Category Archives: Financial
Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011
A Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that’s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Buy Local Week, Economics, Events, Financial, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Local First Movement, Social Media, Staycation, Tucson, shift arizona
Tagged best of 2011, Buy Local Week, Devour Phoenix, events, facebook, fall festival, google, Indie Week, look back, mixers, rural, seminars, shift arizona, small wonders, twitter, volunteers, year in review
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Guest blog from our friends at Jaburg Wilk on the advantages of LLC
A large component of asset protection planning is designed to help protect your business and investment assets from claims by your personal creditors… Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Financial, Local First Movement
Tagged asset protection, Attorney, jaburg wilk, Law, law offices, LLC, Local First Arizona, local law, minimize risk
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Member Spotlight: Greenlink Management Group
With over 30 years experience in the point of sale and processing world, Greenlink Management Group is prepared to handle all your business processing needs. Greenlink Management is the local and national representation for Chase Paymentech and utilizes the strong … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Financial, shift arizona
Tagged credit card, dave jones, greenlink, member spotlight, merchant service, merchant services, processing
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The Many Benefits of Banking Locally
Make the SHIFT to Keep Your Money Where Your Home Is Local First Financial Seminar Wednesday, April 13, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Goodmans Interior Structures You know that shopping at locally owned businesses is good for Arizona’s economy, but … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Businesses, Events, Financial, Greater Phoenix, Local First Movement
Tagged bank, banking, banks, credit union, financial, goodmans, Shift
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‘Cause I’m the Taxman
Less than a month away from Tax Day 2011 – have you done your taxes yet? If you’re like us, you’re a bit of a procrastinator and usually wait until the last minute to get anything done. In an attempt … Continue reading
Shift your business expenses for a huge impact!
As a business owner, keeping money circulating within the local community should be a high priority. More money in the community means a higher likelihood of those dollars being spent at their own business again. But how do we get … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Economics, Financial, Local First Movement, shift arizona
Tagged business, economic, economy, expense, impact, local, professional, Shift
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Phoenix IDA Supports Micro Business Owners
Even a small loan can really kickstart our micro businesses… just released from the City of Phoenix Public Information Office: The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix IDA) has approved $15,000 from its Community Investment Fund … Continue reading
New Year resolutions for living local!
New Years – the magical time of year when we all pledge to erase our mistakes of the past and get our lives moving in the right direction. And while some of our resolutions may not make it to the month … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Economics, Financial, Local First Movement
Tagged diet, dieting, finance, finances, green, health, healthy, local, museum, museums, new year's eve, organize, organizing, resolution, sustainable
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Recent IRS news releases that may affect your small business
IRS Updates & News Releases: IRS Announces 2011 Standard Mileage Rates http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=232017,00.html The 2011 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes have been issued. Beginning on … Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, Financial, In The News
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The SHIFT Local Movement Pays Off!
Taking up Local First Arizona’s Shift Local Program challenge has paid off for Gateway Bank in Mesa and the law offices of Jaburg Wilk. Besides cost savings, the switch to local vendors has increased their visibility in the community as well as … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Businesses, Economics, Financial, Greater Phoenix, Local First Movement, shift arizona
Tagged Arizona, bank, community, financial, gateway, jaburg wilk, local banking, mesa, Shift
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