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New entrepreneurs can keep startup costs down NEW YORK — Starting a business can be expensive, as people find when they become entrepreneurs after losing their jobs. But many of these brand-new company owners have also found ways to keep those costs down. The biggest money saver is working out of your home. Asking friends and family to refer good but low-cost help, from accountants to graphic artists to lawyers, is another way. Keeping startup costs down is essential when a business is young and money isn’t yet flowing in. But always watching your expenses and being sure they don’t get out of hand is a good way to help any company weather the downturns. “We didn’t have a choice” but to keep costs low, said Michael Volpatt, co-owner of the public relations firm Larkin/Volpatt Communications. “What I’ve learned in the last 10 years is that financial stability is about sustainability.” And that, Volpatt said, means making sure a business isn’t ever undermined by costs. Here’s a look at ways that new entrepreneurs can keep their startup costs down:
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Since many people who have lost their jobs tend to be at home, that’s where they start their businesses. They can’t beat the low overhead. When Volpatt and Kate
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Joyce Rosenberg Larkin started the public relations firm Larkin/Volpatt Communications 10 years ago, they both worked out of their homes. Volpatt is based in Sonoma, Calif., while Larkin is in New York. “It made sense financially,” Volpatt said. Working at home requires some adjustments. A new entrepreneur needs to have space for an office. If there are children and pets around, it’s easy to be distracted. Some people find it isolating to be home much of the time. There can be a financial plus in working out of your home besides keeping costs down. The federal tax code allows people with homebased businesses to deduct some of their expenses such as rent or mortgage interest, utilities and repairs. But you may have to spend more on insurance. If a fire damaged your business equipment, or a business associate was injured at your home, your homeowners policy might not cover it. Another option, if you don’t want to or can’t work
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out of your home, is to find very affordable space. Do you have family or friends who are willing to rent to you? Jill Donenfeld, CEO of The Dish’s Dish, a personal chef service with offices in New York and Malibu, Calif., started out four years ago in space behind a friend’s Greenwich Village hardware store. Donenfeld, who had $4,000 to start her company, paid $100 a month for the space.
Whose Time Is More Valuable? Many entrepreneurs struggle in the beginning with whether to get some help for tasks they’re not familiar with, or save money and learn to do the work themselves. The answer may come down to deciding if your time is better spent on the basics of your business. Getting customers and then fulfilling their orders or projects. The answer for some is to work on the business during the daytime, and then spend evenings learning how to use record-keeping software. Others outsource, but they can still find ways to keep their costs down. One option is to hire accounting students to do the work. Or people you know might be able to refer you to someone willing and able to work for less. Donenfeld’s advice: “Look at all your friends and figure out what resources you have.”
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Question: I heard there were some new incentives for employers to hire people who are unemployed. Is this true and if it is, how do I find those incentives? Answer: Yes it is true. Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, enacted March 18, two new tax benefits are available to employers who hire certain previously unemployed workers. The first, referred to as the payroll tax exemption, provides employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2 percent share of social security tax on wages paid to qualifying employees, effective for wages paid from
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Crunch numbers before adding cashiers Q: How do I know when to add another person at the cash registers? A: When to add another cashier can be mathematically calculated using queuing analysis. In their book “Operation Management” 6th ed., Russell and Taylor mention research done on how customers react to waiting for service. It seems that if the wait time is under three minutes customers perceive their wait to be around two minutes; however, if the wait time is over three minutes customers think they have been waiting 10 minutes and may choose to leave your store. When customers leave because they have been waiting too long in line it is called reneging, and when customers enter and then leave right away because they see long waiting lines it is called balking.
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Ruth Lapsley To help prevent reneging, several techniques are commonly used. In a doctor’s office, magazines in the waiting room help distract patients. In a store, end-counter displays with various unrelated items or magazines tend to keep customers occupied and sometimes generate additional sales. At Disney theme
with small business owners and understands their issues. If you’re in an industry that might require specialized knowledge, such as intellectual property law, make sure you’re working with someone with experience in that area.
parks, employees dressed as cartoon characters are sent to entertain visitors at the longest waiting lines, which are for the popular rides. To calculate the average time a customer will be waiting, you divide the average number of customers arriving by the average number of customers you can serve times the difference of the average number of customers you can serve minus the average number of customers arriving. For example, if you determine you have an average of 24 customers come into your store every hour, and you have a cashier who can take care of an average of 30 customers per hour, you can calculate your customers’ wait times: 24/(30)(30–24) = .133 hours or eight minutes of wait time. Keep in mind your customers will have approximately
three minutes of patience before you will need to provide a source of distraction or risk losing customers. If you are worried about exceeding your customers’ patience and decide to have another register open, your calculations for customer wait time will change. With two registers, you are essentially splitting your customer queue in half. Each clerk can still take care of 30 customers per hour, so your calculations are: 12/(30)(30–12) = .022 hours or 1.33 minutes. Instead of waiting eight minutes, your customers are waiting only 1.33 minutes, much better. Just make sure it is cost effective to add that extra clerk.
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Volpatt and Donenfeld have people who work for them, but they’re independent contractors, not employees. With independent contractors, a small business doesn’t have to pay for benefits and employment taxes. Volpatt said he and Larkin “have built a network of freelancers that continues to work with us today,” including one who works a full week and who has been with the company eight years. He and Larkin decided early on they didn’t want the costs of employees. Owners who are considering using independent contractors need to be aware that they have to comply with laws that define who is an
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Let Tech Do Your Work The number of business services available over the Internet that help companies keep costs down keeps growing. Online shipping and mailing services are especially helpful for companies doing bulk mailings. You can comparison shop online when you’re buying any kind of equipment. Rosenberg covers small business issues for the Associated Press. MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010
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No. 1 Factor The single most effective tool for curbing risk is inperson health coaching. Telephonic coaching is also good and outranks online tools. Even among giant corporations, in-person coaching is rare, but there are resources for companies of any size. l Health plans have in-person help that goes by several names, such as “disease management” or “care management.” Highly
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Justin Jones trained and certified managers, often nurses, help people with chronic conditions identify the barriers in their lives that keep them from sticking to the doctor’s treatment protocol, and how to overcome those. l Health plans may also have health coaches for specific risk factors, such as weight or smoking. l Employee Assistance Plans usually offer a limited number of highly focused inperson counseling sessions to help people change behavior in a given area.
Other Key Elements Behavior change is the real goal of any wellness program, and the research brief identifies several workplace measures to accomplish it. Ongoing and varied activities engage employees in the desired new behaviors, whether to eat differently, exercise more or quit smoking. Refreshing your program keeps it interesting, and continued activities help people make longer-lasting change. Offering healthy food options, from the vending ma-
chines to the cafeteria to that platter of muffins and cookies at meetings, is the primary environmental change to create a healthy work environment. Some companies post nutritional data, others also deeply discount healthy food to make it cheaper than a burger and fries. Also on the list is promoting physical activity, from using the stairs to walking meetings. Financial incentives dramatically boost participation. The “sweet spot” is considered to be around $100, though the range can go higher, especially for discounting premiums. Incentives help people identify what’s in their own self-interest and act accordingly.
wellness messages yearround. Comprehensive, integrated, diversified programs have the best success. Tie the HRAs to the behavior modification programs to the messaging and the financial incentives — make it one big package to get the biggest return on your wellness investment. Nobody says workplace wellness is easy, but more than a decade of research shows it can make a significant difference in both productivity and medical claims. If you’re going to invest your company’s resources in employee wellness, this brief tells how to make it work for you.
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There’s no one-size-fits-all package. Your program has to fit your culture. Senior leadership visibility is important. Let them see you eating fruit instead of cookies, walking the premises and hitting the gym. Ongoing communication is essential. This is not a one-time memo or newsletter brief. A schedule of varied programs affords ample opportunity to communicate
“Employer Wellness Initiatives Grow, but Effectiveness Varies Widely,” National Institute for Health Care Reform http://www.nihcr.org/ Employer-Wellness-Initia tives.html Jones is the Wellness Program Coordinator for Regence BlueShield of Idaho. He can be reached at justin.jones@ regence.com.
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When you’re looking around at employee wellness packages, there are a lot of options. It’s important to know what really works. A report issued last month generated some negative-sounding headlines about workplace wellness, but when I looked at the report itself, I saw a roadmap to creating a successful program. “Employer wellness initiatives grow, but effectiveness varies widely,” a research brief by the National Institute for Health Care Reform, captures the trends, especially among large employers. The report contends so-called passive measures — such as health risk assessments and biometric screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) — are not enough to promote wellness. That makes sense. Anyone who’s ever tried to change a habit knows it takes persistent effort to make a real difference. The research brief identified the handful of workplace wellness factors that improve productivity and bend the health care cost curve.
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Attorney Scott Broyles talks about his education, career and family at his Clarkston office.
Celebrating a life in law Clarkston attorney Scott Broyles has founded a PUD and watched books be replaced by computers By Mary Tatko
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Explaining to third-graders what lawyers do forces him to boil things down to the basics, Broyles said. And what he’s left with is less like an episode of “Law and Order” than it is like an extended visit to the library. “There’s very little ‘Perry Mason,’ and there’s an awful lot of yawn,” Broyles said. What he tells students who are interested in law careers
is this: Read and write. Computer skills are important, as is basic math. But reading and writing well are essential. Beyond that, Broyles, who has been practicing law for about 35 years, attributes the successes in his own career to the influence of the late Clarkston attorney S. Dean Arnold, with whom he formed a partnership after
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graduating from law school. “He was a true mentor,” Broyles said. “Everything I have been able to achieve is a result of what he gave me.” The two practiced together until 1989, when Arnold retired. Arnold, who died in 1993, was Clarkston’s city attorney for 37 years, a position Broyles then held for many years afterward, and is the namesake of Arnold Park, on Maple Street. “Dean was the world to me,” Broyles said.
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Attorney Scott Broyles has practiced law in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley since arriving in the mid-70s.
From page 8 Bye, Bye Books Most of one wall in Broyles’ office is lined with thick hardbound books, which, thanks to technology, have been largely reduced to decor. “They were absolutely essential when I started,” Broyles said of the volumes that fill the shelves, floor to ceiling, their spines embossed with gold lettering. “When I started, that was the way the world went.” While online research libraries are infinitely more efficient, and he appreciates how having information at the click of a button has streamlined lawyers’ work, Broyles is a little wistful about the change. “I do miss the books,” he said. “There’s something about the weight of time if you’re in a book.” Still, when he says the way law research is done has “absolutely changed,” he makes clear it’s for the better. He remembers how revolutionary overnight FedEx delivery seemed when it became available in the mid1980s; now he might get multiple e-mails in the course of a few minutes when he’s researching a case. “The communication is really a good deal,” he said. “When I first came here, Dean (Arnold) was still using carbon paper. Now I can Skype.” That doesn’t mean he does all his work on the computer, though. In addition to the practice’s main printer, Broyles has a small one in his office. He’d rather print a case or statute than read it on the MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010
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computer. Highlighting text on a computer screen just can’t compare to using a highlighter pen on paper, he said.
Water Rights A hard hat in Broyles’ office is a memento of a project he began more than 25 years ago and continues to be involved with today. Municipal law has been a significant part of his career (he was city attorney for Clarkston for 14 years and has been city attorney for Asotin since 1983), and Broyles considers his role in forming Asotin County’s PUD his most significant contribution to the community. “The PUD is the height of my involvement,” he said. “I have the distinction of being probably the only living lawyer who has formed a PUD.” Public Utility District No. 1, essentially Asotin County’s water system, was
formed in 1987 after several years of effort, including the county’s residents voting to form the district and bringing a suit against the private utility that operated the system at the time. Using eminent domain, which allows a private project to be taken over for public use, the county filed suit to assume ownership of the utility. The process culminated in a two-week trial to condemn the private water system, during which Broyles represented the county. The resulting $7.2 million decision meant the district, led by three elected commissioners, was owned by Asotin County’s residents. When the county took over, in April 1987, Broyles was appointed acting manager for two weeks, until the utility’s new manager arrived. It was then he was presented with the hard hat. Next year will mark a milestone for the project, when the bonds that fi-
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Age: 61 Residence: Asotin Family: wife Karen, a school psychologist; daughters Wendy Fotheringham, 33, of Everett, Wash., and Kelly Broyles-Pederson, 29, Lewiston Walgreen’s manager; two grandsons Education: Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Wash., 1967; Washington State University, 1971; University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) Law School, 1974 Civic: Clarkston Rotary president nanced the $7.2 million takeover are set to be paid off.
Tough Cases There’s emotion tied up in almost any legal proceeding, and lawyers must find ways to cope with the stress. Over the years, Broyles said, he has become more selective about the burden he’s willing to take on. “The older you get, the more you realize: Sometimes life’s too short,” he said. “It took me 20 years to get where I was willing to fire clients.” Broyles and partner Rick
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Laws handle estate planning, such as wills and medical directives; civil cases, such as divorces, child custody and adoptions; and criminal cases. Broyles estimates Laws takes on about 75 percent of the firm’s criminal cases. Most of the cases Broyles chooses not to tackle are ones involving methamphetamine. Grandparents struggling to remove children from literally toxic situations are an exception. “The meth is so destructive, and it’s hard to shake,” Broyles said. “If I get involved, it will be on the grandma side or the grandpa side.” The details of the cases, and the desperation of the addicts who will say anything and do anything to feed their habit, make them a losing proposition for everyone. “Try to not make yourself a part of the case,” Broyles said of how he deals with it.
Broyles and Laws, PLLC Owners: Scott C. Broyles and Richard Laws Location: 901 Sixth St., Clarkston Employees: lawyers Scott Broyles and Richard Laws, two office staff and one intern Products and services: Legal services include estate planning and wills, and representing clients in civil and criminal cases; Broyles has contracted as attorney for the city of Asotin since 1983. History: Broyles joined S. Dean Arnold at the practice after graduating from law school. Arnold had taken over the firm in 1936 and practiced law there more than 50 years before retiring. Laws joined the practice about six years ago. The front of the building, facing Sixth Street, was the State Bank building, constructed in 1902. Broyles’ office, in the back, was part of an addition built in the 1940s. He uses the commute to his home between Asotin and Anatone as therapy. “I can feel myself start to loosen up by the time I get to the top of the Asotin hill,” he said. Still, the remnants of some cases linger. “The kid cases really take a toll on you because you give up a chunk of your soul to do what you think is right, kid-wise,” he said.
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friend, Steve Aiken, getting an early start to the day. He captured the image with a simple point and shoot camera and incredibly good timing, Broyles said, and it earned him a grand prize ribbon at the Asotin County Fair. Fishing is one release for Broyles, who was preparing for another Alaska trip on the day of this interview. Another is downhill skiing, a sport he’s enjoyed more than 40 years. “Kelly always says that where she grew up is in McCall,” Broyles said of his youngest daughter. Yet another passion for Broyles is college basketball. “I am a college basketball fanatic,” he said. He attends first round NCAA tournament games every year, for which he has traveled all over the West and as far as Tampa, Fla., and Lexington, Ken. “I’m a whiz at getting into the lottery,” he said of his good luck acquiring tickets. “My wife just rolls her eyes.” His travels have not only been for fishing, skiing and basketball. His involvement in Rotary International has taken him as far away as Brazil, which he visited last August as part of a Group Friendship Exchange. Broyles is serving as the Clarkston chapter’s president for the second time, a position he jokes he came into when no one else was interested. “I’ll do it, but it’s gonna be painful for you,” he said he told his fellow Rotarians.
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Think before you toss that office equipment “When in doubt, throw it out,” was a favored maxim of my mom. Our house was definitely never filled with clutter. But disposing of the outdated office computers, printers and copiers from your office is a bit more complicated. If done right, you can protect the environment and stave off the efforts of data thieves at the same time. Here are three steps recommended by the Better Business Bureau for small business owners to dispose of old office equipment safely and securely:
Step 1: Identify Hazardous And DataSensitive Electronics The following office equipment contain toxic materials or sensitive data and should be recycled responsibly and not just tossed into the garbage: l Computer CPUs l Mobile phones l Copiers, printers and fax machines l Monitors, keyboards, speakers and mice l Landline phones l Computer cables and wires, TVs, VCRs, DVRs and stereos Electronics contain toxic poisons such as lead, mercury and cadmium that will eventually leak out of a landfill, polluting the soil and water. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 1.84 million tons of TVs, computers, printers, cell phones and other electronics were discarded primarily into landfills in 2007. Only 18 percent of discarded
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Step 2: Destroy Sensitive Data While most electronics have toxic components, some also contain sensitive business information stored in the product’s hard drive. Ensure any data have been wiped before getting rid of the following electronics: Computers: You can purchase inexpensive software to wipe a computer’s hard drive, but the data could still be retrievable to a determined person. If you have extremely sensitive information that you don’t want getting into anyone’s hands, the most secure way of destroying the data is to remove and physically destroy the hard drive.
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Copiers and printers: Copiers and printers have internal hard drives that save digital copies of the printed documents. Consult the manual to find out how to wipe the memory; you can also use third-party software to overwrite the hard drive. The most secure way of erasing data is to physically destroy the hard drive-as long as you don’t lease the product. If you lease, consult with the company on how your data will be erased. Mobile phones: Consult the owner’s manual or search online for directions on how to wipe the phone’s memory. Remove the SIM card if your phone has one.
Step 3: Decrease Waste by Donating Or Recycling When it comes to actually getting rid of outdated office electronics, there are many options available depending on the condition of the item, the retailer, the manufacturer and, in some cases, state laws. Following are the main disposal methods to consider: Donate: Schools, charities and community organizations can use your electronicssuch as computer equipment, phones, copiers and printers — as long as they are in proper working condition. Your donation may even be tax deductible. Recycle: There are many companies across the country that break down and recycle old electronics for free. They usually have drop off locations or you may even be
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able to schedule a pick up if you have many heavy items. To locate a BBB Accredited e-cycler visit www.bbb.org/ us/bbb-accreditedbusinesses. Many states also offer e-cycling programs — some of which are mandatory. A list of state programs are available on the EPA’s web site at www.epa.gov/ osw/conserve/materials/ ecycling/live.htm. Return: Some manufacturers, including Cannon and Apple and even retailers such as Best Buy and Costco, provide so-called take back programs to help customers recycle their old products safely and cheaply. Every major cell phone carrier will also take your old cell phone and donate it to a charity or have it disposed of properly. The EPA has a list of manufacturer and retailer programs online at www.epa. gov/epawaste/conserve/ materials/ecycling/donate. htm. Resell: While more labor intensive, you may be able to make a little money selling your electronics through auction websites or online classifieds. Be wary if any buyers overpay or ask you to wire money for any reason. For more small business advice on how to manage data, check out “Data Security-Made Simpler” at www. bbb.org/data-security. Doering is a charity review and grants coordinator for the BBB serving eastern Washington, northern Idaho and Montana. She may be contacted at hdoering@spokane.bbb.org or (800) 248-2356.
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