| Most of the small businesses buy office supplies on a | | | | or 99 pens inside the box of hundred, you can't do |
| monthly basis from retailers. The total figures of office | | | | anything about it, if it has been purchased from a retail |
| supply item expenses are mind boggling. Currently, the | | | | outlet. |
| office supply industry is a $225 billon dollar industry, out | | | | On the contrary, the corporate credit accounts |
| of which, $13 billion have been bagged merely by the | | | | facilitate you to order for office supplies, get them |
| retailers last year (who by the way neither | | | | delivered free of cost, and verify them before clearing |
| manufacture nor market the products, and simply | | | | the payment. This also gives the much needed |
| make money by selling office supply items at hiked | | | | flexibility, and also helps in saving time as well as |
| rates). | | | | money. |
| Therefore, it is quite clear that buying office supplies | | | | Using corporate credit one gets enough time to make |
| from retail outlets is not that great an idea. Instead, one | | | | payment and during this time the money can be utilized |
| can set up a corporate credit account from a | | | | for expanding business line, or taking care of other |
| wholesale dealer or even direct manufacturer if the | | | | immediate expenses. Even if you consider the interest |
| demand is too high. | | | | saved on $1000 for next 20-30 days, it is enough to |
| Moreover, the retail outlets don't agree to take back | | | | buy few extra pens, and bundles of paper, so why not |
| any defective products once the purchase has been | | | | use corporate credit and save more! |
| made. So, even if you find out that there were only 98 | | | | |