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Moving Toward Flexible Hours and Locations Funded by Cost Savings
Recently, I have read several articles discussing how flexible hours and ability to work remotely is something more workers are looking for in their employer. In a more specific study, it was shown that it is not just something employees want, it is something that...
Doing Good with the Help of Cost Savings
When I heard that Amazon has pledges to go carbon-neutral by 2040, my assumption was that this was mostly to increase customer appeal. Perhaps, enough customers had voted with their dollar to encourage a large company to announce their initiatives. Or maybe a little...
Silverback and Indy Do Day 2019
This year, Silverback participated in “Indy Do Day” (IDD) at a local school with whom we currently work. For background information, IDD is a volunteering effort across the city of Indianapolis. The volunteer opportunities are created and run by those organizations in...
Addressing Inventory Problems
The benefits of being a smaller business is that Silverback has the flexibility to find creative ways to save for our clients. One such way is through inventory reduction. While cost-savings and Six Sigma typically exist in two different worlds, inventory is one way...
Limiting Wasteful Spending
“Basically, your day is all cake and no vegetables.” – David Finkle The quote above comes from a recent Inc. article about how much time business owners waste. It includes a checklist of items the author believes are low-value work. As a business owner myself, I was...
Price Transparency and Cost Reduction
One thing I have touted in these blogs over and over is how few businesses know if they are getting a good price for services or products. The problem is limited price transparency. Take office supplies, for example; you can go online or in-store how much Vendor A is...