You can reduce your power costs by simply shutting down desktops computers and monitors when they aren’t in use. This approach can save 50% on electricity costs, says Nemertes Research. On average, businesses that implemented automatic power management reduced their power consumption by 20%.  That translates to $100,000 for a company with 1,000 desktop computers, [...]

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Based on the present NYMEX natural gas prices, many companies have the ability to reduce their heating costs this winter by contracting their natural gas supply this winter. You may wonder why and how you can save this much money?  Many of the local gas utilities have contracted their natural gas supplies this past summer, [...]

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Buying a phone system is typically a big expenditure for most companies; or shall I say, all companies.  The challenge for the buyer is that you are typically dependant on your trust in the sale representative pitching the product.  Take a step back and think about that.  Have you considered an independant third party consultant [...]

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Nstar today announced its newly approved electric rates for the  January 1 – June 30 2009.  All prices below are in cents per kilowatt hour. For fixed price customers: Commercial: 12.707 Industrial NEMA: 10.673 Industrial SEMA: 11.963 For Variable Price Option Commercial: Jan: 14.228 Feb: 14.329 Mar: 12.559 Apr: 11.849 May: 11.354 June: 11.704 Industrial [...]

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 you have an MPLS network today that uses dedicated T1 access loops, you may have the opportunity to reduce your network cost by 60%.  While this might not be for everyone, read on. The qualifications are as follows: Most of your offices require more download speed than upload speed Upload speed of 384K is adequate [...]

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When was the last time your company evaluated your credit card fees from your bank?  You might be surprised on the savings potential that might be hiding in your merchant banking bills.  Having a pro at Better Cost Control take a look might save you money…and without complicated switching costs.

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Did you know that your telephone carrier can call someone at your office, offer them a “deal” of some sorts and bind your company to a three year contract?  Verizon does this regularly.  The only way you learn of this is from carefully reading your phone bill the next month.  Most people never learn about [...]

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