Invoice Factoring: A Little Known Way to Get Financing For Your Business (27 Dec 2005)
Every day many business owners hit a wall. That wall prevents them from growing their business, or at least, severely limits the speed at which they can grow their companies. Sometimes, and especially for small and mid size businesses, the wall ap...
Chamber of Commerce Business Directories Online (22 Jan 2006)
Most Chambers of Commerce offer online business directories for their members as an added benefit of the membership. Chamber of Commerce membership fees currently average about $200 for smaller cities and $350 for larger ones. Membership to your l...
Restaurant 86 Item Countdown Feature - A Point of Sale Solution To An Old Problem (27 Dec 2005)
The History of the 86 Feature
The term, "86" started so many years ago that its origin has long since faded into the memories of all but a few restaurateurs. Suffice it to say, if you "86" an item you are out and you need to...
Restaurant Profits Soar With Required Beverage Feature (15 Jan 2006)
The History of Server Prepared Drinks
Since the creation of food service waiters and servers have been pouring coffees, teas and sodas for their customers. A tradition of service that dates back as far as history records ser...
Paperless Office - With Multiple Monitors (28 Jan 2006)
Going paperless in professional offices, such as those of CPAs, sometimes could become inconvenient for the professional to work. When a CPA is working on a client's tax return and needs to refer to prior year return, it is easy for her to look at...
Commercial Cleaning Companies – Increasing Your Customer Base The Easy Way (16 Mar 2006)
As a cleaning company you are presumably always on the look out for increasing your business? This is what we are constantly striving for and I was under the impression that other cleaning companies were doing likewise. However not so long ago I m...
Paperless Office for CPA for Under $1,000 (03 Apr 2006)
Considering what CPAs are being asked to pay for pre-packaged paperless solutions for their offices, the title of this article is quite radical. Since the title and what is discussed here is based on actual experience of the author, it is alright ...
10 Secrets to Dusting in an Office Building (23 Sep 2005)
Dusting is an essential task your employees need to do in every office building. Visible dust creates an unsightly office building which can translate into an uncaring image. A well dusted building translates into a positive and pleasing appeara...
Checklist For Starting Your Janitorial Cleaning Business (12 Jan 2006)
So you've decided you're ready to take the plunge and start your own janitorial cleaning business. You can succeed and have a profitable cleaning business if you take the time to plan out your business strategy before signing that first client.
Basic Considerations Before You Build Your Businesses Web Site (07 Apr 2006)
Today the Internet has come to play a major role in almost everyone's personal and business life. But most small businesses aren't sure how to effectively develop, market, and grow their company through the Internet. In these times, with well over...
A Small Business Summary (15 Feb 2006)
Small business is a term that is used day-to-day. That is because in the past decade the rise of small business has been larger than in any other decade prior. This is largely due to the increasing number of services that are available to small bu...
What is a Minisite ? I Hear You Saying (08 Mar 2006)
Minisite is a simple one or two page site that focuses on one thing...
1. Get the sale OR
2. Get visitors to sign-up for your newsletter OR
4. Get click to Google Adsense Ads OR
5....
Financial Incentives for Your Business to Use Solar Power (23 Apr 2006)
When it comes to running a business, much of the necessary focus is on the bottom line. Many businesses, however, fail to realize they can seriously cut energy costs by going solar.
Tax Incentives
Federal and State governments know the...
How to Determine Small Business Client Acquisition Costs and More Importantly Why Should You Know (05 Sep 2005)
What does it cost you to acquire and maintain a client?
During my 25 years in business, I am continually surprised that small business owners, entrepreneurs, sales personnel and even executives in larger organizations cannot quickly i...
2006 The Year I Increased My Sales and Stopped Bitching! (21 Apr 2006)
After watching sales decrease year after year, this year I'll try something new. If this sounds like your company then read on. There was a time when you built your business over a number of years, then just waited for your repeat business. Repeat...
Celebrating a Small Business Milestone (14 May 2006)
There are many milestones on the long road of business ownership…one of the most important milestones is the five year mark. Many businesses never make it to that milestone, somewhere along the way they fall by the wayside. Other businesses make ...
Paperless CPA Office - Myth or Reality? (23 Oct 2005)
As a new CPA on the block, about eight years ago, I had made it a practice to read as much as possible on practice management along with the regular reading I had to do keep up with the technical matters. I came across articles after articles abou...
Carpet Spotting Basics (11 Mar 2006)
When you consider all of the time that a good cleaning staff spends in cleaning and maintaining a good quality carpet, it would be a real shame to see a spot or stain that simply won't come out. After all, any discolorations, or blotchy places ta...
Top 5 Cleaning Complaints and How to Solve Them (25 Dec 2005)
Do you ever pick up the phone only to find an angry customer on the other end? Perhaps a trash can didn't get emptied the night before, or the dusting isn't up to par. Customer complaints are inevitable for a cleaning company, but there are a num...
Tips & Tricks for Trashing (18 Mar 2006)
Trashing plays an important role in maintaining a high level appearance in an office building. Indeed, one of the first things a visitor to an office will notice is a full or overflowing trash can. As well as presenting an unsightly appearance, ...
