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The Honor State Bank
     Business Advisor 
October 2009 
In This Issue
Community News
How to Price Your Product
Community News
   
Blair HSB 
A letter from Blair Township:
 

Dear Honor State Bankers,

 

We just wanted to thank you for once again giving your time to help make the Community Family Fun Day in the Park an awesome day.  The popcorn and snow cones were a hit, especially with the wonderful warm weather had.  We don't know what we would do without the many volunteers willing to work in the food tent and to help run the games.  We know that as employees at the bank, this is not something you are required to do, but chose to, and that makes it mean so much more to us.  The day was a huge success and the best Family Fun Day yet, blessed with wonderful volunteers, unexpected donations, and lots of smiling children and families.  To the Honor State Bankers, THANK YOU for your contribution to the day because that is what makes this township a community, and as a community we can make great things happen for all that live and work here.
 
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Tip of the month:
 
Promoting the right person is important to the well-being of your company. So before you start moving an employee in to his or her new position, look at how the employee would handle the transition. Moving from co-worker to boss isn't easy for everyone.  In fact, many people simply can't handle it, so make sure that candidates would be able to lead objectively.

Positive Economic News (click links for full story)
  
Rise in Industrial Output Signals Growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production rose in September for a third consecutive month, Federal Reserve data showed on Friday, suggesting the economy closed out the third quarter with surprisingly strong growth. 
 
Buffett: Economic Storm has Passed
Months ago a beleaguered Buffett seemed disgusted and bearish on our future.  Now that the market has risen over 50% in the past six months he's singing a different tune.
 
STOCKHOLM - Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analyzing economic governance - the rules by which people exercise authority in companies and economic systems.
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How to Price Your Product
 
P r i c e   m a t t e r s .   C o m i n g   u p   w i t h   t h e   r i g h t   p r i c e   f o r 
y o u r   p r o d u c t   c o u l d   b e   t h e   d i f f e r e n c e   b e t w e e n  
s u c c e s s   a n d   f a i l u r e ,  d e p e n d i n g   o n   h o w   sm a r t   y o u  
a r e   a b o u t   y o u r   p r i c i n g   d e c i s i o n s .   Y o u   h a v e   t o   b e  
a c u t e l y   a w a re   o f   w h a t ' s   f a i r   a n d   r e a s o n a b l e   a n d  
h o w   m u c h   y o u r   c u s t o m e r s   a r e   w i l  l i n g   t o   p a y   f o r  
y o u r   p r o d u c t .
 
Don Beem 
Don Beem
HSB Financial Planner
 
 SEP-IRA Plans
 
A Simplified Employee Pension Plan, commonly referred to as a SEP-IRA plan, is a retirement plan specifically designed for self-employed individuals and small business owners.  The plan is first established by an employer (possibly yourself), which then makes tax-deductible contributions on behalf of all eligible employees (including yourself) into separate SEP-IRA accounts.
 
These accounts carry all the benefits of Traditional IRAs - investment earnings grow tax-deferred until withdrawn.  Any employer with one or more employees  may establish a SEP plan.  If you earn any self-employed income by providing a service, either full-time or part-time, even if you are already covered by a retirement plan at your full-time job, you are also eligible to open a SEP-IRA account.
 
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To find out the many advantages of a SEP-IRA, e-mail or call (231.639.1817) Don Beem, HSB Financial Planner.
 
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