Annual List Checklist

Contributed by Deanna Kelly, Office Manager

In order to help our clients with their annual renewal and avoid late fees here are a few helpful hints when submitting paper filings.

- Always read through the letter and the information included with your renewal for any changes in procedure.

- Check your list for any changes you want made (names, titles).

- Check the spelling in names on the list in case the state's records are incorrect.

If any changes are needed, draw a line through the name and write the new name or corrected name above the incorrect or lined out name (BLACK INK AND NO HIGHLIGHTING).

- Corporations: Make sure each office (Pres., Sec., Treasurer and Director) has the name of a person. No office may be left blank. One person may hold multiple positions or be all.

- LLCs: Mark a title for each Manager or Managing Member on the list.

- Sign at the bottom and fill in title and date.

When completed return your Annual List to us along with your renewal payments and we will hand-deliver it to the state for you (no additional charge). We will then return a filed copy via email when we receive it back from the state.

Remember you may renew online with us and the Secretary of State. Once our payment has been submitted you will receive a confirmation with a link to the Secretary of State where you must file your Annual List. Be sure to print a filed copy and receipt when you have processed your payment.

As always, no question is a bad question. The more knowledgable you are, the easier our job is. If you have any questions, we are always here to help.

Find out more about American Corporate Enterprises by visiting our website at http://www.americancorpenterprises.com.At American Corporate Enterprises, Inc., we have the expertise to handle all your incorporation needs! Contact us Toll free (888) 274-1130 or (775) 884-9380 today.

6 Ways to Increase Revenue, part 2

Contributed by Jojo Myers, CEO, OHB- Matrix Leadership, LLC

PART 2 – DIVERSIFY and then DIVERSIFY some more!!

The 2nd way to Increase Revenues is to Diversify your business. Largely, due to the economy, we have been given the opportunity to take a peripheral look at our business and ask ourselves,

• “What else can I do with the product or service I already have”?

• “What related product or service can I offer to my already existing client base”?

• “What completely different product or service can I bring in to serve a completely different client base”?

Many small businesses grow by taking opportunities to diversify.

Simply put, these are the forms Diversification:

• New, related products or services to existing customers=RELATIONAL DIVERSIFYING

• New markets for existing products=HORIZONTAL DIVERSIFYING

• New products for new markets=PROBATIVE DIVERSIFYING

The ones that seek out different market segments are the ones that will most likely survive the present environment. Again, simply put companies do this:

• Take a look at their existing product or service

• Take a look at their current client and market base

Then they take a step back and ask, “Is there another demographic or psychographic segment that could use my product or service”? and “Can I adapt to offer another potential product or service or adapt to open up to another potential client pool”?

I would love to explore this with you, so give me a call at Matrix Leadership, LLC, 775.884.6161, and let’s get started creating more income through Diversifying.

Lee Iacocca said, “In times of great stress and adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and energy into something positive”.


Find out more about American Corporate Enterprises by visiting our website at http://www.americancorpenterprises.com.At American Corporate Enterprises, Inc., we have the expertise to handle all your incorporation needs! Contact us Toll free (888) 274-1130 or (775) 884-9380 today.

6 Ways to Increase Revenue, part 1

Contributed by Jojo Myers, CEO- Matrix Leadership, LLC

PART 1 - Business and Strategic Planning

When I go into a business for the 1st time I do a Discovery. From my Discovery, I do a Needs Assessment, but one of my first questions I ask is, “May I see your business plan”?

I get (3) responses:

(1) Absolutely OR
(2) What business plan OR
(3) They start cinching their heart and I start giving CPR
MUCH to my surprise, many businesses do not have a completed business plan. WHAT???

This is your roadmap, your atlas, your lifeline. In today’s economy and marketplace we MUST write, revise, or get back to the Business Plan. A business plan is not just your Mission Statement or your Value Statement with a few Goals and Objectives listed, but it actually has a detailed action plan outlining your strategies, telling the story about how you are going to live up to that Mission and Value Statement. The story tells what strategies are in place or will be in place for your company to be a success.

However, they really AREN’T that much fun to do right? And YES, they are a lot of work, but worth it. If your business is more than a hobby, do not operate it without a Business Plan. Matrix Leadership can help you do that or I can recommend a company that can help you. Either way ……..get on it. Start 2012 with a roadmap of SUCCESS!!!

For additional information or assistance with your Business Plan contact:

Jojo Myers, CEO
Matrix Leadership, LLC
(775)884-6161
http://www.matrixleadership.net

Find out more about American Corporate Enterprises by visiting our website at http://www.americancorpenterprises.com.At American Corporate Enterprises, Inc., we have the expertise to handle all your incorporation needs! Contact us Toll free (888) 274-1130 or (775) 884-9380 today.