Cost Cutting

4 Ways to Cut Production Costs Instead of Your Team
Cost Cutting

4 Ways to Cut Production Costs Instead of Your Team

When money gets tight, find solutions that don't cost jobs.
Per Bylund | 4 min read
The Small-Business Guide to Managing Minimum Wage Increases
Minimum Wage

The Small-Business Guide to Managing Minimum Wage Increases

All politics aside, changes in the minimum wage have effects on all businesses, large and small, whether you voted for them or not. Get out ahead of policy and start a comprehensive analysis of your company now.
Stephen Sheinbaum | 4 min read
5 Steps to Cutting Overhead Safely
Cost Cutting

5 Steps to Cutting Overhead Safely

If you have the stomach for it, you can usually find ways to cut overhead without cutting efficiency.
Doug and Polly White | 6 min read
Google Fiber Team Looks to Cut Costs, Staff
Google

Google Fiber Team Looks to Cut Costs, Staff

Still, despite potential cutbacks, Google Fiber is coming to Salt Lake City.
David Murphy | 3 min read
Focus on Core Strengths So You Can Run Leaner in Uncertain Times
Economic Conditions

Focus on Core Strengths So You Can Run Leaner in Uncertain Times

Economic and political transitions provide the perfect incentive to define your business model and evaluate shifting opportunities.
Scott Schneider | 4 min read
Get a Grip on Your Operating Costs By Moving to the Cloud
Cloud Computing

Get a Grip on Your Operating Costs By Moving to the Cloud

Everyone's looking to save money. You probably are, too. Could cloud technology be your answer?
John Pilmer | 5 min read
Dropbox Cuts Perks, But Not a $100,000 Chrome Panda
Cost Cutting

Dropbox Cuts Perks, But Not a $100,000 Chrome Panda

'We're keeping the panda as a company-wide reminder of the importance of both our past and future in thoughtful spending -- but it's just one example,' read Dropbox's email.
David Murphy | 3 min read
How This Company Is Driving Down Energy Bills
Saving Money

How This Company Is Driving Down Energy Bills

An innovative analytics service promises to give you new power.
Matt Villano | 2 min read
How This Manufacturer Used Data to Increase Efficiency and Cut Costs
Business Efficiency Center

How This Manufacturer Used Data to Increase Efficiency and Cut Costs

This is what happens when machine learning comes to the factory floor.
Marty Jerome | 2 min read
How One Woman Reinvented Her Career After Nearly 30 Years by Becoming a Franchisee
Franchise Players

How One Woman Reinvented Her Career After Nearly 30 Years by Becoming a Franchisee

After spending much of her career at Motorola, Linda Zager learned that selling consulting services required different techniques than selling phones.
Carly Okyle | 4 min read
Looking to Cut Costs, Sprint Slashes 2,500 Jobs
Sprint

Looking to Cut Costs, Sprint Slashes 2,500 Jobs

The wireless carrier has shuttered call centers in Texas, New Mexico, Virginia, and Tennessee.
Reuters | 2 min read
How to Own Up and Cut Down Your Marketing Spend
Marketing

How to Own Up and Cut Down Your Marketing Spend

Use this six-step process to make sure you have more gut than glut in your marketing budget.
John Arnold | 5 min read
Is This the Biggest Advancement in Diabetes Management Since the Insulin Pump?
Health

Is This the Biggest Advancement in Diabetes Management Since the Insulin Pump?

A well-designed printing process can help low-income diabetics get the care they need.
Andrew Rosenblum | 4 min read
Whole Foods to Cut About 1,500 Jobs
Whole Foods

Whole Foods to Cut About 1,500 Jobs

The cost-cutting measure will allow the company to invest in technology upgrades.
Reuters | 2 min read
McDonald's Cuts Jobs as Restructuring Efforts Continue
McDonald's

McDonald's Cuts Jobs as Restructuring Efforts Continue

Last month, the fast food giant cut hundreds of positions in hopes to cut $300 million by the end of 2017.
Reuters | 1 min read