Layoffs

Everyone Loves A Sale

Everyone loves a sale; you can often find your favorite items for much less and at a great price. A sale typically happens for a couple of reasons, the retailer has an over abundance of stock on the specific item or they could have a sale to mark the beginning or end of a certain season or holiday. Some retailers will have a sale when they are relocating or going out of a business as well. No matter the reason, it is a good time to find your favorite items as a greatly reduce...

Death of a Salesman? It’s What Happens When the Customer Says “I’ll Think It Over!”

Michael Jordan said “Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it” You have given a great presentation, you ask for the order and the customer says he‘s going to think it over. This was the moment I felt was the last straw. I’d had it! I don’t want to sell anymore; I’m going back to bookkeeping! So, without a care in mind I said whatever came to mind and it worked! Let me share my epiphany with you.

When Fear Comes Calling

Have you ever noticed that the desires of children sometimes seem to be insatiable? When you take a child to a grocery store they always seem to ask for something. When they watch television, the commercials that they see are created to arouse desire within them to have the products that are advertised. You can often find yourself in a relentless battle with children telling them that they can not have everything that they want. So what would be an easy way to say no without actually using the w

Paperless Office for CPAs – Myth or Reality?

CPAs owe it to their clients to go paperless - there are numerous tax and accounting issues which require their undivided attention, yet they spend a significant amount of time each day just pushing papers in and out of filing cabinets and looking for the ones lost in transit. This article discusses the practical experience of the author of taking his practice to the next level by going paperless.
Pages