Hoyman Dobson
E-ssentials Bulletin
Our newest profitability and wealth accumulation tips for our clients and contacts. Click on items of interest for more details on each topic.
Building Construction
 
 
Many retailers have filed for bankruptcy and liquidated their stores over the past couple of years. If you are holding an empty property, there are creative ways to fill the space and create some goodwill in the community at the same time.
 
Family Business
 
 
If sales in your business are slow, you may be tempted to ease your credit policy - just as mortgage lenders did in recent years. But, before you decide whether to extend credit, you'll want to find out what may be behind a lack of credit history.
 
General Business
 
 
Are employees in your company padding their expense accounts? It could be because they're given too much control over the process. Here are some tips for tightening your policy.
 
Manufacturing
 
 
It's tough for a small business to get a loan these days. Only the highest quality loan applicants are being approved by banks during the current recession. Here are some tips to help you get the loan you need.
 
Nonprofit Organizations
 
 
When employees receive recognition and praise, it translates into higher production for the company, according to a 10-year study of more than 200,000 employees described in the book "The Carrot Principle." Here's what the study found.
 
Physician Services
 
 
Looking for a new physician for your practice? The rules are changing fast for what potential hires want in a position. Here are some tips.
 
Wealth Advice and Financial Planning
 
 
Homeowners who make energy efficient home improvements in 2009 or 2010 can take advantage of a 30 percent tax credit provided by the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year. Learn the three requirements to qualify for the credit.
 
Valuations
 
 
Changing regulatory standards affect both buyers and sellers. Smart owners and management teams are prepared for changes. Following are a few examples of how changing standards may affect your business.
 
Washington Tax Update
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QuickBooks Training for Small Business Owners
 
Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Brevard Community College has partnered with Hoyman Dobson CPAs to provide "QuickBooks for Small Business Owners" training. Judy Durette, a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor and Accounting Services Manager at Hoyman Dobson, will be teaching the four-session class. 
 
"As an industry veteran with over 25 years experience, I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and experience on how small businesses can use QuickBooks to achieve better results in their day-to-day operations," shares Ms. Durette.
 
The classes will be taught on Thursdays -- Oct. 1, 8, 15, and 29, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the BCC Melbourne Campus. The cost of the four-session class, including the workbook, is $190. For more information and to register please contact Sandy Pfrimmer at 321-433-5570 or via email at pfrimmers@brevardcc.edu.
 
About Hoyman Dobson:
Founded in 1964 Hoyman Dobson is a member of CPAmerica, one of the world's largest assocations of independent CPA and consulting firms. The firm's mission is to transform the goals of dynamic individuals and organizations into reality.
Hoyman Dobson is the creator of The Goals to Reality Experience™, a unique process that provides clear solutions for today's challenges and improves the clients' confidence in tomorrow's opportunities. For additional information about Hoyman Dobson please visit www.hoyman.com or call 321-255-0088. 
 

 
Business Tips
 
Managing Your Company - Departmentalize your company budget and hold your managers accountable for the variances. Be sure to reward positive results.
 
Wealth Tips
 
Your Investments - Long-term investing is much like planting seeds in a garden. You must give it time to grow and produce.

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