One of the most important tools in any business is the telephone and you would be surprised if I told you how many entrepreneurs write business plans and leave out the cost of their telephone systems. It is kind of amazing when you think about it, you would have a very tough time running a business without a telephone, can you imagine even trying?
An interesting note to this subject is that generally over half of the business plans I read leave out the telephone system as a start-up cost? They do not even budget in going down to a thrift store or to a garage sale to buy a phone? You need a robust phone system if you want to get your business into the big league.
As a bit of savings grace I have yet to read a business plan that did not have a phone bill estimate in the operational costs on the proforma in the back of the business plan. But you still need a phone to talk into of course.
How much should you budget for a good phone system, well that depends on how many work stations you plan on having and be advised whatever you get needs to be scalable and able to integrate into your company’s IT System. Remember business today is conducted at the speed of thought, this is not your Grandfather’s Oldsmobile.
Shop around and get a system that will work for today and tomorrow. I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.
