Five Simple Rules For Commercial Cleaners To Follow

You are a young contract cleaning company or just starting out and want to expand? So many cleaning firms are run as a ‘one man band’ and do not want to employ cleaners so they are incapable of expansion. If you are reading this then you are not among that number and want to enlarge and expand your cleaning business. There are a few simple rules you must follow if you want to be successful in this and retain your contracts. 1. Visit each site at least once per week. In order to ensure that the cleaning is taking place as you want it to. Vary the times and days of your visits. 2. Maintain good communications with the client and respond rapidly to any requests or complaints. 3. Maintain good relations with your staff. Your most valuable resource are your staff so treat them well and not just in monetary terms. 4. Maintain all equipment used on a site in excellent working order. If a piece of equipment is not working efficiently then the cleaners no matter how hard they work are not going to be able to carry out the cleaning effectively and they will soon become disgruntled. 5. Ensure that there are always adequate supplies of cleaning materials available for the cleaning staff on each site. If they have not got the materials then they cannot carry out the job effectively. These five points would seem to be common sense and indeed they are. However the larger you become and the more contracts you take on the more difficult it becomes to carry them out consistently. You are out there working away trying to attract in more business, attending to new customers, setting up new contracts and sometimes involved in crisis management. Under these normal pressures of work these basic principles can be pushed to the bottom of the ‘to do’ list. A clean may be going along with no problems and under these circumstances it is quite easy to assume that all is well and does not require your attention. Then out of the blue it can come up to bite you! Consequently always give time to perform these five ‘rules’ regardless of the other pressures on your time. Experience has shown that the larger the company becomes the more these five points become neglected. Very large companies often lose contracts simply because they neglected these five cardinal rules and you can step into their place and pick up these contracts. However you must always be on your guard that you do not fall into the same trap as you become bigger.

Find An Offline Passion To Help Your Online Business Prosper

Have you ever had the feeling that you are just in the middle of nowhere with your online business? That you are on your own out in the cyber desert? Totally separated from the outside world? Should I use the term alienated from the outside world? Did these weird feelings put their negative marks on the your daily performance of your online marketing efforts? If the answer to these questions are YES, than I have good news for you: YOU'RE NOT ALONE! I don’t have physical proof(!) but I am almost sure than hundreds of thousands of honest hard working online marketers feel the same way every day. After working 3 days straight in your home office you pop down to the local mall and it feels like that you're on Mars. What are these people doing here? They are talking to each other. They are serving flesh and blood customers and others are cleaning brick and mortar premises? Are they nuts? Or am I nuts? NONE of the ABOVE. ALL online marketers can get into this weird state of mind and loose perception of the outside physical world one way or another. I know I can. But here's the quick fix for the problem: Find a totally traditional offline activity, stick to it and practice it at least once a week. What kind of activity should I look for, you may ask? Any kind...fencing, play the guitar, dancing, songwriting cooking, gardening, playing the drums, embroidery, swimming. Whatever...OFFLINE! Your options are endless, but you need to pick one. You will re-discover a totally different world. The REAL ONE. You will come back to life and terms with your profession, which is online marketing: spending 8-14 hours in cyber world. You need to talk to real people too. Talk to your neighbors, friends, family. Go to clubs, pubs. Go out to the local park, and just run, run run... Breathe in some fresh air. I have just recently discovered my all time passion which is songwriting. I can’t dedicate too much time to my passion, but I do dedicate a certain hour of a certain day of the week and spend time with my music teacher to write songs, play the guitar, and learn how to sing as well. It is meditation. It is therapy. It's a cure. It simply feels great. It helps me immensely to push my online marketing business forward, to be more help of my family, my business partners and friends and to be more creative in every aspect of my life! Find your offline passion to prosper in your online business!

Finder Fees Interview With Tyler G. Hicks

Tyler G. Hicks, the president of International Wealth Success Inc., is the author of many wealth building publications, including the Financial Broker/ Finder/ Business Broker/ Business Consultant Kit. Here are some of his insights about finder fees. 1. What does a finder do? A finder brings together a need and a source for an individual or company. For example, an oil company might require real estate (with a certain motor vehicle traffic volume) for the purpose of operating a service station. The finder locates this real estate for the oil company and earns a finder's fee for this service. Another example is finding a suitable lender for a loan; this is the most common finder fee situation. 2. How are finder fees calculated? The starting point is five percent of the amount of the find, whether it is for loans, property, et cetera. Of course, finder's fees are negotiable and can sometimes be only two or three percent of some finds. 3. Is finding better suited as a full-time or part-time business? Finder fees are more often a secondary, supplementary, on-the-side source of income earned in conjunction with some other main business. 4. What businesses or situations are especially conducive to earning finder's fees? The raising of money as well as the finding of real estate, rare minerals and unusual materials are good areas to earn finder fees. 5. What are the best areas for earning finder's fees for someone just starting out? Finder fees for the raising of money is the best area for beginning wealth builders. The need for money is universal. 6. Where do you find finder fee opportunities? Read and advertise in such publications as International Wealth Success Newsletter, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other big city newspapers and business publications. 7. What advice would you give someone who wants to start earning finder fees? Don't take advance fees. Pick an area in which you want to work, by type of product or situation --not by geographic location. Start advertising your services.

FASHION JEWELRY

FASHION JEWELRY Every one in the world wants to look fashionable. Further, all of us love to look trendy and like to have his / her own identity apart from a crowd of people. We know your appearance and attire speaks louder. But your accessories are also equally important. Accessories like jewellery can help you attain an individuality if you are a person of good taste and also fashion conscious. Hence, identification can be achieved by the style and the kind of fashion jewellery with which you accessorize your self to set up your own individuality. Fashion jewellery can also be defined as junk jewellery, fake jewellery or artificial jewellery. Fashion jewellery is made up of artificial or false materials like glass, steel, beads, mud, clay, plastic, brass, bronze, iron, etc. Fashion jewelry fills a person with a complete and a stylish look. Some examples of fashion jewellery which would provide you with a stylish, fashionable, cool and complete look are -: • Bracelets • Chains • Earrings • Necklaces • Rings • Eyebrow stud rings • Nose stud rings • Navel rings • Anklets • Bangles Each piece of jewellery would brighten the fashion statement you want to make. It would raise the feeling of fashion and style. It would convey you a special and separate identity, style and individuality. So below are all kinds of fashion jewellery categorized which would make you unique. Earrings ,as the name suggests, is worn on the ears. Earrings are accessories which go along with any occasion, event or daily activity. Earrings make you attractive and impressive. Both for males and females earrings are part of a fashion statement. For males, studs or small brow rings are preferable and for females all kinds of earrings are suitable. Whether long or small, stud or rings would enhance your beauty. They can be made of any shape, any material, any design and with any kind of carvings on them Bracelets are worn on wrists. They can be a kind of chain, or evaded by elastic. It may be made up of steel, beads, plastics, or many other materials. Any kind of designs or carvings can be engraved on them. It is quite a trendy way to impress people around and make your style and fashion statement. Bangles are round accessories , thick or thin, and worn on the arm. Whether plastic or glass or metal any material will provide your bangle and then you with a different and unique character. It can have designs printed or carved on it, giving more uniqueness and individuality. Necklaces, as the name impliess, are worn on the neck. Long necklaces, short necklaces, or necklaces which stay very close to your neck, better know as chokers, are the different varieties of necklaces. They are made of beads or any material whatsoever and a number of chains attached together or different materials, its very fashionable. Eye brow stud rings-: eye brow stud rings are worn on eyebrows. These are conspicuous and nowadays a popular fashion jewelry. Navel rings lure women, the navel rings are worn on the pierced navel. The show their attractive navel rings, the person would wear short upper clothes which would make their navel rings visible. These are unique fashion statements and very popular now a days. Anklets are the chains or bracelets worn on the anklets. This is a very fashionable way to show off you legs, and is also stunning, attractive and impressive. If it has bells which makes sound when they clink to each other it attracts attention. Thus, the fashion jewellery are very useful in our day-to-day life. It is quite essential to look trendy, stylish, attractive, impressive, fashionable, urban and all the more it would bring out fashion in you. Just keep in mind to choose which fashion jewellery enhances and goes along with your character and persona.

Family Business Tax Reduction.

The Benefits of Lifetime Giving. A number of techniques are available, but it is significant to point out most of them are based on lifetime gift programs, often including using trusts created during your lifetime! After a person is deceased, the planning opportunities are much more limited. Significantly, gift taxes paid during your lifetime are generally not included in your gross estate, but the gift tax is not a deduction in determining the estate tax after your death. In other words, you receive an estate tax reduction of up to 60% of the gift taxes you pay for transfers during your lifetime. Caution! If you need to keep your assets in order to maintain your standard of living and to provide for contingencies such as long-term car, you probably shouldn't pursue an aggressive lifetime giving "wealth preservation" program. In some cases, receiving significant gifts can corrupt the beneficiaries, eliminating their motivation to work. Don't let the "tax tail" wag the dog! Maybe a charitable giving program makes sense in this situation. (Outright bequests to charities are not subject to estate or gift taxes.) Family Wealth Planning Using The Family Business. In the situation where the beneficiaries are compatible and have an interest in maintaining the assets of the family, particularly real estate or a family business, significant estate (and, in some cases, income) tax benefits may be secured using a family business structure. The most popular structures right now are the family limited partnership and the family limited liability company, principally because the permit the donor(s) to retain management control of the assets that are given during his, her, or their life and have significant operational flexibility compared to a corporate structure. The principle on which the estate tax reduction is based is that a minority interest has a disproportionately lower value than a majority interest in the whole. For example, suppose a partnership's business could be sold as a whole for $1,000,000. An investor might only be willing to pay about $150,000 for a 25% interest in the partnership, because he or she would be unable to control the partnership or easily sell the partnership interest. We call the difference between the amount a buyer would pay for a fractional interest (in the example, $150,000) and the proportionate value of the interest based on the whole (in the example, $250,000) a valuation adjustment. Valuation adjustments (reductions) of 35% and up have been defended for partnership interests where there was a lack of control and a lack of marketability. A donor may make annual fractional gifts to use his or her annual gift exclusion ($10,000 per donor, per donee, per year) and lifetime credit exclusion ($600,000 for 1997, increasing to $1 million in 2006), thus securing the valuation adjustments for the gifts. If the donor retains less than a 50% interest at his or her death, that interest should also qualify for a valuation adjustment. Using Entity Fractionalization For Investment Assets. Should a family limited partnership or limited liability company be used to hold liquid investments, such as securities, cash and life insurance policies? Such entities may be defended if a legitimate purpose can be established for them, but expect an especially vigorous attack by the IRS. This strategy has been targeted as vulnerable. What The IRS Doesn't Want You To Know. The IRS hates these programs, and has attacked them vigorously. They have mostly failed in their efforts, except in the case where the transfers were made shortly before death. When the plan is done properly, the IRS will almost always capitulate or make a significant concession in settling the issue. Properly Implementing A Family Wealth Plan Is A Worthwhile Investment. When you are seeking significant tax benefits from this type of plan, it doesn't make sense to "cut corners." A competent attorney should prepare the documents. Valuations should be prepared by a qualified appraiser who is educated in this area. You should use a qualified tax advisor, such as a CPA, to assist in assuring the entity is operated properly, including setting up a separate bank account, setting up sparate books and records, properly paying proportionate benefits to partners/members, and preparing income tax returns. The up-front investment will pay dividends to your beneficiaries in tax benefits and avoided litigation costs. When Does Entity Fractionalization Make Sense? As you can see from the above discussion, the entity fractionalization strategy can require a significant investment in professional fees and potential litigation costs. There are three situations where the strategy makes sense. 1) There are assets of significant value to be transferred. ($1 million is worth thinking about. $2 million requires more serious consideration.) 2) The business has a potential for significant growth in value. (Such as a high technology start up.) 3) The business is generating significant income.

Electronic Medical Records – Are There Reasons for Low Implementation?

Electronic medical records promise to make the future of healthcare brighter for patients and medical providers, yet across the board, it’s estimated only 10 to 15 percent of doctors even use them. If the promises of EMRs are so grand, why don’t more healthcare professionals take advantage? While there are many reasons doctors have slowly adopted EMR technology, the top three are cost, data security and lack of uniform standards. This article will discuss these top objections to EMR implementation. EMR Costs Implementing an electronic medical record system can entail a significant upfront cost, especially if converting to a paperless medical office the first time. It’s not surprising then the segment of doctors most resistant to electronic medical records are those with the smallest amount of income. Large practices, hospitals and insurance companies are adopting EMRs at twice the rate of small doctors since they realize the financial benefits and have the resources for fast implementation. While there is a cost to EMR implementation, the financial benefits alone provide a strong return on investment even to the smallest practices. An article posted in the April, 2003 American Journal of Medicine examined the return on investment of EMRs for small practices and concluded the gains in productivity and decrease in denied or lost claims could gain an average practice $86,400 in a five year span. With an initial investment of $6,600 the return on investment is phenomenal! While larger healthcare providers need to spend larger sums for software, there are many EMRs and medical practice management programs available for small practices that fit into the $6600 cited by the study and even allow for computer and printer purchases. EMR Security Securing patient medical records is another big reason doctors are slow to convert to paperless medical offices. Many EMRs currently available utilize “client/server” technology…meaning that software is permanently installed on a server located in the doctor’s office and accessed through the network. This type of software clearly places the responsibility of backups and patient records security on the medical office. Web-based EMRs shift that responsibility away from the doctor and onto the software company who are better equipped to secure electronic patient records. Though vigilant hackers can break into just about any system, web-based EMRs reduce that risk significantly. EMR Standardization Perhaps the biggest complication to widespread use of electronic medical records is the lack of standardization. One of the catalysts to the creation of EMRs is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Commonly known as HIPAA, this law promulgated the creation of electronic patient records, but failed to implement standards for them. To be fair, technology has changed quite a bit since 1996 and Congress doesn’t own a crystal ball. Even Yahoo’s website looked quite a bit different ten years ago. There is no real explanation why the components of modern electronic medical records haven’t been standardized. In fact, the name hasn’t even been settled on! Electronic medical records have many AKA’s including: PMRI - Patient Medical Record Information - US ICRS – Integrated Care Record Services - UK CMR – Computerized Medical Record – US, International CPR – Computer-based Patient Record - US, International PCR – Patient-carried Patient Record - Germany PHR – Personal Health Record - International EMR – Electronic Medical Record - US DMR – Digital Medical Record - Asia EPR – Electronic Patient Record EHR – Electronic Health Record LHII – Local Health Information Infrastructure - US CCR – Continuity of Care Record With a substantial upfront cost, both of money and training, the fear of having to change EMR systems due to government regulation is certainly reasonable. EMR Implementation Summary Doctors may soon have little choice but to implement computerized medical billing and patient record systems. HIPAA’s scope recently expanded to health care providers with less than $5 million in revenue. Insurance companies and other payers are increasingly requiring electronic filing. Even patients recognize the value of electronic medical records with a 2005 survey stating patients strongly believed widespread use of EMRs would decrease wait time, paperwork and reduce visit costs. Let’s hope small practice physicians take note. References: http://www.acgroup.org/images/2005_ACG_Mid-Year_White_Paper_-_EMR_Marketplace.pdf http://square.umin.ac.jp/DMIESemi/y2004/20040913_2.pdf http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=3355

Ecommerce Website Design’s 6 Common Mistakes

Small business Ecommerce is highly competitive field and small businesses need to develop a professional E-Commerce website in order o gain competitive advantage over others. 1. Poor or outdated design Many E-commerce websites of small businesses reflect a poor outdated website design. It is important for your website to reflect a modern clean cut look and feel. If your E-commerce website design is not professional and the website looks like it was designed in the nineties then it is important to consider re-designing your e-Commerce website. A professional design for your E-commerce website is crucial and the website design task is best left to experts. 2. Not having detailed information on products Many E-Commerce websites make a common mistake of not presenting detailed information on their product range. A common problem with ecommerce websites, especially small business E-commerce websites , is the lack of detailed information on products being sold on the website. Even if an Ecommerce website has a large product list it is important nevertheless to have an independent product detail page for each and every product. Avoid only one line descriptions for your products. Information on products can easily be found on manufacturer’s website and in most cases they are happy for you to use it on your website. 3. Don’t hide contact details. Another common mistake with many ecommerce websites is the lack of visibility of the company’s contact details i.e. telephone number and address on the website. Customers often look for this information as it helps build trust knowing that someone will be there to answer questions should a problem arise with the purchase or the product. It is a often a good idea to include telephone and address on all pages either ion the header or footer. An easily accessible email inquiry form or request call back forms on the website also help build customer confidence. 4. The benefits of buying from your company not clearly evident to the customer. Another common mistake businesses make is failing to convey clearly via the website the advantages or benefits of purchasing form them. Customers usually research competitors before making a decision. 5. Not having an ongoing search engine optimisation strategy. Many ecommerce businesses make the mistake of thinking that if their website is there it will automatically attract new customers. No matter how professionally designed your website is or if you website has been created with search engine optimisation in mind; appearing on the first page of Google is not something that will be achieved on its own. Thousands of businesses compete for first page ranking for any given keyword however only 10 can appear o the first page. In order receive targeted traffic to your website and generate increasing leads and sales you will need to have an ongoing search engine strategy and commission an ongoing search optimisation campaign. Although it is not something that will be achieved overnight, the benefits far outweigh the costs involved. Please visit http://www.kronikmedia.co.uk/blog for the full article and for more articles on web design, e-commerce and search engine optimisation.