There is going to be a lot of confusion this year with those 1099 forms for miscellaneous payments. The rules have changed. The new rule says that if your customer pays you by credit card of by a third party payments system such as PayPal, you no longer need to issue a 1099. You need [...]
[Continue reading…]With special thanks to Jonathan Fields: Because… Business ain’t just about business, it’s about life!
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When my kids were growing up and I was staying busy with City Council meetings, volunteer activities for kids and community, as well as all the other daily things to do, I kept a “planner.” It helped me create lists, stay organized, and hopefully not forget something important like picking up a kid at 4-H. [...]
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I’ve been watching this little guy for the past three years. He lives in our woodpile and ventures out to sun himself on a warm day, to eat, but most often to fill his pouch with seeds and acorns before scurrying off to add them to his winter stockpile. This little rock squirrel is a [...]
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I received the following email the other day from a customer that I have been working with to send customized gifts each month to her college nephew. ” Joyce, You have a fabulous business concept. Please let me know if I can help you in any way to spread the word out here on the [...]
[Continue reading…]Have you created the marketing habit? If not, you’re wasting valuable time! Habits are built as a result of repetition. The philosopher Aristotle said many hundreds of years ago that “we are what we repeatedly do.” And this applies as much to your marketing as it does to whether your customers buy their gifts from [...]
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They laughed when I started my gift business.
That's right. They laughed. They said I didn't know anything about business. Wouldn't last through the year. But when I made a profit the first year I was in business, they stopped laughing. Instead they said it was just a fluke. Wouldn't happen again.
That was 19 years ago. And they don't laugh anymore.
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