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Author :: Richard A. Chapo  |
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| Article Title :: How to Check the Status of Your Tax Refund Online |
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How to Check the Status of Your Tax Refund Online
by: Richard A. Chapo
So, you were pleasantly surprised to learn that you are getting a refund on your taxes. Congratulations! The IRS expects to issue approximately $54 billion dollars in refunds for the 2003 tax year. The question for most taxpayers expecting a return is, "Where is my refund?"
Check Your Refund Status Online
The easiest way to check on your refund is to ask the IRS through IRS.gov. On the home page of the site, you will see a "Where's My Refund?" link. Using the service is fairly easy. You will need a copy of your tax return to provide the necessary information to get the status of your refund. Specifically, you need (read full article) |
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Author :: Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: The Road To Opportunity In Wholesale Distribution |
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The Road To Opportunity In Wholesale Distribution
by: Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.
Dynamic forces of change are converging upon the wholesale distribution industry. The business environment is changing and distributors must change, too. This sobering conclusion comes from new Facing the Forces of Change: The Road to Opportunity report (available from the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors at www.nawpubs.org).
Looking down the road ahead, wholesaler-distributors face a future in which the realities of the business environment differ from the past in novel and challenging ways. The traditional ways distributors make money and grow will be rewritten through a combination of extern (read full article) |
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Author :: Barry Waxler |
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| Article Title :: How To Stop Junk Faxes From Wasting Your Paper and |
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How To Stop Junk Faxes From Wasting Your Paper and Toner
by: Barry Waxler
Junk faxes waste the resources of every business. It is estimated that they cost businesses tens of millions of dollars a year in wasted paper, toner and fax machine maintenance. There is nothing more aggravating then coming into the office each morning to find a pile of junk faxes promotion everything from mortgage refinancing to septic tank solutions. I don’t even have a septic tank!
Junk fax companies have been fined by the federal government and sued repeatedly, but has anyone noticed a reduction in the number of junk faxes? I certainly haven’t. The question for most businesses is whether there is a pr (read full article) |
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Author :: Denise O'Berry |
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| Article Title :: Your Ad -- Who Cares? |
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Your Ad -- Who Cares?
by: Denise O'Berry
Junk mail. We all get it. And it goes straight to the trash can. How do you make sure your marketing piece doesn't end up in the round file?
Give it the 'who cares' test. You have approximately five seconds to get your prospect's attention. Make those five seconds count!
1. Start with a grab 'em headline.
2. Follow with a transitional sub headline.
3. Make the body count.
4. Give them a reason to call -- now.
Your prospects don't care about your company. They care about themselves and how you can fix their problem, make them more comfortable, save them time or money, or relieve their stress.
What are your marketing pieces doing for (read full article) |
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Author :: Denise O'Berry |
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| Article Title :: Eight No Cost Ways to Market Your Business |
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Eight No Cost Ways to Market Your Business
by: Denise O'Berry
Are you trying to promote your business with a tiny marketing budget? Opportunities are plentiful for low or no cost marketing. Here are a few that won't cost you a cent.
1. Publish articles about your specialty. "How-to" articles are always welcome. Ensure you include your contact information.
2. Write letters to the editor of publications your target market reads.
3. Get involved in an organization or community project.
4. Build strategic alliances with non-competing businesses and cross-promote each other.
5. Publish a special report. A "super how to" list for your specialty area. Distribute freely. Ensure that your (read full article) |
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Author :: Jim McCormick |
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| Article Title :: Breaking Through Uncertainty - Welcoming Advertist |
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Breaking Through Uncertainty - Welcoming Advertisty
by: Jim McCormick
We all question our ability at times. Uncertainty plagues us. It is even more intense if the ability we are questioning relates to something we have never tried or not succeeded at in the past.
Set backs are common, but we rarely welcome them. We are inclined to respond negatively to adversity. It may be time to revisit that reflexive response.
I had an experience recently that caused me to reconsider whether a negative response to adversity is always justified when I was confronted with a life-threatening situation.
It was mid-morning on a warm and pleasant Saturday. I was in the midst of my first skydive of (read full article) |
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Author :: Sharon Housley |
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| Article Title :: How Reliable are Cell Phones |
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How Reliable are Cell Phones
by: Sharon Housley
Cellular phones and pagers are part of the "now" generation, instant contact, anywhere at any time. People are looking for convenience, comfort and security. The question is how instantaneous and reliable is the contact?
Talking with someone is the main use for a cell phone, yet due to poor reception how often do calls not go through, or important calls "dropped" due to flaky coverage? Let us not forget, that in a time of tragedy, lines were congested and the resounding "all circuits busy" messages were heard from coast to coast. There is certainly room for improvement if you want to reach out and touch someone.
The alternative to voic (read full article) |
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Author :: Vishal P. Rao |
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| Article Title :: Identifying your Niche |
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Identifying your Niche
by: Vishal P. Rao
The Internet has become a valuable source of information and purchasing tool for today’s consumer. With the click of a mouse you can find almost anything from products to services on the web, and you can shop for the best prices and values all hours of the day from the convenience of your own home. For some of these same reasons, mail order businesses are also on the rise with consumers finding better values from companies that don’t have the overhead associated with a storefront.
With everything at the consumers’ fingertips, the home business owner can also benefit from today’s market culture. Just as consumers can sho (read full article) |
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Author :: Robert A. Kelly |
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| Article Title :: PR: Focus on What Matters! |
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PR: Focus on What Matters!
by: Robert A. Kelly
Sure, as a manager, you have a talented member of the PR team assigned to your department, division or subsidiary, or housed at your agency, and s/he is darn good at placing product and service plugs on radio and in the newspaper. Which may be all you want. And that’s fine.
Unfortunately, when your PR folks concentrate primarily on tactical fixes like publicity placements, at least be aware of what you are NOT getting.
You don’t get a comprehensive effort that persuades those important outside folks to your way of thinking, then moves them to take actions that help your department, division or subsidiary succeed.
You don’t get the (read full article) |
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Author :: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: The Macedonian Lottery |
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The Macedonian Lottery
by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.
Every conflict has its economic moments and dimensions. The current conflict in Macedonia perhaps even more so.
The USA and its Western allies regard Macedonia as a bridge between Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Albania. Hence the EU's plans for the revival of transport corridors 8 and 10 connecting these countries. If all goes well (and nothing has hitherto), railways will connect Bulgaria to Macedonia and river traffic will flow to Serbia from its southern neighbours. All this is envisioned in the Stability Pact. There are talks of an oil pipeline across Macedonia's territory. A pacified Macedonia is fairly crucial to Serbia's recovery and (read full article) |
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