Almost all businesses are very focussed on increasing efficiency, reducing overheads and raising profits. And yet, every day many companies are unknowingly wasting a large amount of money when they really don't need to.
Firstly, many companies waste a lot of money on the advertising they use. Advertising and marketing are hugely important for any company but many forms of advertising bring absolutely no results whatsoever other than a reduction in cash flow. The type of advertising companies use should be given a huge amount of thought and trialled very carefully in the right settings.
Next, the overheads of companies are often far higher than they need to be. Having staff that are not always needed, but always being paid for is one oversight that many companies make, whilst having jobs crossing over and often being repeated is another way to see staff bills rising unnecessarily.
On top of this, the cost of energy is often far higher than it needs to be. Business electricity suppliers and business gas suppliers change their prices on a very regular basis and you could find that the business gas supplier you went to a year ago because they were the cheapest is suddenly now extremely expensive. Keeping your eye on the costs of different business electricity suppliers could ultimately save you thousands every year.
Finally, many simply suffer due to not having a coherent or well thought out business plan. Many think simply having a business is enough to generate revenue, but in reality the budget and business plan need to be meticulously thought out as leaving things to luck will never bear the right fruit. So try not to make rash cuts if profits are falling until you have addressed the above issues and see if you can make changes to save you money that don't affect your ability to produce good quality goods or services.