Let Microsoft help you Bump the Slump!
Great news budgeters and small business owners! I have quite a deal for you! No cost is required just a few minutes of your time to check out Microsoft’s Bump the Slump website which has five tips to help you thrive in this declining economy by using Microsoft products to bring things in-house (as in-house equals inexpensive) rather than outsourcing (outsourcing equals higher costs). Once you finish reading these five tips you can enter yourself into the contest they are running. One lucky winner will be selected and will win 5,000 gallons of gasoline. I wished I owned my own business because 5,000 gallons would be a fabulous prize to win. An excerpt of the press release from Microsoft is below so you can learn how to enter this contest and win!
Microsoft Small Business Addresses the Slumping Economy
Gas prices have gone through the roof and are in danger of hitting passing birds. The rise in prices not only affects how high your blood pressure gets when at the gas pump, but it’s making the cost of living and doing business go up and up. Gas prices aren’t solely to blame for the down economy, but they definitely have a huge impact. That’s why Microsoft is giving away 5,000 gallons of gas to one lucky small business. Microsoft is also offering 5 money saving tips that any small business can use in this slumping economy. The chance to win and the tips are available at http://www.bumptheslump.com/.
Although the current downturn isn’t enjoyable, it definitely isn’t all bad news—especially not for small businesses that are uniquely positioned to prosper in these tough times. Because they are more nimble and in-touch with every aspect of their operation, small businesses can cut costs faster and make efficiency changes in a way that much larger business cannot.
With this in mind, Microsoft Small Business wants to help small businesses make the changes necessary to adjust to the current economy and not only survive but thrive. At bumptheslump.com, customers will find a link that can put them in contact with a Microsoft Small Business Specialist who can consult a small business on a number of areas where businesses can cut costs and become more efficient. And while at bumptheslump.com, small businesses should make sure to register for their chance to win 5,000 gallons of gas. Even at 20 mpg, that’s 100,000 miles. It’s the type of prize that literally goes a long way.
I hope one of you are the lucky winners of this great contest!
