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The holiday season provides an opportunity to make contact with your customers. Think about the many ways you can touch your customers and use those ways effectively. Nowadays, in addition to a hand-written card, fruit baskets, chocolates and gift cards, many businesses are opting for e-greeting or a holiday/year-end e-newsletter. This is a quick and

How often do you review your marketing collateral to make sure they are still doing what you intended? How often do you browse your Web site? Do you read the postcards you have been using in your mailing campaign for the past two years? Is the information stale? Is the presentation weak? Are the graphics

A CPA can help you at every stage of your financial life. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) demonstrates professional competence by meeting high educational and experience standards for the accounting profession—passing a rigid, nationally uniform examination, meeting state licensing and continuing education requirements, and is subject to periodic peer review and professional liability insurance coverage.

How do you use your business plan? Is it filed safely away as one of your start-up documents? Or do you review it often to measure your progress? A good business plan is the best resource for your business to use as your growth plan, especially in the first three years. In addition to a

Ethical Legal and Regulatory Considerations The biggest hurdle an electronic commerce business must overcome is customer distrust. Privacy is the main issue that deters potential customers from conducting business on the Internet, and customers who choose to support electronic businesses place their trust in the companies that have the ability to keep the customers’ information

Organizing is one of the key components of management functions. Within the organizing function lie many factors that ultimately determine the company’s performance. Effective use of resources is one of the many responsibilities of management. Technology is an important resource that business managers use to achieve a dynamic organization. The various business groups within a

It’s Friday! Well, it’s been Friday all day long. I’m sorry for stopping by late today; I had a very busy day at the office. I am sure you have heard the old saying “laughter is good medicine”. Here are a few office jokes to relieve the bad stress of the week. (Remember, stress can