The IRS defines goodwill as “the value of a trade or business based on expected continued customer patronage due to its name, reputation, or any other factor.” IRS Publication 535: Business Expenses, Ch. 9, Cat. No.15065Z. The American Society of Appraisers defines goodwill as: “that intangible asset arising as a result of name, reputation, customer […]

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We go to meetings to share information, to report on project status, to make decisions, to get the free lunch, and because we were invited. (Sorry that I digressed). This is only a partial list – there are many other valid reasons for holding meetings. Perhaps the most common and best reason for a meeting […]

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How many times have you been on, or heard about a team that got frustrated? Or felt like they weren’t making progress? Or weren’t completely clear on what they were expected to do? Or didn’t feel like they had support from those above them? If you are like me and most people I know, you […]

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While cell towers actually started being built in the late 1970’s, the boom in development did not really start until Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Instead of having two wireless providers in any one area, customers now found that there were up to eight companies with licenses from the FCC to provide Personal […]

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One of the tasks that come with being a leader is setting goals. Goals for ourselves, to be sure, but often we need set goals for our groups/teams or the larger organization. While we may instinctively know that we should include people in the creation of goals they will be working to achieve, too often […]

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MySpace codes are used for fine-tuning the appearance apart from the functionality of your profile. In addition, they largely help improve your page navigation. It may be quite an easy task for anyone to add a piece of MySpace code into her profile but the trouble is plenty of new MySpace layouts’ codes that are […]

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A recent survey of the FCC’s antenna structure registration database showed that in 2001 there were roughly 89,000 antenna sites registered with the FCC. Today, there are over 109,000 registered sites. It is important to note that most towers under 200′ are not required to be registered, so there are significantly more towers in the […]

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What you should know before signing a fire truck lease purchase agreement A fire truck lease purchase agreement is a common and useful financial tool to finance your new fire truck. However, don’t just sign without knowing exactly what to expect from the bank who is offering it to you. A brief (I promise, real […]

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