November 2011 Blog Posts (11)

Maintaining modest A/Rs is good business throughout the year. With year end right around the corner, there's no better time than the present to ratchet up efforts, collect aged receivables, and clean up your balance sheet. Not that you needed any additional reasons to collect an aged receivable, but obviously your accountants will no doubt expect you to write off bad debt shortly as well.

Here are 4 steps you should be doing today to clean up your receivables by year…

Marriage Validity of Transgenders

By: Rivka Israel, Esq.

November 2011

Recently, I have been approached repeatedly with inquiries regarding the validity of marriages of Transgender individuals. Thus, it has been brought to my attention that this is…

Where are gay travelers going? What’s happening with their spending? How do they prefer to travel?



The Gay and Lesbian Tourism Report, conducted annually by the LGBT market research and development company Community Marketing Inc., provides some answers. Following are highlights from the 2010-2011 edition.



Top 10 U.S. Destinations

1.    New York City

2.    San Francisco

3.    Las Vegas

4.    Chicago

5.    Los Angeles

6.   …

Cold and flu season is on the way. Oh no! How to avoid getting sick on the road?  Get enough rest and take a few precautions along to help keep cooties at bay. Here are are a few stay-well-on-the-road must-haves:

The GSDBA is participating in Our Greater San Diego Vision, an unprecedented effort to plan for the future of the greater San Diego region, and we'd like you to participate as well. 



You might wonder why this is so important, so take a quick look at what’s at stake:



•    The region is projected to grow by 1.3 million people (65% will be our own children and grandchildren) over the next 40 years. That is equal to the entire population of the City…

How was your business affected by the September power outage? Western Washington University's Resilience Institute wants to know! Results will be used to predict disaster impacts and help communities prepare for future events. You can also receive a copy of the survey results if you like. 

Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SDPowerOutage to take the survey.

-- Did you know that a pilot can carry a gun if he/she has attended a…

1.    Sign up for automatic flight notifications – Get automatic updates on your phone and/or e-mail so you don’t get stuck unexpectedly.

2.    Downsize your…

Family.  Feast.  Philanthropy.   Start your own Holiday tradition at The Dana on Mission Bay, and join us this November to celebrate a time of thanks. 

This year, Bartell Hotels has partnered with the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank (…

Do you keep up on your books? Do you evaluate your financial statements on a monthly basis? It's scary how many business owners answer, "No," to this question. If not, you need to do so! You won't believe the things that your PNL, balance sheet, and cash flow statement will tell you. If you do not know how to read these documents, you should find yourself an incredible accountant or bookkeeper who can help. Running a great company means keeping a tight budget. Stay on top of your dollars!

This is a great article about creating a process for how to handle your past due receivables and when it's time to send them out to an agency!

http://www.gaebler.com/Tips-for-Collecting-Receivables.htm