Reducing Overheads
减少管理费用
Activity 经营项目
Research and development 研发
Property costs 财产耗费、物业费用
Capital goods 资本货物
Balance sheet 资产负债表
Redundancy payment 失业金
In the short term 短期内
Devastating 毁灭性的，破坏性的
Insecure 不可靠的，不安全的
Redundancy 失业、多余
Drastic 激烈的，猛烈地，彻底的
Temporary measure 权宜之计
Let out 出租
Premises (复数)经营场地，生产场地，办公场所
Mortgage 抵押
Sublet 转租，分租
Hotel bill 旅馆住宿费用
Public transportation fares 公交费用
Expenses claims system 报销制度
Abuse 滥用，妄用
Malpractice 失职行为，玩忽职守
Discount air ticket 打折机票
Electric rates 电费
Apportion 分摊，分配
Over-expenditure 超支
Office supplies 办公用品
Stationery 文具
Paper clip 回形针，曲别针
Name-brand 知名品牌
Generic brand 普通品牌
Group purchasing 团购
Bulk price 批发价
Mail-order 邮购
Rough draft 草稿
Put in a word 说一句话，插一句话
Disposable 一次性用品
Printer cartridge 打印机墨盒
Rechargeable battery 可充电电池
Comply with 遵守
Profitability 盈利能力，获利能力
In the long run 从长远来看
Diversify 使多样化，做多样性的投资
Might as well do sth. 不妨做… …
Abide by 遵守
Paperless office 无纸化办公
Reducing overheads
减少管理费用
It’s a good idea to review overheads regularly.
定期检查管理费用是一个很好的办法。
It becomes even more important if you are having problems generating cash.
如果你面临现金产出困难，这个办法就更加重要了。
You may need to make big cuts in overheads, but try to avoid slashing costs to a level where it is difficult to operate.
你可能需要大量削减管理费用，但要避免削减规模过大而导致无法操作。
Advertising, as well as research and development, are often the first activities to be cut because they can be reduced almost instantly.
广告费用和研发费用往往是首先被削减的项目，原因是削减这些项目的费用当即可行。
Cutting overheads such as property costs or capital goods will take much longer to have an effect on the balance sheet.
而要削减财产耗费和资本货物的费用，则需要更长的时间才能在资产负债表上有所体现。
You can also cut staff costs by reducing your number of employees, though redundancy payments will increase costs in the short term.
你也可以通过裁员来削减员工费用，虽然支付失业费在短期内会增加开支，但这样做的结果可能十分糟糕。
The consequences can be devastating, particularly for small businesses and morale suffers after redundancies.
但这样做的结果可能十分糟糕，特别是对于中小企业来说，解聘雇员会导致员工士气低落。
Key employees may feel insecure and choose to leave your business.
一些主要员工可能会因为没有安全感而选择离开公司。
It can be useful to talk to employees before taking such action.
采取这种行动之前和员工进行交流会有所帮助。
They may suggest less drastic ways of cutting costs.
他们可能会提出一些更温和的建议措施以避免采取如此极端的方式来削减开支。
You can also reduce overheads, for example by delaying purchases of new equipment, although this is a temporary measure.
你也可以采用诸如推迟购置新设备的方法来削减办公费用，虽然这只是权宜之计。
Investment is crucial if you want to grow your business and ensure it remains competitive.
如果你想拓展公司规模，保证其竞争力，投资是至关重要的。
Other short-term measures for cutting costs include:
其他削减开支的短期措施包括：
l Letting out part of your business premises but check first with the owner or mortgage company that sub-letting is allowed—approval may be needed.
出租公司的部分场所，但事先要与其拥有者或抵押贷款公司核实你有权转租，并得到他们的准许。
l Leasing new equipment rather than buying it outright
租用新设备而无需全部自己购买
l Renegotiating your contracts with suppliers
和供应商重新议定合同
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