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If you are a small business owner you’ve heard the pitches and the campaigns to get you to go green but perhaps you’ve always shrugged it off by saying: I don’t have the time or the money or I’m not big enough, they aren’t talking to me. Whether you operate a store front or if you are the head of a mid -level business the decision to go green is yours and yours alone. The facts are it’s easier to go green than you think and when you do go green it could save you a lot of money and keep your balance low on your business’s prepaid credit card in the long run. So here are 4 easy ways to go green.
1. Light Bulbs – This is easy and can start saving you money on your electric bills right away. Outfit all the lights in your office or your company with energy saver light bulbs. They don’t cost much and give you instant savings you’ll enjoy. In addition to saving money please make sure that you turn all lights off when you leave a room or if you have factories you can set a timer that will ensure that if your employees don’t tunrn off the lights, the timer will.
2. Appliances – All appliances, especially big things like dryers and fridges can be energy savers. So can your air conditioning. These appliances don’t cost any additional money but will save you money just by implementing them.
3. Cars – This could be tricky but any company cars you might need to get should be hybrids. These are energy efficient cars that will save you a ton on gas. If you are doing city commuting, say in a cab company or a messenger or delivery service these make sense. Not only can you save money on gas but you can get a tax credit for them as well.
4. Toilets – You can get low flush toilets and they can make great savings on the water bill. These toilets will flush just like a regular toilet but with half of the water. Its a great way to go green.