3 Ideas to Save Money — Starting a New Business

Since saving money is the hot topic now days I thought an article about saving a bit while starting a new business would be appropriate.

I made a list of things you can do when starting new tech business either as a freelancer or what not.

1. Buy used office equipment. Go to auctions where you can bid on desks, chairs, printers/copy machines, computers and laptops etc… from companies who have refurnished or sold out.

2. Don’t break the bank on software alone, Use Open Source Software. You don’t need Vista to run a company or to prove you’re a professional. OSS free and almost better than a lot of the crap you pay for. In fact, a few well known businesses are switching to open source for several reasons. There are a lot of great free open source, Linux and Unix, distributions that are more than suitable for business and personal use.

3. Buying an cheaper computer. If you only have a few bucks to blow on a computer, buy something cheap. Once again, using open source software will help you out. If you’re a Windows person you’ll have to spend a few thousand on a computer, since Vista is in and XP is out the door. Though if you want to run Linux, all you need is something with the right hardware and enough RAM. Something that works and isn’t a pain to use and fix, yet something that doesn’t break the bank.

Hope these help. The rest of the stuff like advertising, marketing, a web site, blog, web presence etc… is where you want to spend big if you own a business at all. In times like these every dollar saved helps.

Ultimately make sure your business has what it needs. You can’t compromise quality to save a buck and expect your business continue on an upward slope.

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3 Ideas to Save Money — Starting a New Business