Over the last several weeks I’ve been surprised to hear stores promoting their lay-a-way service. I have a two-fold fascination with this new marketing tactic the first being purely nostalgic. As a young girl my mother would take me shopping for fall clothes at Sears Department Store, and the clothes would be put on lay-a-way.
Yesterday, I was in a large retail store when I heard a woman question quite loudly, “Do you have anything in this store made in the USA?” Her question struck a chord with me on many levels. Many of my clients are contractors struggling to stay in business. Unfortunately, they are often competing with contractors
For over twenty years I have been teaching business development classes and workshops to groups of people interested in starting their own businesses. Most of these people know nothing about starting or running a business, but they have a dream. They dream of working for themselves, making their own hours, being their own boss and
Going for the Green! Energy conservation seems to be a popular topic right now. As a nation people are waking up to high-energy costs, depleted natural resources and global warming. It seems that just about every manufacturer has decided that being “green” is the buzz word to put at the front of every marketing campaign.
Standard Mileage Rate Maintain a mileage log including the beginning and ending odometer readings for business trips. These trips may include banking, grocery shopping, post office, field trips, purchasing toys, supplies, transporting children, etc. Compute the total mileage driven for business at the end of the year. Multiply the total miles driven for business by
November 02, 2011 
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