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Timing Your Job Offer Acceptance To Make Sure You Get Hired By The Right Firm
Recently, one of the job candidates we recruited and presented on a retail operations job search attended a final interview with the hiring authority. The company who had initiated the job search was in an expansion mode, so required two skilled operations specialists, and the candidate we had recruited and presented offered a nearly exact match to the skills the company was seeking.The first three interviews went well, the candidate's background and personality and business strategies were a good fit for the approach utilized by the hiring company. Because the candidate had already agreed to and signed off on a comprehensive financial and criminal background check -- the check revealed solid finances and no criminal activities -- we felt confident that a formal job offer would be made at the final interview. Plus, we had verified with the hiring authority directly that, assuming the final interview didn't expose some question or another regarding the candidate, the job offer would be made verbally at the final interview with a written offer to follow by mail the next day.Trying to be thorough, we further verified with the candidate that they would accept a job offer if extended at that final interview; even discussed the exact income range

Why The Extra Mile Never Has A Traffic Jam
We all hear anecdotal stories of horrible customer service. Sadly, many people have come to expect bad customer service as the norm today.If you are starting a business in today’s hyper competitive marketplace, you should realize this acceptance of poor customer service as a real sales opportunity.If people’s service expectations are low and you can provide excellent customer service, you can expect your business to grow. The real question becomes are you willing to do what it takes to provide this level of customer service?Starting a new business is frustrating and hard. The emotional roller coaster ride can be brutal. Committing your organization to achieving outstanding customer service is easy when you are starting out. The hard part comes when things are not necessarily going your way and you begin to encounter many of the frustrations new entrepreneurs often face.When you are tired, frustrated and wondering if your new venture will ever succeed is the most important time to deliver above and beyond what your customers are expecting. Often times, many entrepreneurs call this “going the extra mile.”Recently, one of our customers purchased a membership from our dating website for golfers. During the registratio

Businesses of every type and size are faced with a major transition in their management at some time in their history. The ability to make this transition with a minimum of disruption to the organization and loss in continuity of strategy is critical to the future of the company. It does not matter if it is a mom ‘n pop grocery store or a large, multinational corporation. Turning over the reins from the founders and original executives to the next generation, whether to a member of the family, long-time employee or someone from outside the current organization, requires forethought, advance planning and gradual transfer of responsibilities to have the best chance of success.

Smaller businesses have less financial and organizational resources available to commit to this planning. In addition, there are usually other interpersonal and relationship issues that cause further complications to an orderly process of management transition. Many times the prime member of the organization does not want to admit that the time is coming and begin the planning process but, all to ofte

CREATIVITY & MOTIVATION: The Corporate Intrapreneur
Critical Success Factors"A critical success factor is an operational function or competency that a company must possess in order for it to be sustainable and profitable."[1]Each company has different factors that must be sustained for success. Examples range from sales growth and new customer acquisition rate, to inventory turnover. These factors change and mutate as the company evolves. In order to be sure that executives are receiving the information they need to make the right decisions for future actions, the company must determine which factors are essential at that time. Rapidly growing companies may need to acquire customers in a short time, while mature companies may find that reducing costs are more important to continue to be profitable.Factors will change throughout the business life cycle; however there are four factors that every organization, big or small, requires for long term success and profitability: innovation, creativity, the desire to implement new and exciting ideas in the organization in an entrepreneurial fashion at the risk of failure and support & recognition from the company and the executives and managers running it. Without these four things, a company will never develop the intrapreneur

ntinuity of strategy is critical to the future of the company. It does not matter if it is a mom ‘n pop grocery store or a large, multinational corporation. Turning over the reins from the founders and original executives to the next generation, whether to a member of the family, long-time employee or someone from outside the current organization, requires forethought, advance planning and gradual transfer of responsibilities to have the best chance of success.

Discover the Secrets of Effective Marketing
The discipline of marketing can often be complex and confusing. As a marketing veteran, I have seen countless marketing professionals get hung up on various aspects of marketing which have little impact on actual marketing results.Based on my experience, there are four critical elements to an effective marketing campaign. Whether you’re looking to improve your search engine marketing results, internet marketing, or marketing in general, be sure to follow these simple guidelines which I refer to as the A.T.O.M approach.A.T.O.M – Audience, Timing, Offer, Message1. Know Your Audience. No one can effectively market, communicate, or sell without knowing their audience or what motivates them to buy. Is your potential customer male or female? Young or old? A first time buyer or frequent purchaser? Are they the final decision maker? Do they have preferences for a particular product, service, or delivery method? The more you know about your audience, the more targeted and relevant your marketing can be.2. Timing is Everything. Even with the most convincing marketing campaign, prospects will have no interest in your product or service if you aren’t communicating to them at the right time. Be sure your marketing message is in

ves to the next generation, whether to a member of the family, long-time employee or someone from outside the current organization, requires forethought, advance planning and gradual transfer of responsibilities to have the best chance of success.

Outreach Intent - The Key to Fundraising through Your Website
While it’s true that your website is the information center for your organization, and the way you let the world know about your programs and efforts, you may be missing out on one of the most powerful fundraising opportunities available.Design and content – is that all there is to an effective website? The answer is a resounding NO. If you are under the misconception that your website is simply there to let people know your non-profit exists and how to contact you, like an ad, think again. Your website may be one of the strongest ways to reach out to potential donors, not only in your city, but across the country! Unless you focus on your site as a true resource and tool for your organization, you may be missing out on thousands of dollars in funding.When considering the design and content of your website consider your “outreach intent”. Simply stated, outreach intent is the overall messaging of your website in relation to return visits and fundraising potential.In order to maximize your fundraising potential through your website, take a few minutes to review your website with this important Outreach Intent Checkup:Know who is visiting your website and how often. This may think only your webmaster needs to bother with t

the best chance of success.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principals - A Primer
Accountants are the keepers of the standards. They are the ones who make sure that when we look at a financial statement, we can be reasonably that it was built using sound accounting practices and that it is comparable to other audited financial statements for other companies.That sounds like a daunting task, but never fear. The accounting professional is in business to help you through all this.The accounting profession is self-regulated. They decide the most appropriate way to record company activity on the financial books of record. They do this through an august board of seasoned professionals, the Accounting Practices Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This group defines what is known as “Generally Accepted Accounting Principals” or GAAP, which all public accountants must adhere to on behalf of all their clients.The process used to introduce new GAAP or change old GAAP is beyond the scope of this paper, but it is a lengthy process with plenty of review opportunities for all CPAs and business people.THE PURPOSE OF GAAPThe main purpose of having GAAP is to assure consistency in accounting practices, not only within a company, but across all regulated companies. The SEC req

cause further complications to an orderly process of management transition. Many times the prime member of the organization does not want to admit that the time is coming and begin the planning process but, all to often, he allows an unplanned event like poor health or an accident to determine the timing. Then, of course, the organization is in crisis management and options become limited and decisions have to be made without the benefit of careful investigation and consideration.

This is exactly what occurred recently to a family-owned construction company in Northern California. The father, Sam, ran the company in the traditional close-to-the-vest fashion. Even his wife who was involved in keeping the books had no clear idea of the real financial health of the company. His son was taught only construction journeyman skills. He served as one of the job foreman along with a key employee who was one of the first people hired when the business was founded twenty years ago.

From all appearances, the business was doing fine. In fact the company had landed the larges

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Creating and maintaining customers is the key to success in the $460 billion dollar hospitality industry. One way to create and maintain customers is to offer hospitality promotional products. They are a cost-effective medium that say, “We appreciate your business.” Customers want high levels of service and the hospitality industry is all about service – quality service to its customers.

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