With today�s rising fuel costs everything just seems to get a little more expensive every day. When you own a business you know that every penny saved can help. Cleaning supplies and cleaning services can eat a big chunk out of your bottom line but there are things you can do to save up to 50% on these types of expenses. Having your facilities cleaned and having to stock your bathrooms with toilet paper and soap are a necessity but there are ways to save hundreds if not thousands of dollars each year on commercial cleaning and cleaning supplies.

Companies spend a fortune on training programs that accomplish little. Here's how to get your money's worth.

There are probably dozens of ways to save money in your business. Here a few you may not have thought of.

Despite widespread agreement that effective expense management is critical to business success, there's still one aspect of expense management that tends to be handled badly. And it's costing many businesses millions each year! Ironically, it's a cost that can be drastically reduced (all but eliminated) overnight. I'm talking about the processing costs associated with purchases. They're called "transactional processing costs"; they're not the cost of the purchase itself, b...

How you run your loan officer business has a direct impact on how successful it is. Learn the simple steps to stop getting pushed around by realtors and clients.

Automated systems waste your time (unless you place calls so you can press buttons). Here's how to reach a person.

If you are an administrative assistant, you can help your boss by making sure attending a meeting makes sense. Here's what to do.

Rather than trudge off to every and any meeting that pops up on your calendar, here's how to protect your time.

You started your business with dreams of making millions. When the time comes to sell your business, you will want to keep as many of those after tax dollars as you possibly can in exchange for your blood, sweat and tears. Advance planning can make a big difference in the amount you pocket after the sale of your business.

There are too many managers who do not understand what management is about. Despite what many may imagine, management is not about working hard; it is about working easy