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Born and raised in Upstate New York. Attended a small college then went to work. I have over 25 year of accounting experience, most of which at the Business Manager / CFO level. I have 20 years in the education field, with additional not for profit and for

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Business > Starting a Business Ten things to consider before starting your business: 2 of 14
Starting a business is a life changing decision. Here are ten things to consider before starting your business. Do you have a dream? Do you have an idea for your business that you believe in? Before you do anything else, you must know what you are going to do with your new business and be in love with that product or service... More..
Business > Starting an Online Business An introduction to blogs: 3 of 16
I wrote my first blog post on a stone tablet using a crude chisel many years ago. It sounds good, doesn't it? But blogging, one of the biggest buzz words on the Internet, is just a few year old. Blog is short for "web log". The first people to blog created a personal diary on the Internet. Today, about a decade later, nearly... More..
Business > Nonprofits The skills required for leading volunteers: 2 of 10
The skills required for leading volunteers are not much different than those needs to lead paid employees. The application of leaderships skills is the real key, and applying them with volunteers is far different than with employees. Management tones stress communication as one of the major keys to success in any organizatio... More..
Business > Nonprofits How to more effectively recruit volunteers: 1 of 5
Effective recruitment of volunteers has become even more important as rough economic times trim the budgets of not for profits. Volunteers fill the gaps. Effective recruitment does not mean quantity alone, but recruitment of numbers who will stay and contribute. Begin with existing volunteers. They know what needs to be done... More..
Business > Office Advantages of going paperless: 7 of 33
For three thousand years people have been writing information down and then filing it. From clay tablets to papyrus to linen to paper made from wood, people have been producing, using and storing information in hard copy form. The modern business runs on paper. Time cards record employee working hours. Copiers churn out ream... More..
Business > Office Advice for setting up an office filing system: 2 of 9
Your office filing system is dependent upon two key issues. The first is that there are papers that you and your employees will need to access on an hourly or daily basis. The second is that there are papers that you will need to retain for a period of time, for legal or tax purposes. One of the keys to office efficiency is ... More..
Business > Online Business (Other) The best reasons to continue writing on your blog: 4 of 17
One of the most quoted phrases on blogs applies to writing on your blog; "Life happens." Anyone who writes reaches a point when it becomes difficult to continue. It might be the dreaded "writer's block." It could be the writer's changing interests. Everyone who writes a blog does so for a complex set of reasons. Life happens... More..
Business > Business News & Issues Ideas for reducing unemployment: 5 of 20
Unemployment and under-employment are serious issues in an economy. There are some ideas to reduce unemployment that may be worth considering. Unemployed people turn to the government for help. There are weekly benefits. There are job boards, resume critiquing, and all sorts of counseling available to everyone who finds them... More..
Business > Nonprofits Similarities between nonprofit and for-profit businesses: 2 of 8
Profit. Businesses are broken down into categories by the word "profit". Some are "for profit". Others are "not for profit". They all share the word profit. Making a profit, taking in more money than you spend, is everyone's goal. From the average person in the street to the largest corporation, the goal is to make a profit.... More..
Business > Office Dealing with the death of an employee: 1 of 4
Dealing with the death of an employee will be the most difficult task a manager will ever face. There are no numbers, no dollars, no memos, none of the day to day trappings of business. It is all about human relations. This death affects the employee's co-workers, direct reports and managers. It will affect the customers he ... More..