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Rocky tax season could lead to slow refunds for employees

BMT Office Administration

A portion of this backlog is due to pandemic-related payroll credits. These returns are being worked on at two IRS campuses—Cincinnati and Ogden, Utah—where the IRS has employees who are trained to work on tax credits. As of March 2, 2022, the IRS had 2.5 The problem, we’ve read, is low pay and low morale.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2015

Small Business Labs

  Cloud Automation tools are simplifying a wide range of traditional small business applications such as accounting, payroll, inventory management, HR and benefits administration, etc.     3. "Lean Years” thinking will continue in 2015 and small businesses need to evaluate its impact on their firms.

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Book Review: The Welcomer Edge: Unlocking the Secrets to Repeat Business

Service Untitled

Shapiro’s organization provides research, training, and consulting services to Fortune 500 corporations on how to improve customer service. Good customer service is good for today. Having a welcomer provide good customer service wil make you return tomorrow. That’s a big difference.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Employee engagement is a force.

Service Untitled

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Let’s face it; the more positive employee engagement, the more positive customer service, and the more company success. Train them. The last few years have been a time for slashed training budgets.

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Epic pandemic? Taking control of your career during times of uncertainty

Who's the Real Boss?

Whether those roles present in sales or customer service working the phones, or working on a factory floor or in a distribution centre packing boxes, staying connected to the business in any way you can, will always help for your gainful return.

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Control Expenses – Automate Process Through Workflow Software

Small Business CEO

Some examples: Customer service calls need to record details about the call and any follow up. Normally, customer service reps have several applications they need to switch between. Instead, for example, a resolution of “request service&# can automatically create a ticket in the maintenance system.

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WinWeb's One-Stop-Shop Business Services For Freelancers, Home.

The Small Business Blog

We have been training a large number of virtual assistants in all aspects of our service offerings for months and we are very confident we can provide a professional and extremely cost-effective service to all our clients.

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