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Atricle Dump - Your Full Value: Do Your Customers Know It?
How To Find General Operating Grants
How to Find General Operating FundsGeneral operating money is certainly one of the more difficult categories of funding to secure, mostly because it’s a lot less appealing to the funder. Let’s face it, paying rent is not nearly as sexy as helping people fulfill their potential as human beings. However, there are unrestricted grants out there, if you know where to look.My first suggestion would be to look at your current list of donors: they are always your best prospect list for future gifts. Look for those that have been consistent givers with whom you have built a relationship, who have a deep confidence in your programs already. Supporters who have granted your requests regularly and easily in the past may have the ability to give more
sold so fast, and she doesn’t have to do any more advertising OR MUCH WORK on it, so we think she should reduce her commission.”
Yikes! BeinHow to Find General Operating FundsGeneral operating money is certainly one of the more difficult categories of funding to secure, mostly because it’s a lot less appealing to the funder. Let’s face it, paying rent is not nearly as sexy as helping people fulfill their potential as human beings. However, there are unrestricted grants out there, if you know where to look.My first suggestion would be to look at your current list of donors: they are always your best prospect list for future gifts. Look for those that have been consistent givers with whom you have built a relationship, who have a deep confidence in your programs already. Supporters who have granted your requests regularly and easily in the past may have the ability to give more
Accounting In Manufacturing And Trading Concerns
A motor car manufacturer, for instance, buys steel, rubber, aluminium, plastic, etc, that is used to manufacture motor vehicles that are sold to dealers (the trading concern). These dealers, in turn, sell vehicles to the customer.From an accounting point of view the activities of manufacturing and trading enterprises are very similar, especially their administration, sales and financing activities. Therefore, the accounting principles and most of the procedures can be applied to both manufacturing and trading concerns. The main difference between the two is their method of cost accumulation and cost determination for (1) inventory valuation and (2) the calculation of the cost of goods sold. The difference arises from the fact that trading en
Do your customers (and potential customers) know the full value you bring to the table?
Before you automatically answer, “Of course, they do!”, consider this:
I was at a nail appointment recently and my nail technician mentioned that she had just put her father’s house on the market through a local REALTOR and had received an offer within 2 days. She was probably going to accept the offer, since it was very close to asking price. However, she then made the following comment: “In fact, we’re going to go back to our REALTOR and ask her to reduce her commission because it sold so fast, and she doesn’t have to do any more advertising OR MUCH WORK on it, so we think she should reduce her commission.”
Yikes! BeingA motor car manufacturer, for instance, buys steel, rubber, aluminium, plastic, etc, that is used to manufacture motor vehicles that are sold to dealers (the trading concern). These dealers, in turn, sell vehicles to the customer.From an accounting point of view the activities of manufacturing and trading enterprises are very similar, especially their administration, sales and financing activities. Therefore, the accounting principles and most of the procedures can be applied to both manufacturing and trading concerns. The main difference between the two is their method of cost accumulation and cost determination for (1) inventory valuation and (2) the calculation of the cost of goods sold. The difference arises from the fact that trading en
Setting Up Your Home Office- Things to Consider
With the number of telecommuters increasing every year and the amount of workers who bring work home with them at night or on weekends, it's no surprise that more and more folks are setting up an office at home.For some, putting together a home office is as simple as purchasing a laptop and having a free outlet. They can work anywhere. For others, it isn't quite that easy.What you'll need for a home office depends on a number of things: how your office will be used, how often you'll be using the space, specific job requirements, family circumstances, space limitations, and budget. For some, inevitably, other considerations will arise during the planning phase.Perhaps most important is to consider how your office will be used. S
, consider this:
I was at a nail appointment recently and my nail technician mentioned that she had just put her father’s house on the market through a local REALTOR and had received an offer within 2 days. She was probably going to accept the offer, since it was very close to asking price. However, she then made the following comment: “In fact, we’re going to go back to our REALTOR and ask her to reduce her commission because it sold so fast, and she doesn’t have to do any more advertising OR MUCH WORK on it, so we think she should reduce her commission.”
Yikes! BeinWith the number of telecommuters increasing every year and the amount of workers who bring work home with them at night or on weekends, it's no surprise that more and more folks are setting up an office at home.For some, putting together a home office is as simple as purchasing a laptop and having a free outlet. They can work anywhere. For others, it isn't quite that easy.What you'll need for a home office depends on a number of things: how your office will be used, how often you'll be using the space, specific job requirements, family circumstances, space limitations, and budget. For some, inevitably, other considerations will arise during the planning phase.Perhaps most important is to consider how your office will be used. S
A Few Business Generalizations
Everyone is a writer. Writing is the basis of all wealth, as my mentor says. You need to be writing (something) every single day. You can’t keep all that stuff bottled up inside. It’s not good for you. Write, write, write.Everyone is in marketing. Your words, actions, emails and conversations are either supporting or refuting your brand. Everyone in your company is responsible for marketing your company.Everyone is in sales. Because people buy people first. Because people aren’t loyal to companies, they’re loyal to people. Because it doesn’t matter what product or service you sell, customers buy YOU before anything.Everyone is the CEO (of You, Inc.). Tom Peters was the first to coin this phrase
hrough a local REALTOR and had received an offer within 2 days. She was probably going to accept the offer, since it was very close to asking price. However, she then made the following comment: “In fact, we’re going to go back to our REALTOR and ask her to reduce her commission because it sold so fast, and she doesn’t have to do any more advertising OR MUCH WORK on it, so we think she should reduce her commission.”
Yikes! BeinEveryone is a writer. Writing is the basis of all wealth, as my mentor says. You need to be writing (something) every single day. You can’t keep all that stuff bottled up inside. It’s not good for you. Write, write, write.Everyone is in marketing. Your words, actions, emails and conversations are either supporting or refuting your brand. Everyone in your company is responsible for marketing your company.Everyone is in sales. Because people buy people first. Because people aren’t loyal to companies, they’re loyal to people. Because it doesn’t matter what product or service you sell, customers buy YOU before anything.Everyone is the CEO (of You, Inc.). Tom Peters was the first to coin this phrase
Good Contracts Make Good Clients
This January marks the tenth anniversary of the Advertising & Marketing Review Website, and to mark the occasion this column is about how the Website was initially funded. It’s a cautionary tale about the necessity of having a good contract whenever doing contract work.While working at Apple In 1995, I ran into someone looking for a writer to adapt a lecture series on multimedia production to a book format. Since I had recently worked at Radius as Beta Site Coordinator introducing a variety of breakthrough multimedia products to Hollywood and Madison Avenue, the job sounded perfect.I submitted a detailed proposal asking for $8,000 to provide a 75,000 word book with screen shots but no line art. The client countered with a price of $5000 f
ce. However, she then made the following comment: “In fact, we’re going to go back to our REALTOR and ask her to reduce her commission because it sold so fast, and she doesn’t have to do any more advertising OR MUCH WORK on it, so we think she should reduce her commission.”
Yikes! BeinThis January marks the tenth anniversary of the Advertising & Marketing Review Website, and to mark the occasion this column is about how the Website was initially funded. It’s a cautionary tale about the necessity of having a good contract whenever doing contract work.While working at Apple In 1995, I ran into someone looking for a writer to adapt a lecture series on multimedia production to a book format. Since I had recently worked at Radius as Beta Site Coordinator introducing a variety of breakthrough multimedia products to Hollywood and Madison Avenue, the job sounded perfect.I submitted a detailed proposal asking for $8,000 to provide a 75,000 word book with screen shots but no line art. The client countered with a price of $5000 f
Discovers The Secret To The Most Popular Way Of Making Money
Affiliate programs are an excellent way to generate residual income for your site or someone else’s, and it is a pretty good introduction into ecommerce, however but it's a numbers game. Basically, the more people who visit your site, the greater your chances become for creating a good income, especially if the programs you participate in are related to your site topic and this is also called niche affiliate marketing. Chances are you have probably come across many commercial sites that claim to offer the best affiliate program. What you will often learn is that this is simply not true, and this will take away form your residual income; not mention your time.So what exactly is an affiliate program, you might ask? An affiliate program is where a
sold so fast, and she doesn’t have to do any more advertising OR MUCH WORK on it, so we think she should reduce her commission.”
Yikes! Being a former REALTOR myself, I know that the effort involved in getting an offer and successfully negotiating it is often the EASIEST part of the real estate transaction. However, this comment does bring up a very important point: our customers have no idea that this is a reality, nor do they have any idea of what it really takes for us to do our jobs, bring transactions to a successful close, and handle all the negotiations and other details (usually invisible to the client) that bring about a successful closing.
Is it the same way in your business? Do you often do so many t
Affiliate programs are an excellent way to generate residual income for your site or someone else’s, and it is a pretty good introduction into ecommerce, however but it's a numbers game. Basically, the more people who visit your site, the greater your chances become for creating a good income, especially if the programs you participate in are related to your site topic and this is also called niche affiliate marketing. Chances are you have probably come across many commercial sites that claim to offer the best affiliate program. What you will often learn is that this is simply not true, and this will take away form your residual income; not mention your time.So what exactly is an affiliate program, you might ask? An affiliate program is where a
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