{"id":1593,"date":"2017-07-17T11:32:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T11:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/a-free-guide-to-controlling-your-business-costs\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:35:03","slug":"a-free-guide-to-controlling-your-business-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/a-free-guide-to-controlling-your-business-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to controlling your business costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGuide to controlling your business costs\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-07-17T11:32:18+01:00\">17 July, 2017<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Guide to controlling your business costs\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/a-free-guide-to-controlling-your-business-costs\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/bryancollins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Bryan-Collins.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Bryan Collins<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Need some practical help to control your costs? Our guide includes expert tips and advice to help beat the rising costs of being in business. It also shows you how insights about your spending can help the long-term health of your business.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shrewd owners minimise their spending when starting their business. It makes it easier to turn a profit and limits losses should the business fail. In the early days, they continue to control costs in all areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, gradually, things can change. With so many things competing for their attention, the owner can no longer keep track of all expenditure. Inefficiencies can quietly creep into systems, too. The net result is the business wastes money &#8211; often significant sums &#8211; paying too much or buying things it doesn&#8217;t need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Failure to control costs can place serious strain on your cash flow, which could ultimately spell the end for your business. At very least, your business won&#8217;t be as profitable as it could be and you could be throwing away money you could use to develop your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, regaining control of your business costs can be quick and easy and soon your business could be in a far better position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-guide-offers-advice-on-controlling-your-costs-including\">Our guide offers advice on controlling your costs, including:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assessing your current costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding your spending habits and trends<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spotting the quick and easy wins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaking to your suppliers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drawing up new budgets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a cost-cutting plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">A free guide to controlling your business costs<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our guide includes expert tips and advice to help beat the rising costs of being in business. It also shows you how insights about your spending can help the long-term health of your business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-e76a98af-89d9-4b18-aae0-ac49e01c2875\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Get your free guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1214156032-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1214156032-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need some practical help to control your costs? 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