Just about everyone suffers from a lack of time to do all the things they want, or even need, to do in their business. One of the solutions to freeing up your time is to delegate. The question is, what are the most effective tasks to delegate? Here are ten ideas for you to consider (or reconsider) to free up your valuable time for more important things. 1. Social Media We didn’t even have social media ten years ago, but now that we do, it can be a major investment in time. Some companies ignore it completely, not wanting to open that can of worms, but done well, social media can have a great payback. Rather than ignore it or take up your important time, turn it over to an intern or recent college grad who probably knows more about it anyway! 2. Grocery shopping You might think this is only for rich people, but it’s simply not true and very cost-effective. Grocery shopping is a personal task, but time doesn’t distinguish between work and personal; it keeps marching on. Set up a grocery list and find someone who wants to work part-time (your housekeeper might know someone). You’ll be [...]
Seven Ways to Wow Your Clients
One of the main reasons clients leave is because they feel ignored. The cost of ignoring clients is high; you have to do more marketing and replace those clients when they leave. The antidote to this is easy: just stay in touch more with clients, and let them know you care about them and their business. Here are seven ways to stay in touch with all your clients and especially your long-term customers. 1. Pay a compliment. Sometimes when we’re in an “all-business” mode, we forget the simple things. Take a minute to look around and find something to compliment your client on. What have they done to support you? What are they a natural at? What traits do they have that you admire? Tell them; they will appreciate it because it won’t be expected. 2. Rejuvenate your service with long-time clients. Recall the first week that you signed a new client. You were both excited about beginning your relationship, and your service was likely top-notch. Now take a look at the service level of clients you’ve had for a while – for months or maybe even years. Is it the same? If not, consider putting the spark back into [...]
The Question of Taxing Employer-Provided Health Insurance
Is the taxability of health insurance provide by employers on the table? See this posting in the New York Times by Bruce Bartlett for some history and his take on it:http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/the-question-of-taxing-employer-provided-health-insurance/?_r=0I tend to agree with the author – right now the makeup of Congress would probably not allow this change to go anywhere. In the future, who knows?For financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com Follow me on Twitter! @bstonercpa