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You can create a lovely but simple and inexpensive table arrangement that will work for almost any dinner party at your house. First, collect your supplies, then just follow ten easy steps to create your arrangement.

Collecting your supplies
Choose white flowers and some simple foliage. White carnations and a couple of ferns are readily available. They provide a simple, inexpensive white arrangement that would go on almost any dinner party table.

Choose a low round vase. This way you can easily create an arrangement that is pleasing from all sides. Remember that your guests should be able to see over the arrangement.

Choose white candles and candlesticks that match the color and material of your vase. If you dont want to use candlesticks, you can just use pillar candles on glass dishes.

Now youre ready to create your table centerpiece.

Ten easy steps to creating your arrangement:

1. Fill your vase two thirds full of water.
2. Cut the flowers down enough so they just pop over the top of the vase.
3. Strip off foliage that would be underwater since it will rot faster in the water.
4. Start around the edges, putting one or two on opposite sides. Criss-cross the stems as you go. This does two things, it helps to stabilize the flowers, and if your vase is clear it makes a pleasing arrangement through the water.
5. Keep filling in, making the middle flowers slightly higher than the sides so you create a bit of an arc. The experts say its always good to aim for a shape to your arrangement. In this case were creating the suggestion of an arc or half-circle shape.
6. Arrange ferns around the sides underneath the flowers, so it looks like the ferns are almost cradling the flowers.
7. Trim ruthlessly. If a flower sticks out, pull it out and cut it again.
8. Check the arrangement on all sides to make sure everyone has a pleasing view and make any adjustments.
9. Place your arrangement on the table and position your candles.
10. Like what youve done? Take a picture of this simple floral table centerpiece so you can remember the next time you need a quick and easy centerpiece.

That's it! Now you have a simple white table centerpiece that goes with almost anything else you use to decorate your dinner party table. And wasn't it easy?

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Business credit cards can come to mean a lot to any business and can even be used to reduce costs and manpower. They can also, if used properly, be used to get savings on your purchases and simplify paperwork. Here are some ways that you can use a business credit card so that it can be an asset to your business.

Simplifies Accounting

Have you ever found that employees lose receipts, or do not supply you with adequate details of purchases? Or, has the accounting department ever misplaced receipts? By giving your key employees business credit cards you can eliminate the receipt system altogether, because all charges can be put on a single monthly statement for your company - if you want it. This would greatly reduce man-hours in the accounting department - and make it so much simpler for reimbursements to be made, too.

Keeps You Informed

In addition to this, your online account enables you to see what is being spent each day. This gives you visibility of the daily transactions made by all your employees, as well as totals charged on the account. Balances can also be seen enabling you to avoid overcharging your business credit card. You also may have the option to be able to limit the amount of expenses charged by your employees.

Earns Rewards

By selecting a card related to large expenses made, such as gas, or air miles, office equipment, etc., you can save a lot of money. Most of these cards are geared toward the small business owner, which may make it even more appealing if you fit in that category. By using a business credit card, you can reduce your monthly expenses on many things, and get cash back, or discounts on other products, Some credit card companies give free office equipment and supplies as a bonus. An example of how you can get savings is if you put all your gas onto the gas credit card of a gas company that you already use all the time.

By putting all of your business expenses on a card from one company, all of your individual expenses can bring a lot of rebates, or cash back. If your card focuses on traveling, then your rewards could come in the form of free hotel stays, cruises, flights and possibly points that can be used toward new vehicles. Some business credit cards will put on your account as many as 10,000 points with your first purchase.

Make Balance Transfers

If your business has any existing credit card debt, you could have the option of being able to transfer it to your credit card with 0% APR interest. Most business credit cards, however, will charge a rather small percent of interest, though.

Compare Business Cards

Take the necessary time to be able to find a good card - one that will meet your needs. Business credit cards usually come with annual fees, but these will vary quite a bit. Also, many business cards do come with interest rates - and many do not, so, you will want to look at the fine print carefully.

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