Name: Michael Taylor, CPA, Executive Vice President
Posts by Michael Taylor, CPA, Executive Vice President:
Fraud: Could It Happen To You?
November 17th, 2010The 12-year employee at a city school managing adult education programs had her colleagues’ respect. But she made lavish purchases to redecorate her home and constantly gave gifts to others, and some wondered where the money was coming from. Read the rest of this entry “
Is there a rural loan program for businesses?
May 19th, 2010Actually, yes, there is. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering guaranteed loans of up to 90 percent to businesses in communities with populations of less than 50,000 people. The loan program was created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but has not attracted as many takers as officials had hoped. Read the rest of this entry “
Are you serving brown lettuce?
April 28th, 2010I was just eating a grilled chicken salad and it made me think of how each of our organizations strives to provide superior customer service. It made me wonder how many of us do, in fact, meet those expectations.
Here’s the story. We order a lot of lunches from this particular business and usually everything is fine. Today, the salad left a lot to be desired. The lettuce for the most part was almost all a day or two past its prime. The tips were all brown and some if it was slightly slimy (sound appetizing?).
I wonder how many times you inadvertently serve up brown lettuce to your customers? You don’t do it intentionally, but you probably do it. Do you sometimes give advice that’s past its prime? Are you truly on the fresh side of providing new ideas? Read the rest of this entry “
What are the ingredients for business success?
April 16th, 2010Have you ever wondered why some business people are more successful than others? It doesn’t seem to make a difference what product or service they are selling either – certain individuals just have a natural ability to make a business progresses. Our founder, Richard Rea, identified 11 common ingredients found in all successful business people. If these ingredients are included in a business, it’s hard to see how it could fail. See how you rate against them! Read the rest of this entry “
