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Welcome to the premier issue of Building Bridges newsletter! Our goal is to provide you with short articles of interest to you, your family, friends, and business associates. Our newsletter name was carefully chosen to reflect Mazon's Bridge between our accounts receivable financing services and your business. We hope you enjoy our monthly newsletter and share it with others. |
| BOOT SCOOTIN' BIRTHDAY TEXASFEST 2008! |
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| Mazon Associates, Inc. is a major sponsor for TexasFest, a Western-themed gala presented by the Irving Healthcare Foundation. The event hosts more than 700 guests annually and this year it will be on Saturday, May 3rd. Grammy award winning entertainer Steve Wariner will help everyone kick up their boots to celebrate the Irving Healthcare Foundation's 30th birthday. Included in the event is a host bar, dinner buffet, casino games, armadillo races, dancing, and live and silent auctions. All of the proceeds from TexasFest 2008 are earmarked for the new Healthier Irving Endowment. Investment earnings from this endowment in future years will be granted by the foundation's board to help meet our community's most critically important health needs.
A current project being funded by the foundation is assisting Baylor Medical Center at Irving with the purchase of digital mammography equipment for the hospital. This project has touched home to the Mazon family because of Helma Mazon's recent battle with breast cancer. Digital mammography equipment will detect breast cancer in its very early stages before it can spread to other areas of the body. For more details on TexasFest, please visit www.irvinghealthcare.org. |
| FROM CLUTTER TO PROFIT . . . . |
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| BabyPlays is the brain-child of Houston, Texas entrepreneur, Lori Pope. Having infant twin sons in need of frequent changes of toys, she quickly saw the toy box overflowing and came up with the idea of renting toys to parents online, the same way people can rent movies, video games and even handbags online. After researching her idea and getting feedback from potential customers, Lori launched her website www.babyplays.com in October 2007. Parents can subscribe to her service and select how many toys they would like each month. Customers build a wish list of toys they would like to rent, and Lori's staff ships them to their door. She started with 10 customers, shipping toys out of spare office space in her oilfield supply business; she now has over 200 customers nationwide and is preparing to move into a 3,000sf warehouse. She has spent $250,000 of the money made from her other business to get the company off the ground, from buying toys and hiring employees to subletting office and storage space. She still puts about $12,000 a month into the company, and hopes to be turning a profit within six months. Mazon Associates, Inc. wishes Lori much success in her business venture! |
| SWEET LOGO . . . . |
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Keeping your business name in front of your customers will help increase sales. M&M's brand candy now comes personalized with your company name, logo, or custom message (Thanks for your biz!) in a choice of up to 22 colors to match your business colors. Now that's a sweet deal! For more info, go to www.mymms.com. |
| MORE DOLLARS FOR YOU . . . . |
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Mazon Associates, Inc. is dedicated to helping you grow your business by factoring business-to-business invoices on a daily basis: Invoices submitted by 10:30 a.m. will be funded the same day. Did you know that Mazon will also pay you for new business which you refer to us? Simply tell a business acquaintance about Mazon's accounts receivable financing, and then let us know who you referred. If the business becomes a client of Mazon Associates, we will write you a monthly check for 10% of Mazon's percentage service fee for as long as the business remains a client! Our factoring business has grown over the past thirty-plus years mainly through word-of-mouth advertising and we thank you for being a part of our business family! |
| MAY 2008 U.S.A. HOLIDAYS . . . . |
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May 1: Law Day, Lei Day, Loyalty Day, May Day, National Day of Prayer, Save the Rhino Day; May 2: Brothers & Sisters Day; May 3: National Scrapbook Day; May 5: Cinco de Mayo; May 6: National Nurses Day; May 8: V-E Day; May 10: National Receptionist Day; May 11: Mother's Day; May 15: Peace Officer Memorial Day; May 18: Armed Forces Day; May 19: Malcom X Day; May 21: National Waiter/Waitress Day; May 22: National Maritime Day; May 25: National Missing Children's Day; May 25: National Tap Dance Day; May 26: Memorial Day. You can learn more about the origins of these holidays by visiting www.earthcalendar.net or by doing an internet search on the name of the holiday.
NOTICE: Mazon Associates' office will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27th. You may still submit invoices via fax, e-mail or drop-slot on May 26th to be processed on Tuesday. |
| FACTORING IS . . . . |
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. . . the selling of invoices by using your receivables or invoices to provide cash flow for your business. Mazon Associates, Inc. charges a small discount rate to help fund a business with their accounts receivables. Factoring is sometimes also referred to as "receivables financing." Along with the cash flow, Mazon helps with collections, credit and processing payments that provide add on services. Over a billion dollars are provided to businesses each year through factoring and Mazon Associates, Inc. has been offering this service to start-up and growing businesses for over 30 years. Mazon Associates, Inc. partners with companies to help them mature and grow.
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| MEET THE STAFF . . . . |
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| Kevin Clark joined Mazon Associates as an account manager in August of 2003. He and his wife, Stacey, have three sons-ages 9 yrs., 3 yrs. and 18 mos. Besides a full work and home schedule, Kevin has been attending Dallas Theological Seminary and will graduate on May 10, 2008 with a Master of Theology degree. He will be leaving Mazon to pursue a full time preaching ministry opportunity. He has been a vital part of the Mazon staff and we are going to miss him when he leaves us. Birthday Sign: Capricorn. Birthplace: Athens, Georgia. Favorite Book: The Grace Awakening by Chuck Swindoll. Favorite Foods: Mexican and Chinese. Favorite Movies: Star Wars. Favorite Music: 70's & 80's Rock. Favorite Recording Artists: The Eagles, Boston, Journey. Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster. Favorite TV Shows: Lost, CSI.
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| THOUGHTFUL THOUGHTS . . . . |
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"You may laugh out loud in the future at something you're eating your heart out over today." - Charles R. Swindoll
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| DID YOU HEAR . . . . |
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. . . about the woman who was arrested for stealing a can of sliced peaches? She went before the judge and he said, "I will sentence you to one year in jail for every peach slice in the can." He opened the can, counted the peaches and said, "Twelve slices. That will be 12 years behind bars!."
The husband considered the judge's ruling. "Judge, is that correct? Twelve years for a can of peaches?" He replied, "That's right, 12 years." The husband approached the bench and said, "Judge, I know for a fact that she also stole a can of peas!" | |
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