The CostSmart Blog

How to Efficiently Analyse and Manage Business Expenses

How to Efficiently Analyse and Manage Business Expenses

Procurement is a key expense for most businesses and one that rightfully gets a lot of focus in terms of how to analyse, manage and minimise the costs involved. The various processes involved in procurement are time consuming – from researching different...

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How Covid-19 Has Changed the Offices of the Future

How Covid-19 Has Changed the Offices of the Future

The pandemic has forced the adoption of new ways of working. Organisations across a range of industries have been forced to reimagine their work and the role of offices in creating safe, productive, and enjoyable jobs for employees. However, the large-scale...

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Why Off-site Warehousing and Fulfilment is the Future

Why Off-site Warehousing and Fulfilment is the Future

Inventory management can be a challenge for any size company. Many start-up companies have limited space but want to offer large product lines to their customers or staff. The challenge is the cost and work involved with managing your inventory in a warehouse....

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Printed marketing material – printing jargon explained

Printed marketing material – printing jargon explained

Printed marketing material and visual merchandising can give your brand a space to tell its story or offer more insight into your services. Sometimes a design agency is hired to create the designs for you externally, and other times the concepts are created in-house....

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Packaging Trends 2021

Packaging Trends 2021

Is your packaging ready for 2021 and beyond? Maybe some of these current packaging trends will help you stay on brand but be responsive to your customers needs. Solid All-Over Colourng While the colour palette is limited and must align with your brand, this trend...

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Costsmart attends appa roadshow 2018

Costsmart attends appa roadshow 2018

Our account managers and procurement team are constantly scanning for the newest and greatest products on the market. To help keep on top of the latest product trends and ensure a quality product is provided to our clients, each year members from the CostSmart team...

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Costsmart & emma mcbride earth day competition

Costsmart & emma mcbride earth day competition

Earlier this year the member for Dobell, Emma McBride, created an initiative to engage young students in Earth Day and to raise awareness about the damage plastic is doing to our oceans and marine life. Emma and her party created an art competition for year five...

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Excellence in small business finalist – costsmart!

Excellence in small business finalist – costsmart!

CostSmart is delighted to announce we have made the finals for the HelloWorld Erina Group Central Coast Business Excellence Awards, under the category of Excellence in Small Business! The Awards celebrate and recognise business excellence throughout the Central Coast...

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Branded products and specialised sourcing

Branded products and specialised sourcing

We provide assistance on the latest marketing trends, brand compliance and promotional products Whatever you’re buying we will help you remove links from your supply chain to maximise efficiencies and decrease costs. Our account managers and procurement team are...

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