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Social Media Sites to Know About P.6 How to Select the Best Accountant P.8

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How to Behave in Business Meetings

Whether you’re a current business or resident of Beverly or a newcomer to our community, you will find our community ready to make you feel at home. Beverly’s Chamber of Commerce offers incentive programs to businesses, designed to assist while building or expanding. This community boasts growth with a wonderful blend of old and new. It is a city where gracious living comes together with a strong business community. If you’re considering Beverly as a home for your business, you’re off to a great start. Being close to the highways, public transportation, airport as well as the ocean, Beverly provides a convenience for our business community; easy to find and easy to reach with a major interstate highway at our back door. Beverly’s stretch of Route 128 is convenient to other major routes and highways. Town services are abundant. They include an excellent public school system, quality private schools, libraries, fire department, post offices, police department, senior housing and activity centers, public health nursing service, town owned parks, beaches, golf course, historical sites, restaurants, banks and so much more. We invite you to become a part of this growing area. We take pride in our ability to expand and make a place for new people and businesses by giving them the support and networking experience they need to grow their businesses. We are proud to introduce you to our community and hope you will choose the Beverly Chamber of Commerce as your support organization.

For more information on the Beverly Chamber of Commerce, please contact Executive Director John M. Somes at jsomes@beverlychamber.com

Sincerely,

John M. Somes

Business meetings can offer a

great opportunity for

employees to stand out in the

workplace, and this is

especially true in the case of

high-level strategic meetings.

If you want to make the very

best impression, however, it is

important that you observe

the commonly accepted but

often unspoken protocols that

surround them.

So next time you are invited to

either an internal or external

company meeting, bear in

mind the following:

1. Always be on time.

2. Make sure that you turn off

your cell phone completely –

vibrating alerts can still be

heard.

3. Whether or not you have a

spot on the agenda to make a

presentation, always ensure

that you are well-prepared.

4. Although playing an active

role in business meetings and

making your own contribution

is vital, always listen

attentively when others are

speaking. In this way your

responses will be relevant and

you will not embarrass

yourself by going over ground

that has already been covered.

5. Never speak over other

people, but if you do so

inadvertently, just offer a word

of apology and signal for the

original speaker to continue.

6. Remain seated throughout

the course of the meeting, and

approach the front of the

room only when invited to do

so by the chairperson.

7. Even if the discussion gets

rather heated, never lose your

cool and always show respect

for the other attendees.

Message from the

Executive Director

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Business Testimonials

Membership

I look at The Successful Entrepreneur membership as a chance to increase my

marketing exposure. I bought an affordable web site and mailing list to create my

database. It's a marketing tool that has increased exposure and interest in our

services. We wouldn't have gotten our new clients without it!

Angelo Sammarco, The Healthy Person In You

Member Development

The enthusiasm and energy of the staff have been so supportive to me as I opened

my real estate business! They have saved me so much time and money with the

services I needed including getting a virtual assistant and a business coach!

Barbara Overcash, Barbara Overcash Real Estate

Business Coaching

I joined a few months ago and I have been an extremely happy member throughout

that time. The Successful Entrepreneur has allowed me to network with other

successful people, make valuable business contacts, and get involved in this

community. The personal and professional growth I have made are due in large

part to them and I would strongly urge any businessperson who wants to grow to

become part of this organization!

Kimberly Hunter, Forte Affair

Referrals

The Successful Entrepreneur is a great source for education and networking. I have

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personally. They provide a great environment to create relationships in business

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EYE ON IT

As the economy picks up, so do

stories about businesses doing a bit

of social snooping on job

candidates. The latest flare-up

occurred with reports of

companies asking job applicants to

provide their Facebook passwords

— something the social network

frowns upon. “It isn’t clear whether

that’s really widespread or just a

couple of loud people saying it

happened, but it’s gotten people

fired up enough that at least a

couple of states have started

working on laws to ban employers

from doing that,” Howell says.

Federal legislation is in the works,

too.

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Everyone is writing about the

latest craze in social

media: Pinterest. Last year it

was Groupon andLivingSocial and

all of the daily-deals sites,” Howell

says. “Now, it’s Pinterest.”

Lately, Groupon has been in the

headlines for its sagging stock

price. Is Pinterest destined for a

post-party hangover? Howell says

it’s tough to say, because the site

is so different from The Last Big

Thing. But she notes that

copyright issues could scare off

some small-business owners, even

though Pinterest recently revised

its terms of service. “They’re

going to have to ensure that

people feel safe using the service

and that people aren’t worried

they’re going to get sued for

pinning stuff on their boards,”

Howell says. “That’s a big thing for

small business — you really can’t

afford to get into a lawsuit.”

Social Media Sites to Know About

We all know of the huge social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. They’re great for large scale connections and discussion.

But, as entrepreneurs and small business owners sometimes it’s nice to connect with other like minded individuals in a smaller, more focused setting.

If that sounds like what you are looking for in a social network, the below list is for you.

We’ve scoured the Internet looking for social networking sites specifically for small businesses, entrepreneurs and startups, and found 40 we feel are worth a look.

1. LinkedIn, The grandaddy of business social networks. LinkedIn strengthens and extends your existing network of trusted contacts 2. Meet The Boss Meet the Boss is a business networking tool for business executives around the world, across all vertical industries. Content is all in English.

3. PartnerUp is an online networking community that entrepreneurs and small business owners use to find the expertise and resources they need to start and grow a business. 4. Qapacity is a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory founded in March 2008 and launched in February 2009. User are given a set of tools to promote their business online, to keep their clients and business partners up-to-date with their work and to reach new clients. 5. Ryze.com is a free social networking website designed to link business professionals, particularly new entrepreneurs. 6. Talkbiznowis a comprehensive interactive business networking site for business professionals. 7. XING is a social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals. 8. Yelp is a local business review and talk networking site, including user reviews and recommendations. 9. FledgeWing is an online community aimed at entrepreneurial university students launched in February 2009. 10. TheFunded allows entrepreneurs to research, rate, and review venture capital

sources worldwide 11. Cofoundr is a private social network for entrepreneurs, programmers, designers, investors, and other individuals deeply involved with starting new ventures. 12. PerfectBusiness helps entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. Our resources include easy-to-use tools and resources, plus a network of entrepreneurs 13. End your isolation and invisibility with Biznik, the local, independent entrepreneurial community where collaboration beats competition. 14. Entrepreneur Connect is the social network where small-business owners can create a profile, explore the community, share ideas and make connections. This site is not intended for mass self-promotion, but rather should be a positive destination where entrepreneurs can exchange real advice and make lasting connections. 15. Young Entrepreneur Young Entrepreneur Forums – your online discussion forum to share and talk about Entrepreneurship

16. Blogsteris a resources for free weblogs. Offers tools, tips, and opportunities to share. 17. Konnects is a social media platform that is embedded on the site of an online newspaper or publication to bring engagement to the organization’s site. 18. Upspring is a business networking, local Internet marketing, local advertising, product promotion, and online marketing services 19. Fast Pitch is a Social Network for Business Networking Professionals to market their business, press, blogs, events and networks. 20. The E.Factor is a vibrant, global community for Entrepreneurs. 21. BizToois a Global Co-Operation and Social Network of entrepreneurs worldwide. BizToo helps entrepreneurs make the contacts 22. Black Businesswomen Online A Social Network for Black Business Women and Women Entrepreneurs

23. Networking for Professionals offers online networking and business events. Get Connected today, both online and in the real world. 24. Spokeoffers on-demand business to business contact information for sales people, marketers, and recruiters enabling Sales Lead Generation, and Business List building. 25. Ning is an online service to create, customize, and share a social network. 26. Unstructureis an open discussion platform for business professionals, bloggers and contemporary thought leaders to discuss and debate action ideas that would aid the evolution of business. 27. The Home Based Business Network is an online community and resources for starting a home based business, featuring home business profiles, blogs, forums, videos, ideas, and more! 27. The Freelance Face is the freelance social network. By freelancers, for freelancers. 28. Blellow is a community with a focus on productivity. It’s a place for freelancers and professionals to collaborate, find work, and solve problems 29. StartUpis a fast growing small business, startup, social network. 30. Ecademy offers online networking for business, offline networking events and global networking groups. 31. Focus is a business destination where business professionals can help each other with their purchase and other business decisions. Share expertise in functional areas of business. Numerous categories – small business, HR, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Etc. 32. JASEzone is a professional community where you can find potential clients and business partners. 33. Ziggs is a professional connection portal. They have in one index over 1 million profiles. 34. Jigsaw offers an online business card networking directory. Easily establish contacts with each other. 35. YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.

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How to Select the Best Accountant?

I t s t a x t i m e a n d t h e

government is in need of

their annual injection of

money or it will go through

withdrawal. Many of us hate

to pay the government

income taxes and need to

know: How do we do that?

There are many methods

one can use to find the best

a n d m o s t s k i l l f u l t a x

accountants available. The

first place is to call a local

chamber or ask another

businessperson you trust.

Many can look is on the

Internet search directories

like Yahoo and Switchboard

or through your local yellow

pages. If you are going to

use this method try and find

r e v i e w s o f t h e s e

accountants wh ich are

offered with many of the

online directories.

The best method is to get

referrals. Ask co-workers

and f r i e nds who t he i r

accountant is and how

much has that accountant

saved them. Ask them what

type of services they offer

and are they available

throughout the year. The

reason why referrals are

so beneficial is because

you get a review from

the people who have

tried their services.

Once you have obtained

a l ist of accountants

from friends or those

with high ratings from

the Internet then give

e a c h o f t h e s e

accoun tan ts a ca l l .

CPA’s cost more but

t y p i c a l l y h a v e a

guaranteed leve l o f

k n o w l e d g e a n d

experience behind them.

That makes them worth

more because even if

you pay an extra $50

they may be able to

save you thousands.

A s k e a c h o f t h e

a c c o u n t a n t s t h e

following questions:

1.) Experience: Do they

have the experience that

y o u n e e d f o r y o u r

b u s i n e s s o r

personal finances?

2.) Charges: What do they

charge and what is covered

in the fees?

3.) Personnel: Who will

be doing your taxes?

4.) Services: Do they offer

year round accounting or

business services? Do they

do e-file? Will the offer

protection against audit?

Will they give you a loan on

your tax return?

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