Check Out the New Federal Bank Law

Check 21 — The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, has permitted your banking institution to make some significant changes in the way they process checks, and electronic check conversion processes for consumers are on the rise.
A new federal law became effective on Oct. 21. Twenty-first century check processing for banks and other financial institutions has arrived. Financial institutions now have the option of creating, processing and exchanging a legal copy of your original check, essentially a substitute check, which is an electronic duplication of the check's front and back.

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Do you know what 'real' networking is?

I lead quite a few workshops on business building and career development, and most, if not all, of my coaching clients have heard me ramble on about the power of ‘real’ networking. I’m more than just a big fan of networking because it’s one of the top three methods I’ve used to build my coaching practice.
Well, I’ve got a true story for you – one that recently happened to me that will illustrate the power of networking.

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Email Overload - Part Two

While in college, I used to beg for family and friends to send me letters. My parents would say, “To get a letter, you should send a letter”. It’s apparently the same for email.

“The more [email] you send, the more you get”, according to Jeremy Burton, vice president of Veritas’ Software marketing unit, who recently decreed that casual Fridays would also be email free. If any of the 240 staff members need to communicate with another, they have to do it by telephone or in person.

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Email Overloaded? - Part One of Two

Electronic mail, or email, has been touted as the greatest personal and business productivity enhancer, which is true. But to some, email has become a tremendous burden and a waste of time. Read on and I’ll show you what you can do about it.
Part 1 of a 2-part series on how you can begin to tame the email monster.

If you are at, or near the top of your organization or business unit, everyone wants some of your time. They want you to know they’re doing the job you’re paying them for – and doing it well. So they send you email. Make you feel important, does it?

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