<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"> <channel> <title>Buyerzone.com Business Purchasing Resource Center</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com</link> <description>The Business Purchasing Resource Center includes buyer's guides and articles to help you make better purchasing decisions.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tues, 02 Apr 2006 02:37:43 EDT</lastBuildDate> <item> <title>Office Coffee Services Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/facilities/coffee_services/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>If you鈥檙e looking for an inexpensive, low-maintenance benefit to offer your employees, a coffee service may be right for you. A coffee service vendor can supply your office with a variety of hot beverages at reasonable prices and state-of-the-art brewing equipment for little to no cost. </description> <pubDate>Tues, 02 Apr 2006 01:47:33 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Direct Mail Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/marketing/mail-services/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Direct mail is an effective, low-risk method for businesses to market to new and existing clients. It鈥檚 more affordable than advertising through mass media or highway billboards and you can easily track the results. Direct mail gives you a proven medium to get customer responses, draw people to your storefront or website, and build awareness in your corporate brand.</description> <pubDate>Tues, 14 Mar 2006 02:37:43 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Postage Scales Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/mailroom/postage_scales/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Postal scales can help increase mailing efficiency by reducing overpayment on outgoing mail. A good scale will help the typical business save 10% to 15% on postage.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:37:43 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Promotional Products Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/marketing/promotions/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>The power of "free" is undeniable. Whether it鈥檚 a giveaway at a tradeshow, an in-store freebie, or a fun gift for your employees, giving out something for nothing is a proven way for your business to get people鈥檚 attention.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 02:37:43 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Residential Steel Buildings Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/industrial/res_steel_buildings/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Pre-engineered steel buildings have become a popular choice for many types of bare-bones commercial applications: warehouses and factories, for example. These type of simple buildings are easily scaled down for small residential buildings like garages or sheds, and they鈥檙e quite popular among consumers looking to add affordable storage space.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 02:37:43 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>EMR Software Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/software/electronic-records/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Choosing an electronic medical records (EMR) system is a critical purchasing decision for medical practices. EMR systems replace paper patient charts with computer records: they store physicians' notes, x-rays, prescriptions, and any other medical information usually found in paper records in electronic form. This makes searching and retrieving data easier, improves efficiency and accuracy, and allows doctors to access patients' information remotely. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:37:43 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Golf Carts Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/industrial/golf_carts/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Golf cars may have been invented as an accessory for a leisurely game, but their usage has exploded far beyond the bounds of the local country club. The market used to consist almost exclusively of large fleet sales to golf courses. Now, the small vehicles are used everywhere, from farms to airports and from warehouses to universities. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:37:43 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CNC Routers Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/industrial/cnc_routers/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Professional craftsmen can carve and shape high-quality products using hand tools such as circular saws, hand routers, and planers. However, manual production is too labor-intensive and prone to errors for many modern business applications. Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) routers can help drill, carve, rout, and cut materials with incredible accuracy and speed to increase productivity without sacrificing quality.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:37:43 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Home Generators Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/facilities/home_generators/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Home generators come in a wide range of sizes and setups for every situation. This BuyerZone Home Generators Buyer's Guide will help you understand what the basic types are, how to choose the right size generator for your home, and how much you can expect to pay. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Generators Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/facilities/generators/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Generators come in a wide range of sizes and setups for every situation. This BuyerZone Generators Buyer's Guide will help you understand what the basic types are, how to choose the right size generator for your business, and how much you can expect to pay. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>PEO Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/personnel/peo/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Managing employees can be a costly and time-consuming job. More importantly, if you operate a business without an experienced HR professional on staff, you could put the company at risk. A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can provide employee leasing services to relieve your company of its administrative and legal burdens and becoming a co-employer of your personnel.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HRO Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/personnel/hr_outsourcing/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>If your company doesn't currently have an HR services department - or if you're looking to lift the burden from your current administrative staff - consider outsourcing your company's HR needs.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Call Center Software Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/software/call_center_software/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>The term "call center" often conjures up images of hundreds of agents working for huge telemarketing conglomerates. However, that's simply not the case any more. Call center systems have progressed to the point that even small companies with as few as 10 agents can get the same powerful call management features as the big players. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2005 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Skid Steer Loaders Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/industrial/steer_loaders/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Skid steer loaders are one of the most versatile pieces of construction equipment you can buy. Their compact size, maneuverability, and ability to easily switch among a huge range of different attachments makes them valuable in landscaping, manufacturing, general construction, recycling, and many other industries.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2005 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Air Compressor Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/facilities/air_compressor/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Compressed air is used in almost every industry you'd care to name: automotive, construction, universities, hospitals, mining, agriculture, food and beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, electronics, and more. It's so flexible and useful that industry contacts sometimes refer to it as the "fourth utility." There are three main classes of compressed air applications.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 02:24:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Commercial Cleaning Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/facilities/janitorial_services/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>While nobody wants to take out the trash, clean a bathroom or vacuum a rug, every business needs someone to do these things. A commercial cleaning service can do the dirty work for you, cleaning and maintaining the facilities of any size or type of business.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 02:44:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Equipment Leasing Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/finance/equipment-leasing/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Equipment leasing has become an increasingly popular option for companies that need new equipment. In fact, according to the Equipment Leasing Association, as many as eight out of ten U.S. businesses choose to lease at least some of their equipment.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 02:44:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Moving Services Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/facilities/moving_services/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>You've signed the lease on your new office space or manufacturing plant, and guess what? Suddenly you're in charge of organizing and executing the move. Learning how to conduct a business move isn't easy: an office move involves major purchasing decisions, multiple interdependent projects, and months' worth of ongoing scheduling and communications. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:44:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Home Security Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/security/security-home/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Nothing is more important than the safety and protection of your family. Whether you live in a tiny studio apartment or a three-story mansion, you want peace of mind that an intruder won't harm your property or family. With monitored home security systems in place, it's like you have a guard on-duty around the clock, whether you're home sleeping or thousands of miles away on vacation.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:18:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Web Conferencing Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/telecom_services/web_conferencing/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Imagine being able to hold meetings with people around the world at a moment's notice without having to leave your office. A web conferencing solution provides a central online meeting place for people to get together for meetings regardless of location. </description> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:38:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Alarm Systems Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/security/security-business/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Each year, businesses lose billions of dollars to theft and vandalism that could be prevented with the installation of monitored commercial alarm systems. These losses aren't limited to the loss of merchandise and equipment: they include the disclosure of personal information that customers trust you to keep private.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2005 04:38:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Internet Access Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/internet/internet_access/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>With the Internet such a vital part of everyday business, the speed and reliability of your Internet access is more important than ever. Solutions such as T1 lines and business-grade DSL provide always-on broadband connections, giving your employees the ability to consistently communicate and exchange data with co-workers, customers, and vendors at speeds much faster than standard dial-up.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 08:18:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Document Management Software Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/software/doc_man_software/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>If you threw open the windows in your office on a windy day, what would happen? If your business is like so many others, there'd be chaos as paper flew everywhere. Even employees who use computers for most work would have trouble getting anything done as important records fluttered away. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 08:18:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Web Design Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/internet/site_design/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Launching a successful web site design project can be a real challenge, starting with defining the scope of effort. Even if you start off planning a simple web site with a few basic pages and no bells and whistles, you may find the complexity and cost of the project snowballing as more people - both internal and external - get involved. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 09:15:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Office Trailers Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/industrial/modular_space/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Need a building fast? Office trailers, also known as mobile offices, are one of the best solutions. Office trailers are pre-manufactured buildings, typically leased for temporary office space.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:25:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ecommerce Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/internet/ecommerce/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Does your company sell products or services that can be delivered online or via mail? Does your target audience number in the tens of thousands or more, or are you interested in national (or global) exposure? If so, selling over the Internet can be the right choice to grow your business</description> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:24:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Mailing List Brokers Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/marketing/mailing_lists/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>While traditional advertising like magazine ads or billboards can be helpful in introducing your company's offerings to a wide audience, tracking actual results can be difficult. Direct marketing is often an effective way to connect with potential new customers in a measurable way.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2005 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Steel Buildings Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/industrial/steel_buildings/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Using metal as a building material is nothing new - iron beams first made modern skyscrapers possible. Buildings made entirely of metal have been cropping up across the country for 60 years since the Quonset hut was invented during World War II. However, until the end of the 20th century, most of these steel buildings were garages, airplane hangars, barns, and warehouses.</description> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2005 16:36:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Sales Force Automation Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/marketing/sales_management/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Providing your staff with "the right tools for the job" is a mantra often invoked for technology-reliant staffers like developers or designers.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 23:36:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Health Insurance Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/benefits/health_insurance/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Employees usually rank health care coverage as the most important of all their benefits. Not surprisingly, U.S. businesses spend hundreds of billions of dollars on group health insurance programs every year.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2005 23:36:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Human Resources Outsourcing Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/personnel/hr_outsourcing/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>A Human Resources (HR) department is a critical component of employee well-being in any business, no matter how small. Human Resources responsibilities include payroll, benefits, hiring, firing, and keeping up to date with state and federal tax laws.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2005 23:36:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Telemarketing Services Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/marketing/telemarketing/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Telemarketing companies make large numbers of sales calls on your behalf. These services can be a cost-effective alternative to creating an in-house telemarketing group.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2005 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Call Centers Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/marketing/call_center/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Hiring an outside vendor to handle your incoming calls can be a daunting prospect. To some of your employees, it may seem like an obvious business decision - others may feel that it is an expensive, risky way to treat customers and prospects. Add in the simmering debate about the merits of offshore call centers and you get a recipe for a contentious decision-making process.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2005 01:21:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Medical Practice Management Software Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/software/mpm/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>Software to help medical practices manage their offices has been around for decades. However, todays medical practice management software (MPM software) bears only the most basic resemblance to its older counterparts Medical software today allows staffers to track patient demographics, visits, and diagnoses; collect, transmit, and track billing information and insurance payments; manage appointment scheduling; and generate a variety of reports.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2005 16:43:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Phone System Buyer's Guide</title> <link>http://www.buyerzone.com/telecom_equipment/phone_systems/buyers_guide1.html</link> <description>A phone system is one of the most important purchases your business can make. The telephone is often the easiest way to reach your customers, clients, and partners. It should also be the easiest way for them to reach you. You do not want your important business callers to be routed incorrectly, disconnected, or faced with a bewildering array of automated options.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2005 02:15:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>