Printing mania can give you the red ink blues
Ross Kirby did not realise how much desktop printers were costing the employment business at which he was a financial controller until he had some of them removed. Then he realised how much they were costing in ink and paper, in part bec . . . Published In:
The Australian Financial Review Date Published:
10th September 2003 Author:
Mark Lawson
Cost management review geared to satisfying all parties
Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) cost management consultant, Pam Walker, finds perception is everything for this overhead. "The key to a good cleaning service is for everything to be cleaned properly and left as it was found. Basically if t . . . Published In:
InClean Date Published:
3rd September 2003 Author:
Alan Hardcastle
Finding time to track down savings
SMALL businesses are paying far too much for their basic services such as phone calls, couriers, internet and stationery, and experts believe that attacking these non-core costs can enhance profitability."The busy firm now makes . . . Published In:
The Australian Date Published:
15th July 2003 Author:
Marty Switzer
It's Lean (Not Mean)
The vast majority of Australian Businesses are being overcharged for basic services. Shelley Dempsey meets a team of cost busters who can help you whittle waste without losing face.
Think of ways to save money in a company and th . . . Published In:
Business Express Date Published:
3rd July 2003 Author:
Shelley Dempsey
The Franchise Supermarket
Our four featured franchises are examples of the many enterprising systems that have found a niche providing support to Australian businesses and individuals. With over half a million small businesses operating in Australia, the serv . . . Published In:
Franchising and Own Your Own Business Date Published:
1st May 2003 Author:
Ros O'Sullivan
Looking after the cents
Experts estimate that 90 percent of Australian businesses are overspending on day-to-day expenses, by as much as 75 percent in some cost categories!
Looked at the operating costs of your business lately. You might be su . . . Published In:
National Accountant Date Published:
30th April 2003 Author:
Fred Marfleet
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El Observador Date Published:
10th April 2003 Author:
American Dream beckons foreign-based Franchisors
U.S. franchise companies have become an integral part of the international economy, buoyed by foreign consumers' enthusiasm for American goods and services. But for the most part, it has been a one-way street, with franchisors from other . . . Published In:
Franchising World Date Published:
1st April 2003 Author:
Polly Larson
Power charge
Managing corporate energy costs is becoming increasingly complex as opportunities open up at a time when the country's energy industry is rationalising into fewer but larger retailers offering total energy packages.
In Australia' . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
20th December 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Lack of Vigilance can harm the bottom line
The easiest way to lift profits is to cut the fat out of costs
Cost cutting and profit increases can amount to much the same thing if handled correctly. Cost cutting does not necessarily mean the slashing-and-burning of budgets on . . . Published In:
National Australia Bank Newsletter issue 3 2002 Date Published:
15th December 2002 Author:
Fred Marfleet
Expense Reduction Analysts
It's hard to believe, but up to 90% of Australian businesses are overspending on everyday items. Not only are they paying too much some are paying up to 75% too much!
Expense Reudction Analysts (ERA) scrutinises the small costs i . . . Published In:
Dynamic Small Business Date Published:
15th December 2002 Author:
Stuart Finlayson
Stress-free travel deals
Travel management has moved beyond traditional techniques that focused on negotiating discounts. Scott Blume, CEO of TQ3 Travel Solutions, part of the Flight Centre Group, finds the highly competitive travel deals are well handled. "It i . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th November 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Cost savings that deliver
With 112 fashion stores in Australia and an additional 35 Red Earth businesses, Steven Dainty, Esprit general manager, finance and administration, finds "outsourcing of our transport function is necessary for Esprit to continue to focus . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th October 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
The holistic way to slash your mail costs
Moving corporate mail means that each day, thousands of documents such as invoices, statements, annual reports and rates notices are packed and distributed using traditional and electronic mail techniques. In its more complex form, corpo . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th September 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Cleaning up your act
With a highly competitive industry where barriers to entry are little more than a "bucket and water", there is little scope for corporations to save on their cleaning bills. The trend is increasingly towards better management of cleaning . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th August 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Paper cuts
One of the great puzzles of the modern workplace is the extent to which paper is still used, despite the surge in information technology. Printing costs are still a major cost factor for many corporations. Indications are that it will re . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th July 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Flexing your credit muscle
For finance managers, choice and flexibility in deciding when, where, and how to pay for goods and services is becoming increasingly important as a competitive tool. To meet this increasingly diverse set of payment needs, the major credi . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th June 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Think before you flip the switch
Australia's energy industry is rationalising into fewer but larger retailers offering total energy packages. Companies are negotiating in a climate of rising energy prices as retailers are far less inclined to adopt a marketing strategy . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th May 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
A day in the life of a ... consultant
Showing others how to increase efficiency and effectiveness is all in a day's work for Steve Farrelly, Hannah Edwards writes.
COST consultant Steve Farrelly spends his days scrutinising the tiny elements that make up a business. . . . Published In:
Sun Herald - page 3 of My Career Date Published:
21st April 2002 Author:
Hannah Edwards
How to slash your phone bill
The collapse of One.Tel and acquisition of Optus by Singapore Telecom has resulted in a reduction in the level of competition in Australia's telecommunication industry. A report by NUS Consulting refers to the local market as "a virtual . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th April 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Managing the small costs to increase profits
Cost cutting. Could there be two less glamorous words in the English language?
Now try 'profit adding'. Much better.
The truth is that cost management and profit increases can amount to much the same thing, if handled cor . . . Published In:
Keeping Good Companies Date Published:
15th March 2002 Author:
Fred Marfleet
Keep a lid on the little costs
When cutting costs is necessary - as it is in this economic downturn - managers and their financial staff normally turn to the big items to find savings, such as firing staff, closing offices, cutting marketing budgets, or moving to . . . Published In:
BRW Date Published:
7th February 2002 Author:
Kath Walters
