Your face shows us what your Business is saying!

RIDDLE: “It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

Answer: Smile

Everyone Is Watching!

Sponsored by: Teton Business Solutions

If your company needs staffing Teton is the business you should turn to for you staffing need. With our leadership having over35 years of experience we know that Teton can meet your company expectations.

Think back to all the miserable faces you see on the way to school or work each day.

Yet, when smiled at, these same people will most often smile in return.

Check out the following facts about smiling:

72% of people think of those who smile frequently as being more confident and successful.

86% of people say that they are more likely to strike up conversations with strangers if they are smiling.

Bosses are 12% more likely to promote people who smile a lot.

Research shows that 65% of communication is non-verbal (many claim an even higher percentage).

The effects of a smile are so powerful that even a smile on the telephone produces positive results.

When someone comes into a room, people are automatically drawn to their face, and a smile provides a warm greeting.

Research has shown that when two people in conversation use the same kind of body movements and gestures (such as smiling), they will experience greater empathy for each other, which they may not even consciously notice.

The Value of a Smile: Increased sales!!!

Does the uniform your employees wear include a smile?

We all have walked into a business only to have the person working the counter stare at us with the “What the heck do you want?” look.

It doesn’t make you comfortable and deep inside it makes you just want to get what you came for and get out.

I once moved to a city just because every 7-11 store (I’m a Slurpee junkie) I went into all had sales folks that smiled at me. Really, no kidding! I had been living in Miami and was feeling bad about how everyone there seemed to be so grouchy. The friendly service I found made me believe that everyone in that town was happy. And by god they were (for the most part)!

So what do your employees’ faces say to your customers?

Do you want to make increase sales, add on’s and impulse buys? Do you want customers returning to your business? Do you want the people that come into your business talk to their friends about how nice your place is?

Teach your employees to smile!

Tip number one:

Smile at your employees and they’ll smile too.

Teach your employee the importance of the “first impression”.

Have a short training time with your employees about appearance and its effect on customers.

OR

Talk to the folks at Teton Business Solutions for help finding employee with a smile.

Teton Business Solutions is in the business of helping your business succeed. Be it staffing, training, payroll, tax consulting and other services that will help your business stay ahead of the competition.

Pop in on the folks at Teton Business Solutions in downtown Flint, Michigan or click here to see their website: Teton Business Solutions.

You’ll be smiling all the way to the bank!

Finding Flint's Funniest People!

On Saturday May 1st @ 1- 3 p.m. (Email: findingflintsfunniest@gmail.com for Downtown Flint location.)

You’ll be meeting representatives from the top bookers, promoter, entertainers and producers in Genesee County.

You’ll be meeting representatives from The Stephen James Comedy Troupe, Eclectic Entertainment, Key 2 The City Promotions, Comedy On Tap, Manifest (Film) Productions, Flint Talk Radio and entertainers; Rusty Thomas, Mark Bonto, Stephen James, Key Mitchell, Jeff Swerdan and Tom Sumner.

Email: findingflintsfunniest@gmail.com to RSVP your seat.

See more at our facebook fan page “Finding Flint’s Funniest”.

“Finding Flint’s Funniest People!”

Do I have to live in Flint to be involved?
No, but you should at least live in Genesee County because that is the area you will be working in.

What do you mean working?
“Finding Flint’s Funniest” is not just about your chance to win prize money during the next three upcoming “Finding Flint’s Funniest” contests, but to also gives producers, bookers and agents a chance to see your stuff and set you up for gigs around the County.

You mean paying gigs?
That’s right. At this very moment there are 4 venues, 4 events, 3 corporate gigs, 1 corporate training program, 1 radio program, 1 TV program, 2 radio commercials and 3 movies looking for talented, funny people to fill upcoming spots.

What talent?
“Finding Flint’s Funniest People” is open to any kind of funny; be it stand-up comedian, comedy skit writer, comic songster, improv group, story teller, sketch player. You don’t have to have professional experience but it will help you land a gig quicker.

What if I know I can do the funny but I’ve not done work on stage or if I’ve done funny without pay or if am not with any working group now. What can I do to be part of this?
Write us and join us May 1st we have comedy groups and productions already formed that can use your talents and we have profession entertainers to help introduce you and guide you through the process.

Professionals?
On Saturday May 1st @ 1-3pm (Rowe Building, across from Blackstone’s email us for furter details)

You’ll be meeting representatives from The Stephen James Comedy Troupe, Ecliptic Entertainment, Key 2 The City Promotions, Comedy On Tap, Manifest (Film) Productions, Flint Talk Radio and entertainers; Rusty Thomas, Mark Bonto, Stephen James, Key Mitchell, Jeff Swerdan and Tom Sumner.

Each will explain to you the opportunities they have available for you to become involved in.

This is your once in a lifetime opportunity, if you don’t make this meeting to learn more about what the future of entertainment in Flint holds, I promise you’ll never see another chance like this again. You can bank on it.

Stephen James Comedy Improv & Human Resource Training Consultant Flint, Michigan.

If you’re looking to re-energize your Sales Force, inspire your Marketing Department or to encourage your Board to think “Out of the Box”, “The Stephen James Comedy Troupe Corporate Team Building” will work together with you in delivering the message you want to give! Team Building will always be a top priority for today's organizations. Building effective teamwork through leading edge corporate and organizational team building programs is one of “The Stephen James Comedy Troupe” (Corporate Team Training) greatest capabilities! And we make it so much FUN! CONTACT US AT: Email: stephenjamescomedy@gmail.com Phone: 810-618-7517 Website: http://sites.google.com/site/thestephenjamescomedytroupe

Funny Business is a humorous look at some serious issues your business or organizations have to address. http://funnybusinessbystephenjames.blogspot.com

NO Brainer Business Decision!

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein

8 Benefits of Outsourcing Payroll
And why you should be using Teton Business Solutions. http://www.tetonbusinesssolutions.com/

In my experience and investigation, small- and medium-size businesses outsource payroll most often for these important reasons:

1. Avoid IRS Penalties
According to the IRS, 40% of small businesses pay an average penalty of $845 per year for late or incorrect filings. Most national payroll services provide a tax guarantee, ensuring that customers will incur no penalties because the provider takes responsibility for penalties when they do occur. In many instances, this cost-saving immediately justifies outsourcing payroll.

2. Reduce Costs
The direct costs of processing payroll can be greatly reduced by working with a payroll provider. Our research indicates that a small business of 10 employees will typically spend $2,600 per year in direct labor costs associated with payroll.

3. Alleviate Pain
Payroll is a headache in the best case and a nightmare in the worst case. Business owners who outsource payroll eliminate a tiresome source of personal pain.

4. Record Keeping
Every record is at your finger tips. More importantly for business owners, this eliminates time-consuming and error-prone paper handling and the need to reconcile individual payroll checks every month.

5. Free Up Free Time
Payroll processing is a time-consuming process. Outsourcing payroll can free up staff time to pursue more important value-added and revenue-generating activities.

6. Avoid Technology Headaches
A constant question for small business owners is whether they have the latest version of their payroll software and the most recent tax tables installed on their computer. Using the wrong tax tables can result in stiff penalties. Outsourcing payroll removes those headaches and keeps payroll running smoothly.

7. Leverage Outside Payroll Expertise
Most business owners and controllers don't have time to keep up with constantly changing regulations, withholding rates, and government forms. By outsourcing payroll, a small business can take advantage of expertise that was previously available only to big companies.

8. Avoid Payroll Knowledge Walking Out the Door
If your bookkeeper or controller gets a new job, they will walk out the door with their knowledge of the payroll process and how you do it. Using an outside service eliminates that business risk.

Don’t go insane doing your own payroll, have someone else create saneness from your insanity!

Check out Teton Business Service, their nation wide and experience in all your HR needs. Remember: We’re all in this together. http://www.tetonbusinesssolutions.com

Clowns, business, hippos and HR departments!

Two guys walks into a bar wearing arrows through their heads, purple suit vest covered with glow-in the dark yellow florescent flowers, orange baggy pants and huge red floppy shoes. They say to the bar tender “We’re here to see the manager”. The bar tender says; “What are you two, some kind of clowns?” The two guys say…….”No, we work for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Management”.

Some of you reading the above couldn’t see anything funny in the story. That’s because it just didn’t make sense that two guys with such a serious job would appear in public dresses so weirdly.
Most of you, when asked the question: describe the two guys, would talk about how the two guys were dressed and laugh that they were representing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Management. That’s because; how they were dressed overpowered the position they represented.
These two guys might just really like dressing up as clowns. They might enjoy the attention they receive because of the way they dress. They may feel like it makes them stand out in a crowd thereby, messaging their own egos or individuality.

Why are we talking about all this? It’s because when someone is working for your company or organization, they represent you, not just themselves.

Ask yourself: When it comes to my employees, do they dress to represent the mission statement I have? Or do I just let it go?

Having to train a person to wear appropriate attire after they’ve worked a while with you, can be like house-breaking a hippopotamus. It can be done, but you have to put up with a lot of crap along the way.

That’s way using an outside service for your Human Resources Department like those offered by Teton Business Solutions in Flint, Michigan, can provide a solution that is comprehensive yet flexible in hiring, training, disciplining, firing and handling payroll. While some of you may want to maintain complete autonomy for some of your human resource functions, Teton Business Solutions can help you choose from an array of human resource services available.

Hiring
• Pre-employment screening (drug testing, background checks and employment verification)

• Salary surveys
• Employment agreements or offer letters
• Social Security verification
• New hire reporting

Disciplining, firing and employee grievances
• Employee training
• Drafting of handbooks and/or policies
• Alternate dispute resolution programs
• Consultation with certified human resource professionals

AND training seminars for your existing clowns! Oops, I mean employees!

Think about it! Wouldn’t it be great to get the giant hippo off your back that Human resource management brings, plus save BIG money doing it!

But, if you’re dead set into putting up with the FUNNY BUSINESS of managing your own HR, then be ready to put up with the clowns.

Check out Teton Business Service, their nation wide and experience in all your HR needs. Remember: We’re all in this together.

P.S. I know that your employees aren’t clowns, but you get the point.