The pruning season officially starts at the New Year, so let's begin 2014 with pruning shears in hand! Pruning is an important garden task, but because of its surgical aspect it can be daunting for many gardeners. This article features pruning basics to help those who might be afraid to take that initial snip. Your plants more than likely will grow out of any pruning mistakes inflicted upon them; so, prune away! Wait to prune back spring blooming shrubs like forsythia, lilac, quince, azalea … [Read more...] about Pruning Season Underway
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Organizing For The New Year
Can you believe it is January already? It is time to restore your living space to its pre-holiday state, by taking down the Christmas tree, removing the Christmas lights and boxing up the holiday décor. It’s also a good time to think about organizing for the New Year. Maybe organizing your life is too daunting a project to start off the New Year, so take a look at your garage, basement or whichever room(s) you stash your “stuff” – the “stuff” you know you have but can never find when you need … [Read more...] about Organizing For The New Year
City Planning – 2014
Plans for 2014 leave few gaps in a full calendar of activities, events and policy considerations, promising an exciting year ahead for the City of Prescott. Front and center is the 150th anniversary of Prescott, the Sesquicentennial, which will be recognized with events throughout the year and celebrated May 30 to June 1. The kick-off to the Sesquicentennial will begin the evening of May 30 with a ceremony and proclamation at the Courthouse Plaza. There will be a downtown western village … [Read more...] about City Planning – 2014
How Much Is Your Business Worth?
Valuing Your Company Estimating the fair market value of a business is part art and part science. For the purposes of this article, we are discussing small businesses. Small businesses are generally considered to be businesses that are independently owned and operated, organized for profit and are not dominant in their field. The Art of Business Valuation The art of valuation involves determining how attractive a business will be to the fair market of buyers of businesses. The … [Read more...] about How Much Is Your Business Worth?
Business Seller Pitfalls
Selling a business is not an easy task, even under ideal circumstances. It is even more challenging when sale preparation is lacking, deficient or misaligned with market realities. Across all sectors and industries, effective pre-sale planning is the key to achieving your desired sale outcome. Simply put, you cannot afford to bungle the critical steps that need to happen before you enter the business-for-sale marketplace. 1. Attempting to Market and Sell a Business Without … [Read more...] about Business Seller Pitfalls
Dream School May Be Affordable
Embry-Riddle’s Prescott campus was recently named by AffordableCollegesOnline.org – which pooled data from NCES, IPEDS, payscale.com, and Carnegie – as one of only one percent of United States universities with a “million dollar return on investment,” joining other elite schools on the list like the Ivies, Stanford and MIT. If young people could afford to make such an investment, the possibilities are limitless. The reality is, elite options like these may be more realistic than a first glance … [Read more...] about Dream School May Be Affordable
New Solar Fees in ’14
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted on Nov.14to add a fee to the bill of Arizona Public Service (APS) residential customers who add photovoltaic solar energy to their homes. The fee will be 70 cents per kilowatt per month. This new fee will take effect on Jan. 1, 2014, and will apply to solar systems installed after that date. Homeowners with solar systems installed before then will continue to be billed under the existing rules and rates. This fee is expected to range between $4.50 … [Read more...] about New Solar Fees in ’14
Workplace Injuries
Even in the most conscientious work environments, accidents can happen. When an employee is injured on the job, there are a variety of concerns for both the employee and the employer. The injured employee wants to heal as quickly as possible in order to resume employment, keep up with daily responsibilities, and to preserve his or her lifestyle. Employers need their workers to return to work fully healthy and as quickly as possible in order to maintain workplace productivity and to control … [Read more...] about Workplace Injuries
Boosting Profits With Accounting
All too often, small business owners work tirelessly at their craft only to realize a relatively small financial gain from all their efforts. In fact, business owners often say they are working so hard they can’t find time to maintain meaningful financial information, let alone the time required to analyze it and find out why they are not making as much money as they thought. More times than not, lenders request financial statements from a potential business client only to learn that they don’t … [Read more...] about Boosting Profits With Accounting
Differences Between Hardwood and Laminate
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest article about home improvement where we are going to discuss everything under the roof – and also your landscaping. This first article is going to be about hardwood and laminate flooring. It’s frustrating when you get multiple people giving you different information when you are trying to get yourself educated. One of the most difficult is the difference between hardwoods and laminates so I am going to take a few moments and break down all the details so … [Read more...] about Differences Between Hardwood and Laminate