Many workers in the UK are unaware of an important tax rebate they can claim. This is called the Uniform Tax Rebate. Its purpose is to provide tax relief to employees that are required to wear a uniform or company branded clothing to work. To understand if you are eligible for this refund, first answer the following questions: Are you required to wear some type of uniform or protective clothing to work? This includes clothing branded by the company or sporting the company’s logo. Are you fully responsible for the cost of washing the clothing? Are you required to pay...Continue reading »

Many commercial organisations opt to use the reverse auction process to drive down supply costs. Often the number of suppliers entering this type of process is limited to a handful of companies. During the period of the reverse auction supply companies bid on a basket of goods and are sometimes able to see the rank of their bid compared with other bids submitted. The rankings do not reveal the amounts of money bid.  The reverse auction normally runs for a period of 45 minutes to an hour and suppliers can keep resubmitting their pricing with the ultimate goal of coming...Continue reading »

If you own a business, you may be concentrated mainly on your customers. In order to make a profit, of course, you have to be able to attract and keep customers spending. However, this laser focus on customers could be preventing you from cutting costs and saving money, which is another way to increase income. All businesses need supplies and in order to keep running costs down it’s important that they seek out a steady and reliable supplier who is willing to offer a competitive price on the goods being ordered. Many people feel uncomfortable trying to negotiate...Continue reading »

There is a fantastic product on the market called the CPR (Call Prevention Registry) call blocker that will help limit those annoying telemarketer and unavailable calls. Many of these types of phone calls haunt us during evening hours and times that we should be relaxing. The call blocker is worth every penny if you want to put a STOP to these types of calls! Some users report that this product blocks up to 15 unwanted calls a day. The only requirement is that you will need to enable your caller id for the call blocker to work effectively to block anonymous callers....Continue reading »

If your job roll involves purchasing of office supplies then you need to be forward thinking to exceed the saving goals of the company you work for. By researching everything about the suppliers you work for can often reward your organisation with much larger long-term savings. Putting to one side things like promotions, price and product selection you must be able to communicate your goals clearly and spare time for each supplier to listen to ideas they may have for you.  If you do not have time to do this then you will probably pay more than you need to for your offices...Continue reading »

A smaller business has different needs than a larger business, but there are very few businesses out there today that can survive without a photocopier. Leasing photocopiers is very popular in the UK, but how do you decide if leasing is the right solution for your company? Answer these questions to decide. 1. How Many Pages Do You Print Or Copy Per Month? If you will be printing or copying less than seven hundred copies a month, it may not pay for you to lease a business size photocopier. A small desk-sized printer can probably service your business just fine, and these...Continue reading »

You have successfully written and posted a superb article on “Tips to becoming an office supplies authority” on your website. But how do you get the word out? Linkable content means that your content is so awesome, the people who read it will post it to their social media sites, blogs, or even emails, thereby creating links back to your website for you. This is where websites really see their traffic counts jump. Here are some tips to get you started on creating linkable content for your website: Actively Seek Links Let’s say you write a great piece on...Continue reading »

If you own a business but do not yet operate a corporate blog, the time to make this change is now. Blogging has become an invaluable tool for any business, and any time invested in using this tool will reap great rewards. If you have been considering creating a business blog, but are unsure if you really want to, consider these benefits of corporate blogging. Unique Content Is King Online Anyone educated in Internet marketing knows the maxim “content is king”. This simply means that search engines are looking for fresh, unique content whenever someone types something...Continue reading »