This page contains various articles on best business practices, ways to save money and run your business more cost-effectively. Our goal is to share information from various sources with our customers in an effort to help ease the strain on businesses in these tough economic times. We will add articles from time to time, so please check back on a regular basis.

Mailing Equipment, Software & Technical Information

• Single vs. Multi-Carrier Shipping Software - learn about the advantages of a single-source shipping system.
• VOIP's Impact on Mail Machines - new technology can have an impact on how your mail machine functions. This article addresses some of the issues related to how VOIP can affect your mail machine.
• 3 "C's" That Mailers Need To Be Aware of: CSA, CAT and CET - learn the meaning of these three important acronyms.

Postal Information & Updates

• USPS Exigent Price Increase Request (11/11) - The USPS is requesting an price increase above the inflationary based rate.
• USPS Is Here To Stay (10/11) - This letter from the Postmaster General reassures major mailers that he expects the USPS to continue to be a major player in the communications industry.
• Viability of the Postal Service (8/11) - President and owner of CMS addresses some key issues impacting the health and viability of the Postal Service in 2011.
  • Congressional Letters
• USPS Proposed 5 Day Work Week - find out how the USPS would like to reduce some of their overhead.
• Five Myths About the US Postal Service - John Potter addresses five misconceptions about the Post Office.

Business Management

• Most Important Rules of Money Management (8/11) - rethinking how to handle money.
• 5 Small Business Tips For Spring - 5 quick tips for a great start to Spring.
• Take Time To Save Time - this article by Jeanie Marshall provides ways every successful person gain more time to accomplish their goals.
• 25 Money Saving Tips For Small Business - this article by Dawn Kraus provides practical ways to reduce every day costs.
• Changing Quality in Organizations - 32 small steps any business can take to help improve quality.
• Improving Employee Productivity - this guide discusses how to improve worker productivity when monetary incentives are not possible.
• 5 Tactics For Improving Yourself and Your Employees - this article by Dr. Jim Sellner provides basic ways to become more resilient in life.

General Interest

• 5 Practices for Less Stress & More Joy - this article by Helaine Iris provides some practical ways to reduce stress, especially over the holidays.