Archive for April, 2010

Below is a link to an article on entrepreneur.com with many tips on negotiating a lease, and it specifically refers to a  lease negotiation for a tax office.  During my career in the tax industry, I’ve negotiated, directly or indirectly,  more than 1,000 tax office leases.  I can attest to the many pitfalls and the risk of making a serious mistake or overpaying for the space.  You can also find some advice in an article I wrote for the NATP Tax Pro Journal titled, “Leveling the Playing Field” available on my website at the second link below.  I cover this topic, as well as Tax Office Site Selection, in more detail in our Tax Office Expansion Guide.   But I’ll be glad to answer specific questions you may have.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2010/may/205996.html

http://www.theincometaxschool.com/resources/tax-business-articles

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Apr
14

Midas Marketing Book Review

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Midas Marketing by Rob Slee, Founder of Midas Nation.  In his previous book, Midas Managers, Slee studied the characteristics and business practices of highly successful entrepreneurs.  In Midas Marketing, he describes a new mindset to ensure business success; a set of business practices that he believes will constitute a new revolution worldwide.  The new key to business success, he says, is for entrepreneurs to outsource everything except intellectual capital and marketing.  For example, he recommends getting rid of your sales people and employing a concept he calls “aggregation” to more efficiently “sell” to your prospective customers at little or no cost.  The key is to identify organizations and networks to which your prospects belong or rely on for guidance.  Then make a compelling proposition to persuade the organization that your product or service is the best solution for their members or followers.  I’ve met Rob and heard him speak twice.  We will be bringing him to Richmond, VA to present a seminar to members of the Virginia Council of CEOs.  I recommend that you read Midas Marketing and subscribe to MidasNation at https://www.midasnation.com/members/index.php?content=registeruser

Categories : Entrepreneurship
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We have been buying Dell PCs from a wholesaler in Texas.  For a tax preparation workstation CPU we don’t need MS Office, just Windows XP Pro with 2 Gig of RAM and the standard configuration.  We pay about $250 per PC.

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