Don’t let the red tape and admin burden crush you

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Admin and red tape. Two burdens that are very emotionally charged for small businesses. They summon thoughts of endless streams of paperwork for some and sleepless nights for others.

Recent research by accounting software company Reckon estimated that small businesses spend more than $20.16 billion per year on admin and payroll. Its survey of 1,300 Australian small businesses found that these companies spend an average of $14,857 or 541 hours on admin every year.

If you consider a 14-hour work-day, 541 hours equates to 38 days or 5.5 weeks. That’s a lot of time lost that could otherwise be spent working on the business and improving the customer experience. Or time that you could spend catching up with family and friends, or going on that well-deserved holiday.

But it’s not all doom and gloom. One area where you can make simple changes to reduce the admin burden and save your business money is shipping and mailing.

Many small businesses will already be using a postage meter, as a cost-effective way to manage office mail runs. But we can do better than that. Switching to an integrated mailing and shipping solution can bring great benefits to your business and reduce your admin burden.

Why ship with us?

Pitney Bowes is a leading provider of shipping and mailing technology solutions in Australia, and globally. We invented the postage meter and are still the number one meter company worldwide.

Over the years, we have accelerated our investments in Australia. We have tailored our latest parcel shipping and mailing technology, SendPro+, specifically for the Australian market. SendPro+ is an integrated mailing and shipping solution which makes it easy for small businesses to consistently choose the right sending option for each parcel or letter. It takes the guesswork out of sending and removes the complexities of mailing.

Furthermore, you could save up to 40% sending parcels with SendPro+.

These are some of the benefits you can get by switching to an integrated solution like SendPro+:

  • Increase cost-efficiencies.
  • Save time.
  • Increase productivity.
  • Improve the customer experience.
  • Reduce errors from paper-based processes.

Relying on manual systems for mailing and sending parcels puts businesses at a disadvantage; it is costly and labour-intensive and negatively impacts the customer experience. Conversely, streamlined shipping demonstrates a brand’s professionalism and commitment to delivering a transparent, connected customer experience.

For more information about how we can help your business, or to find out more about SendPro+, visit pitneybowes.com/au/theadvantage.