small business

Those wanting to start a small business, or succeed

with an existing small business are faced with a wide

array of challenges, not the least of which is learning

and continuing to learn how to make the enterprise a

success in changing conditions. Make no mistake

about it. Running a business challenges a person to

learn continuously, expand one's horizon and find new

resources and ideas.
The mission of the Free Small Business Center is to

find the best articles, guides, resources, advice, and so

on available on the Internet or in the physical world

and related to builiding and succeeding at the small

business game.
The purchasing of goods and services is one of the

largest, if not the largest cost category-for most

businesses it represents a significant cost, in some

cases exceeding 50% of their total expenses. And the

savings can be substantial. In our experience,

companies taking a systematic approach can save

5-to-30% of their total costs from purchasing.