Monthly Buzz #30
Transform Your Business
October 2004

FEATURE:
Managing Excellence to Achieve Stability

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORNER:

• Negotiating How-To's

• Making a Credit Policy and Sticking to It

• Affordable Ways to Measure Success

• Business Associations - Make it Your Business

TAX BRACKET:
IRA's - Some Similarities and Differences

Managing Excellence to Achieve Stability

A customer’s desire for an excellent product and excellent service is one thing that will never change.  Here are some tips to get you started in your pursuit of excellence.

Negotiating How-To's

To negotiate well is to improve your chances of having a successful business.

Making a Credit Policy and Sticking to It

Credit is not necessarily the enemy to small businesses. It just needs to be managed wisely. 

Affordable Ways to Measure Success

When you make a change to your product or services or you provide a completely new offering, you need to gauge whether it is successful or not.

Business Associations - Make it Your Business

Business associations can be valuable sources for networking, professional development and industry information.

IRA's - Some Similarities and Differences

- Mitchell Kirkpatrick

There are many types of IRA's that produce differing tax results, some of which may not be as favorable as another.  Here are some general guidelines as to what each of the major IRA’s provides regarding benefits when planning your taxes.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes (Physician and Writer)

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt.
- William Shakespeare (English Playwright)

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.
- Brian Tracy (Motivational Speaker)