Don't miss this Tax Deduction…
Telecommunications equipment, office furniture, office equipment, certain vehicles,
etc., qualify for the Section 179 Tax Deduction. Qualified property must be placed
in service by December 31, 2012, so you need to act now to take advantage of this
opportunity!
Section 179 of the IRS Tax Code allows a business to deduct the full price of qualified
property in the current year. For 2012, the deduction limit is $139,000, but it's
set to reduce to "normal" in future years. It's anyone's guess what will happen
in 2013 and beyond.
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Win a $10,000 technology makeover…
Toshiba, Intel and Staples have joined forces to sponsor "The Big Reboot" contest
to give small businesses a chance to win a $10,000 technology makeover. There has
been a lot of talk about the importance of small business to the economy. These
three bigger businesses want to give us smaller ones the opportunity to tell our
stories.
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Which has more germs…
A toilet seat in the office restroom or the phone on your
desk?
TV commercials announce the arrival of "cold and flu season". So in the spirit of
that season, let's talk about germs in the workplace.
Dr. Charles Gerba, professor of environmental biology at the University of Arizona,
conducted a study of germs in the workplace. 7,000 samples were collected from offices
across the country. Twelve typical office surfaces were tested and the top five
most germ-contaminated spots were named.
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Article in KC Business magazine…
by Bob Bennett, CEO & Founder of COMMWORLD of Kansas City
Heroes or Victims
It's time to elect those who will get out of the way when it comes to commerce.
See the magazine at
http://kcmag.com/kcb-central, or read the full article.
From COMMWORLD's blog…
How to increase attention to detail & productivity
Researchers have discovered that looking at pictures of kittens, puppies and other
baby animals at work increases attention to detail and worker productivity. Therefore,
please pass this around your office and to every business person you know so they
can look at these pictures and boost the economy!
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Daylight Savings Reminder
This Sunday, November 4th at 2:00am, it's time to "fall back" again. It's a challenge
to remember how to change the time on a clock, DVD player, microwave, car, etc.
that doesn't change automatically.
COMMWORLD will proactively make sure the time changes are correct
on equipment covered
by our Partner Protection or Equipment Rental Plans. You don't even need to call
us. The service is included and we'll happily take care of it for you. Newer systems
make the change automatically.
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Fun Phone Facts: 1st Phones come to KC in 1877…
Telephones came to Kansas City in 1877. Colonel I.C. Baker, superintendent of
Western Union Telegraph Company, came to town and met with Lee D. Stanley, the night
manager and electrician for the company. Baker offered Stanley the opportunity to
canvass the area to find willing subscribers for the new telephone service.
Armed with pamphlets, diagrams and basic sample telephones which had no dial, just
a mouth and ear piece with a crank for the bell, he set out on the task. Baker had
promised to provide the wire and equipment if Stanley could scare up just 20 subscribers.
Lee Stanley's challenge was to convince skeptical Kansas citizens that this new
invention actually would transmit the human voice and that it would become a useful
tool. The first six subscribers worked in the grain elevators. Next came Armour
& Co., Jacob Dold and Fowler Brothers in the meat packinghouses located in
the West Bottoms.
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