A country's government is run very similar to a business. There are different goals and agendas, but there are many facets that run in line with each other. The United States is feeling a tremendous crunch in it's available budget, and like any business, it's CEO needs to do something.
President Barack Obama challenges Cabinet to cut $100 million in expenses to relieve some of the pressure on the country. This is all well and good, but what is important to us is the overall theme of where the savings is going to come from:
Business Travel!
- The Department of Veterans Affairs will cancel or delay 26 conferences, saving nearly $17.8 million. The department also will use video-conferencing to cut costs.
- The Department of Agriculture's effort to consolidate 1,500 employees from seven locations into a single facility in 2011. Such a move has been estimated to save $62 million over a 15-year lease.
That is a lot of money saved just by reducing travel of your staff. This is no surprise to us at Great America Networks Conferencing and to readers of this blog. We've been saving companies money and increasing productivity by working with them to implement our Audio, Web, and Video Conferencing services into their daily work flow.
All businesses large and small will have expenses. There is no denying that. But when times get tough, one of the biggest places to save money is to reduce travel. You still have to conduct business and meet with those all around the area or the world. Conferencing services from Great America Networks Conferencing allow this.
President Obama knows conferencing services are one of the best ways to reduce expenses for his 'company'. You should use it for yours. Contact us today!
Anthony Russo
Conferencing Consultant
Great America Networks Conferencing
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