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Postponed – Thursday’s Padgett Monthly Accounting Envelope Pickup (New date Tuesday 2/16)

February 10, 2010

Tomorrow’s (Thursday 2/11) Monthly Accounting Envelope Pickup has been changed to Tuesday 2/16.   (There is a lot of snow out there!)

Your new pick-up date will be Tuesday, 2/16/10.

We have several clients who have called us with requests to change the pickup date due to late financial statements (bank, vendor, payroll, credit card, etc…)  In [...]

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Tremendous Help

January 17, 2010

I am so happy we were introduced to each other — you have been a tremendous help in really showing me the side of business I was never really keen on.  You have made my financial situation much clearer to me, as well as the direction in which I need to, and want to, take [...]

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A little more on Invoicing….

May 16, 2009

With so many invoicing web apps available choosing one can be a daunting task. Even limiting your options to the most popular services doesn’t help that much, as the costs of the various plans vary so little.
Click Here to see the article in it’s natural habitat

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Shred-a-thon! (Free shredding sponsored by National Association of Professional Organizers

April 17, 2009

Just a friendly announcement:
The National Association of Professional Organizers – Pittsburgh Chapter has teamed up with Business Records Management and select Staples locations for a Shred-a-thon.  What better way to protect your identity while celebrating the end of tax preparation and Earth Day?

WHEN:  Saturday April 18, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
WHERE: [...]

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Watch Obama’s inauguration here….

January 19, 2009
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Who’s the “weenie” here?

August 11, 2008

This article says it all. But, I think it is funny (and Embarrassing for Congress) that Congress is blaming the IRS. The IRS has no choice but to enforce the laws that Congress passes. I don’t think that there is a person in the IRS that actually thinks the antiquated regulations regarding [...]

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Great Viral Marketing….

July 7, 2008
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Lower Your Client Acquisition costs

June 30, 2008

The vast minority of Small Business Owners actually do this. I’m as guilty as anyone for not crafting a message about how “remarkably unique” my business is.
With a message that communicates how remarkably unique your business is, targeted at a narrowly defined ideal prospect, price pressure goes out the window. Find you message, raise [...]

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IRS Increases Mileage Rates through Dec. 31, 2008

June 29, 2008

In an unprecedented move……
IR-2008-82, June 23, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
The rate will increase [...]

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Good Quote:

June 20, 2008

Peter Drucker – “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.”

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Friday 13th not more unlucky, study shows

June 13, 2008

Just goes to show you what a little empirical analysis will do:
A study published on Thursday by the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics (CVS) showed that fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays.

Friday 13th not more unlucky, study shows [...]

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NueroSurgeons Don’t Hold Cell Phones To Their Ears

June 8, 2008

I use my cell all day, everyday.  Maybe I should stop?
“We cannot say with any certainty that cellphones are either safe or not safe,” Dr. Black said on CNN. “My concern is that with the widespread use of cellphones, the worst scenario would be that we get the definitive study 10 years from now, and [...]

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Is Your “Work” Working?

May 30, 2008

My fourth grader’s science teacher taught her class about work. But not the kind of work that us non-engineers think of……she was talking about the unit of measure: “Work = Force X Distance“
She didn’t teach them the equation above; she had them do an experiment. One student pushed against the wall with all [...]

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They seem to know what they are doing, but……

May 24, 2008

I don’t think anybody would ever dispute Disney’s Preeminence as brand but thre are some who question exactly how they got there.
Here is an article at Church of the Customer about Disney’s curious decision to close down a successful and profitable web site simply becuase it doesn’t fit “their model”.

Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom is a [...]

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Great Article on Goal Setting

May 18, 2008

I think I will actually do the exercise laid out in this Article. Here are some excerpts:

Start by writing down what you think your current goal is.
As an end state, it should sound something like:

I have created a successful site that promotes our products well and creates over a hundred sales leads a month
I [...]

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