{"id":31265,"date":"2018-03-15T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edenred.es\/?p=9051"},"modified":"2025-02-12T15:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:56:10","slug":"cuales-son-los-gastos-de-una-empresa-pequena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/en\/blog\/cuales-son-los-gastos-de-una-empresa-pequena\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the costs of a small business?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some entrepreneurs embark on the adventure without knowing the main <\/span>expenses of a company<\/b> or without having a clear idea of the monthly or annual budget they have to set aside to meet the bills for property rentals, fuel for company cars, food allowances for their employees on the road... <\/span>Knowing in advance the costs of a company, even if it is a small one<\/b> is more important than it seems and that is why we are devoting our full attention to it today.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small business expenses: real estate<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first of the expenses of a small, medium or large company is <\/span>the building, office, warehouse, workshop or premises<\/b> where your activity is carried out. This expense may be more or less considerable depending on the location where you have your premises, the number of square metres you need, your sector of activity, the number of employees you have on your payroll, etc., but there is no doubt that it is a <\/span>cost of business<\/b> that you need to consider carefully before starting your own SME.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small business expenses: salaries<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The second of a company's expenses is that corresponding to the <\/span>employee payrolls<\/b>, The costs of registering all of you with the various companies, your own payroll as a company director and the added costs of registering you all with the different <\/span>social security schemes<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, staff salaries are one of the largest items of business expenditure you'll ever incur, but we've got good news: there's a perfect way to <\/span>getting more and better value for money<\/b> that you pay your employees, while also ensuring that they are <\/span>more motivated <\/b>and that they are <\/span>more productive.<\/b> The name of this perfect solution for small and medium-sized businesses: the<\/span> Edenred's flexible remuneration.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small business expenses: basic supplies<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another of the <\/span>unavoidable business expenses<\/b> to develop any professional activity are those used to pay for electricity, water, heating, Internet or the use of fuel for company vehicles... We are talking about the <\/span>basic supply costs.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some suppliers of electricity, natural gas, water or telephone services often offer interesting discounts to their customers. <\/span>business customers<\/b> - SMEs, self-employed professionals, etc. -, but what about the <\/span>unavoidable fuel costs<\/b>Are there discounts that allow us to minimise the impact of these invoices on our bottom line? The answer is \u201cyes\u201d: the <\/span>Edenred petrol cards<\/b>, interesting tools for SMEs that offer you discounts from the first litre of fuel, the possibility of obtaining a single fuel consumption invoice for easy VAT deduction, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small business expenses: the daily subsistence allowance<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another relevant expense for a small business is the <\/span>daily subsistence allowance of its staff<\/b> commercial or seconded employees, the so called \"secondments\". <\/span>food diets<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To meet these unavoidable expenses, you have several options:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n