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Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 7

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Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 7
By KATIE STAVERT
Los Alamos Business Assistance Services

Making It Last

Once the Holiday Season begins to wrap up, it’s important to not let all your hard word go to waste. How do you continue to make the holiday season last throughout the New Year?

The holidays are a get time to add to your mailing list and increase your social media reach. During the holiday season be sure to add new customers to your mailing list. Be sure to have customers sign up for monthly specials or newsletters, but get their permission to send them something.

A great way to get business

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RE/MAX of Los Alamos Hails 18 Years in Service to Community!

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Courtesy/Kendra Henning
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

RE/MAX of Los Alamos turned 18 this year. The business was started by Realtor Jim Gautier who sold it to Gene and Nancy Mroz in 1999. Current owner Kendra Henning and her husband Paul purchased the business in January 2007.

“I came to work here in 2002 and loved it,” Henning said. “Nancy and Gene announced that they planned to retire and wanted to pass the business on to one of their realtors if possible.  I appreciated the business that had been built. I went to my husband Paul and he was excited about the idea of buying the Read More

Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 6

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Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 6
By KATIE STAVERT
Los Alamos Business Assistance Services

Holiday Money Management

Cash is king, especially during the holidays. It is important to remember that sales do not equal cash in the bank. There is often a timing difference between expenses being paid and income coming in; like when merchandise arrives in October but customers don’t purchase it till December. Luckily there are some tricks to help you sell sooner, get paid faster, reduce expenses and defer payments. It is important to remember that cash flow is money coming in instead of going out. Read More

Dr. Richard Sayre Discusses Projects at Hive Meeting

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Dr. Richard Sayre leads a tour of Hive meeting attendees Thursday of the New Mexico Consortium’s Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse. Photo by Lisa Christensen

Dr. Richard Sayre. Photo by Lisa Christensen

Staff Report

The Hive held its regular brown-bag networking lunch meeting Thursday at the New Mexico Consortium’s Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse (BioLab) at 100 Entrada Dr., Room 168.

Dr. Richard Sayre of the NMC and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bioscience Division, briefed the group on the latest projects underway at the BioLab. Sayre is one of the nation’s Read More

Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 5

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Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 5
By KATIE STAVERT
Los Alamos Business Assistance Services

Shop Local This Holiday Season

Los Alamos local businesses are deeply committed to sustaining the local economy and uniting the community in a strong economic bond. Their owners and employees are our neighbors and friends.

Of course, without local businesses, we couldn’t have a local economy. Without a local economy a sense of prosperous growth and community is lost. Without shoppers, guests, clients and customers, local businesses cannot navigate challenging economic times like these. This Read More

Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 4

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Holiday Success Tips and Tricks – Part 4
By KATIE STAVERT
Los Alamos Business Assistance Services

Discount & Deals, Products & People

This is a continuation of our Holiday Success Tips and Tricks to help your business succeed this holiday season. We will be discussing how to best implement discounts and deals so that your business gets new customers but doesn’t go broke in the process.

Did you know that 61 percent of adults with household income of over $100,000 use coupons? Los Alamos has a median income of $133,365.

So, an important consideration for the holidays is the discount and deals

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Fidel L. Gutierrez, Senior Vice President, Los Alamos National Bank – Passes Away

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LANB News:

Fidel Lee Gutierrez fought a short courageous battle with cancer and passed away. His life began on November 3, 1962 and ended on November 3, 2013.

The son of Elie S. Gutierrez and Grace J. Gutierrez, Fidel acquired distinct personality and character traits from both his parents. Fidel’s strong work ethic, public service, mental toughness, athletic ability, importance of family, financial accountability and ability to synthesize and analyze information are attributed to his father. From his mother, Fidel acquired his sense of humor, graciousness, social charm, sense of community Read More

Hive Brown-Bag Lunch at Biolab Today

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HIVE News:

The Hive will hold its regular brown-bag networking lunch starting at about 11:30 a.m. (late is never a problem) today at the new Biolab, next to the food Coop, 100 Entrada Dr., Room 168.

Kevin Holsapple will lead a discussion regarding what the group thinks about the future of a “virtual Hive” and a reconstituted Los Alamos Entrepreneur’s Network. Everyone is invited to share their views. 

Contact Dave Jones for more information or to schedule a presentation at 505.660.6992 or ferljones@yahoo.com. Read More

2014 QNM Learning Summit Dates and Venue Announced

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QNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE—Quality New Mexico’s 2014 Learning Summit will be held April 16-17 at Isleta Resort. The learning program will include keynotes and featured speakers who’ll share “best management practices” on leadership; strategic planning; customer and workforce engagement; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; and effective and efficient operations.”  

In addition, recipients of the 2013 NM Performance Excellence Awards” will be recognized. Learning Summit sponsorship opportunities are available at www.qualitynewmexico.org or by calling Read More