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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Don't Let Your Check Costs Drain You Dry

These days, it's hard to be a business owner. Credit's tight, the economy's uneven, and despite all the ups-and-downs you still have to pay for all the trappings of any functioning business: employees, benefits, insurance, stock, maintenance -- and, of course, mountains of paperwork. Fortunately, not all is lost! If you can save a little money on expenses, you'll be that much farther ahead come crunch time.

So why, for example, should you have to go overboard paying for your business checks? Banking shouldn't be such a hassle. The first thing you should do is stop buying your checks from your bank, because you don't have to. They may want you to believe otherwise, but as long as you include accurate corporate, address, and account information on your printed checks, you can have anyone print them.

Here, as with many other modern business-related activities, the Internet can be your savior. Cheap checks are available not just for your accounting payroll needs, but for your daily expenses too -- and you can get them for as little as half the price the bank charges. They're inexpensive simply because the bank doesn't get its cut. So you save money and look good doing it!

Banks would love you to use their checks, but their selection is often limited. This is not the case with private printers, who offer so many designs and formats that it just might be hard to make a choice. While of course you're likely to prefer solid business designs (let's leave those Simpsons checks for personal use), you still need to decide which style appeals to you, and what kinds of watermarks and security features will best fit your needs. If you decide you need to order cheap Deluxe checks online, you won't have any problem finding them, either. There are so many choices of format, color, and design that you'll never run out of ideas!

Here's your chance to get a little bit ahead at the bank's expense. Instead of letting the bank stick it to you again, use the Internet to save yourself some money.

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