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Meet the Real Life Hamburglar

Telpay Customer, John Bergeron, owns six McDonald’s locations in the Ottawa Valley area and is a huge Ottawa Senators fan and supporter.  After Ottawa’s victory on Sunday, John is now supporting Senators’ goalie, Andrew (The Hamburglar) Hammond, for life by providing him with a lifetime McDonald’s Card.

“I Guess at the end of the day at least I know I’ll never end up starving.  If hockey doesn’t’ work out, I have a meal plan” says Hammond.

Read the full story published in the Ottawa Sun, here. 

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Feeling “Cloudy” When It Comes to Cloud Technology

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Our special guest contributor this month is Shannon Valanne of CloudLinx Hosted Services Inc., Big Business IT for Small Business – a cloud-based company that lowers small businesses’ technology expenses while improving their flexibility.

Are you thinking about moving your business to the Cloud, but aren’t sure if the Cloud is right for you? Are you looking for ways to be more profitable without sacrificing quality service to your clients? Overwhelmed with trying to maintain your technology but can’t afford to purchase state of the art hardware and/or hire an IT team? Let me introduce you to our Cloud!

As a small business entrepreneur, you know how important your bottom line is. Deciding the best way to be profitable and save money, yet still provide the service of the Big Guys, can be a challenge.

When deciding to take your business to the Cloud, you should seek out different providers and ask many questions. Then evaluate the needs of your company. Are you looking for sanity, knowing your data is always safe? Are you tired of spending money replacing hardware? Maybe the remote access is attractive; not being tied to an office chair allows you to live the life you deserve and take your accounting software out of the office!

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Pillars for Business Growth: Sales

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The series is from Chartered Accountant, consultant and author, Jeff Borschowa, from his book, 8 Pillars for Exponential Business Growth. The series is focused on how to find new and better ways to integrate innovation and technology to enhance the customer experience and improve efficiency in the accounting process.

The sales process focuses on closing deals, signing up new customers, and maintaining relationships with existing customers. Basically, this is the activity that converts your marketing leads and prospects into paying customers. If you are not comfortable with sales and negotiations, you need to gain some level of comfort and experience quickly. I recommend sales training programs for all of my customers and students, regardless of industry. I believe that our sales ability determines the level of success that we achieve in life. If you view “sales” as a negative concept, change your perspective to focus on relationship building and exceptional customer service.

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Spring into a Clean Office

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Hooray, winter is almost done…well here in Winterpeg we can only hope so…and it is time to look forward to spring. As we shift seasons, it is also a time to get organized with the traditional spring clean. Besides putting away the parka and getting out the rake at home, you should also think about getting organized at the office too. Here are five tips for a successful office spring clean: Continue reading

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Keep Tidy with Telpay

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Much like your closet needing that yearly de-clutter, your desk most likely needs the same attention—and what better time than spring!  Telpay’s electronic payments offer an easy way to keep tidy by eliminating paper, envelopes, and stamps form your desk drawers.  As well, our built in reporting system eliminates reports from cluttering your desk space.  With Telpay you can access all reports payroll and payment electronically at any time.  Attend at Telpay March webinar for some great “spring cleaning” tips designed to help you make the switch to electronic payments.

Find a webinar time that’s right for you and register here

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL WEBINARS ARE SCHEDULED IN CENTRAL TIME. Please adjust the webinar start times according to your time zone.