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  Even a few years on from when the cost-of-living crisis first hogged the headlines, small businesses up and down the UK continue to be under pressure.    In any case, as the summer gradually makes way for the autumn, you will probably be looking at how your firm can position itself best for the busy Christmas season. That, in turn, brings fresh pressures as far as small-business spending is concerned.  So, we decided that for today’s blog post, we would look at a few ways your business can be more cost-efficient in the lead-up to Christmas.    Make decisions on your inventory as far ahead as possible    The exact needs that a small firm has with regard to what it stocks for Christmas, will depend partly on what the business offers. And of course, you can’t always foresee whether any particular product will suddenly become “trendy” and in-demand between now and the peak of the Christmas period, thereby necessitating you ordering s...

  The concept of buying in bulk to save money is a familiar one for a wide range of individuals and organisations. The broad principle is that if you buy large quantities of almost anything, the price of each individual unit tends to be priced lower as a result.    In one sense, it sounds like a guaranteed saving. For instance, our own shredded tissue paper wholesale service here at Shredded-Paper.co.uk enables you to take advantage of discounted pricing when you order more than 50kg of a single colour or mix.    So, in theory, why wouldn’t you bulk-buy pretty much everything in your life that you need a continuous supply of, presuming you can afford it? Alas, as we explain below, the situation isn’t quite as simple as that.    Buying in bulk isn’t always a guaranteed way to save money     Let’s imagine that you are in a supermarket, and you see an opportunity to bulk-buy shower gel or body wash. This is the kind of product...

  As we have often explained here on the Shredded-Paper.co.uk blog, shredded paper can have a multitude of uses! However, there might be certain circumstances in which flat paper cut into strips – or as we call it, “straight cut” shredded paper – isn’t your first choice, or the best choice for the application you have in mind.    Instead, you might look to source shredded paper in crinkled form. Crinkled shredded paper is so-called as the strips are folded at intervals, resulting in a “crimped” pattern resembling an accordion.    So, do those little folds make a meaningful difference? Yes, they certainly can do! You might use this “zig zag” paper from our online store for purposes like those explained below.    Cushioning  If you run an ecommerce business, you may have many good reasons to order shredded crinkle paper in bulk from Shredded-Paper.co.uk Those could include our discounted wholesale pricing (available on orders of mo...

  If you run a business, you are likely always looking for new ways to save money. However, in pursuing such cost-cutting measures as reducing travel and keeping hold of equipment for longer before replacing it, you might have overlooked the potential to save money on packaging as well.    Generally, the less packaging you use – without compromising the vital protection such packaging is meant to provide – the less you will need to spend on it. Nonetheless, even when you need to buy large amounts of material, you can still make savings — such as by obtaining shredded tissue paper wholesale from Shredded-Paper.co.uk. Below, we have set out a few more ways your business can save money on packaging materials.   Consider whether there are elements of packaging you could remove    Think, for a moment, about what a typical package sent out by your business to the customer looks like. When you do, it might become obvious that certain elements of t...