Controlling Costs to Boost Profit in Your Business
This guide explains cutting costs without harming operations. It urges evaluating expenses, raising average sale value per customer, and monitoring sales per square foot. It stresses maintaining solid profit margins, reviewing leases and debts, and using proper records and break-even analysis to improve profitability with SCORE guidance.
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New Chamber of Commerce
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Shadow Oaks aims to be model for area assisted living
Ms. Caldwell says her work brings joy and she aims to make Shadow Oaks a model for local assisted living. She returned to South Carolina after 11 years, reconnecting with family across Sumter Ridge Spring and Columbia. Hankinson attends CPAs conference in Las Vegas to discuss retirement trends. Federal grants of 137190 dollars allocated to rural housing upgrades in SC under USDA program with March 23 deadline. Marriott opens SpringHill Suites in downtown Charleston Ashley River. Fifteen firms join Aiken Chamber of Commerce. Appraisal Institute offers two seminars in January USPAP Cross Examination and Residential Consulting.
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Tips for Businesses on Avoiding Scams
Public guidance for small businesses includes tips from FTC and Better Business Bureau. It urges verifying invoices and statements, researching online companies, obtaining physical addresses, avoiding snap decisions, and consulting the Franchise Rule. It also advises tracking authorized payers, verifying publication circulation, and confirming charity details before donations.
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FTC
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Gold as an investment prudent buyers load up
Investors with prudent aims have quietly increased gold bullion and rare mint state coins purchases, aiming for tax efficient retirement assets and potential IRA inclusion. The piece notes a 15 percent annualized return since 1970 versus 11 percent stock average, and highlights limited confiscation risk for post 1986 US legal tender coins, plus strong demand from numismatic dealers and collectors.
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Collectors Universe
Amazon.com
U.S
Blanchard & Co
New Orleans
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Santa Monica
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