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Greetings...

Today we have common-sense Business Tips on saving time when you work.  We start with some statistics as published by Day Timers.  Hopefully you will find these tips useful.

New list member Karen Badalucco would like to know more about merchant accounts, fulfillment solutions, etc. with a new business.  Can anybody offer her some help?

Have you ever wondered what agreement or form to use in your business?  Check out our Standard Agreements, which have been developed over the years and work very well.

Now, let's get to everything for the retailer.

Sincerely


George Matyjewicz, PhD
Chief Global Strategist, GAP Enterprises, LLC
 


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Standard Agreements

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Operations Review. Review of the operations of a business
Organization Review. Review of the organization of a business including organization charts
Internal Controls Review. Review of the internal controls in use at a business.
Sales Commission Plan.
Proposal for preparing a Request for Proposal
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Employee Agreement
Model Release Agreement
Partnership Agreement
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Tips...

 

MANAGING YOUR TIME:

Day-Timers Inc. conducted a survey and learned:

  • Extremely or very successful people tend to work longer hours and plan their days during their daily commute.
  • The average American worker spends 22 minutes commuting to work and 5% use their cellular phones during the trip
  • 37% have written financial goals, and 33% have written career goals, and 73% always or frequently know what they want to accomplish.
  • 59% of Americans begin their work day by reviewing a daily action plan
  • One-third of American workers (32%) never plan their daily work. While 45% make a daily plan at least once a week, only 9% accomplish everything they set out to do. The higher the income, the more likely the worker is to make a written schedule and prioritize tasks.
  • More than half of workers (52%) use calendars to keep track of their schedules, while 29% use organizers. Women are more likely than men to use these tools.
  • Men work an average of 50 hours per week while women work 42 hours a week.
  • 62% of American workers feel they are always or frequently rushed to do the things they have to do. Only 5% rarely or never feel rushed.
  • 40% of American workers say they would put in an additional ten hours a week for extra pay.
  • 71% say they would watch less television in order to work more.
  • Women are more likely than men to socialize the first half-hour at work (30% vs. 22%).
  • 65% of American workers spend some time but less than a quarter of their day in meetings, and 11% spend between two and seven hours a day in meetings. Only 36% believe none of the time spent in meetings is wasted.
  • The typical American worker in a relationship spends 10 hours a week alone with their significant other.
  • 52% of American workers mentioned their job as the reason they are unable to spend more time with their significant other.
  • 65% listed spending more time with their family as a priority or goal in their lives.
  • The majority of the workforce (78%) list getting more exercise as a goal, while two-thirds (65%) would like to spend more time with family and 59% would like to eat better.

Next we will give you some time-saving tips to help you manage your day.

 


Members Posts...

Merchant Accounts, Fulfillment Solutions

I would like to know more about merchant accounts, fulfillment solutions, etc. with a new business.

Karen Badalucco
President/Owner
Badalucco Design Studio, Inc.
Kansas City, Mo
 
Moderator's Comments
 
 
List member Josh Dill wrote an excellent paper on "The Hidden Costs of Credit Card Processing"
http://etailersdigest.com/resources/Specials/HiddenCosts-CCA.htm.  A couple of list members have used his company for credit card processing.  I have recommended him to a couple of clients, and he has saved them a lot of money and they got their money in much faster.
 
Josh Dill is a Senior Account Executive of Charge Card Systems Inc. - CCS is a national credit card processor powered by First Data Merchant Services; he can be reached at (201) 568-6813 or  contact him at jdill@chargecardsystems.com; website address: www.chargecardsystems.com
 
Can anybody else offer some advice?
 
George 



 
 
 

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