Archive for June, 2007
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007
You have probably noticed that your local doctors office now has a computer system in place to maintain patient records. The system has many benefits for patients including instant access to
Test results (blood, ultrasound, etc).
Scanned in images from MRIs, XRays, etc.
Patient allergies
Prescription and medical history.
With increased automation comes patients concerns over privacy. A bi-partisan proposal in the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Micro-Biz News by Ricki Steigerwald
Monday, June 18th, 2007
Phony IRS E-mails
Excerpt from NASE Get Connected E-Newsletter.
The IRS is alerting taxpayers to the latest e-mail scam. The
e-mail, purporting to be from IRS Criminal Investigation,
falsely states that the taxpayer is under a criminal probe
for submitting a false tax return to the California Franchise
Board. The e-mail tries to entice people to click on a link or
open an […]
No Comments » - Posted in Micro-Biz News by Ricki Steigerwald
Monday, June 18th, 2007
Taking Out the Garbage
Taking out the garbage is a ritual that everyone takes part of. Have you ever noticed how different it can be from house to house?
My husband and I were introduced to our ritual by a neighbor. Since we live on a small court, it is common for the trucks not to pull in all the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Home Office by Ricki Steigerwald
Thursday, June 14th, 2007
June 15th: Estimated Taxes Due
Just a friendly reminder. Tomorrow is the deadline for 2nd quarter 2007 estimated taxes. Envelopes must be postmarked June 15, 2007 or you can pay them online or over the phone through the free EFTPS system.
For more information, see the IRS Self Employment Tax webpage and make sure you check the deadlines for […]
No Comments » - Posted in Micro-Biz News by Ricki Steigerwald
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
Moms and Home-Based Businesses
A great article was passed to me by a wonderful VA, Kristi of Adonai Business Solutions, about how stressful it is to run a business for moms with small kids.
The article, “Stress makeover for mom at-home business“, mentions that us work-at-home moms (and dads) are trying to do to much and, therefore, we feel guilty […]
No Comments » - Posted in Work/Life by Ricki Steigerwald
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
Personalizing Your Image
Last week, this blog was mentioned by AWeber in one of their postings.
The article was about providing email and web content that touches a reader’s everyday life - such as The Isolated Entrepreneur’s postings about postage increases.
Another good example about providing a personalized touch is Google. Periodically the Google logo changes to reflect an […]
No Comments » - Posted in Web Marketing by Ricki Steigerwald
Monday, June 11th, 2007
New Book on Work-Life Balance
A new book has come out about work/life balance.
The book by Tom Stern uses humor to describe the issue.
Read an interview with Tom Stern conducted by Shari Lifland.
No Comments » - Posted in Work/Life by Ricki Steigerwald
Monday, June 11th, 2007
Don’t Use Free Email for Business
According to AWeber, it is not a good idea to use Free Email for sending eNewsletters. Why?
Delivery rate for eNewsletters is lower. It’s a free account that many people use for illegal purposes such as spamming.
Hard to remember. It is very hard to remember a series of numbers and letters.
It says you are […]
No Comments » - Posted in Business Basics, Web Marketing by Ricki Steigerwald
Monday, June 11th, 2007
A Dirty Car
I was in a local shopping area Friday on my way to a doctor’s appointment. In the main corridor there are several cars on display and a large sign for the local dealership.
These vehicles were covered with dust - at least a month’s worth. People wrote all over them. There was the […]
No Comments » - Posted in General Marketing by Ricki Steigerwald
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
New Tax Law Helps Husband/Wife Businesses
Currently, a business which is owned and operated by both the husband and wife must file their taxes as a partnership.
Starting with this tax year, the husband and wife can elect to report incomes or losses as a sole proprietorship in proportion to his and her vested interest in the business.
The husband and wife must […]
