What Businesses Can Do About Rising Inflation | Future Trends Industry News Overhead Expenses Standards and Best Practices Rising inflation is being watched all over the world right now, though the U.S. often leads the way, because it has abundant resources, a...
Introduction to Blockchain for Businesses | Future Trends Industry News Overhead Expenses Standards and Best Practices It’s important to know what blockchain technology is and how it might affect your business. Within two or three years, your vendors may implement...
12 Great Holiday Gift Ideas for 2020 Cost Control Associates’ Annual Gift Shopping Guide Each year the analysts at Cost Control Associates go shopping to create our annual list of holiday gift ideas. Because 2020 has been unlike any other year, we’ve put together a...
Exciting News: We Just Got Even Better! On September 22, 2020, Cost Control Associates merged with SIB Fixed Cost Reduction. You gain the collective power of two great companies whose mission is to provide great service as we lower your overhead costs and boost your...
Daylight Saving Time: Does It Still Make Sense? | Standards and Best Practices There has been much debate over the effectiveness of Daylight Saving Time (DST). It is still recognized by the federal government as an energy conservation initiative, however studies show...
When the year has 366 days, businesses and organizations have one more day to squeeze into their utility budgets. That’s an extra day of electricity, heating or cooling energy, and trash to be hauled away. You will pay more to hourly employees in a Leap Year, but...
It’s that time of year again when we round up our savviest Cost Control Associates holiday elves and send them looking for gifts. All the gifts on their list are energy-efficient or kind to the earth. Here’s what they found. (Prices are approximate.) Turn Down the...
Ready for a Cat Nap? Turn your clocks back one hour when you go to bed this Saturday night and catch an extra hour’s sleep. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 4th, but most people won’t feel any benefit from that extra hour. The time...