Monitor usage of office supplies. Office suppliers are often misused and considerable savings are possible by being diligent. Buy only when it is necessary, or when you think you can get a great deal like holiday sales. Use fax or email instead of mail. The advent of technological breakthroughs has radically transformed business communication.
More people now accept and rely on fax and email for their correspondences.
Compared to snail mail, you save on postage, envelope, paper, and mailing time and get instant delivery. Bartering involves trading goods and services directly with other businesses for something those businesses have that your business needs. A practice while often done informally between two businesses, can save you money. A Web designer, for example, can create a web page for an accountant for free in exchange for some free accounting hours. If you are on the Internet, it can take the form of banner or link exchanges.