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What exactly is follow-through and why is it essential to today’s business and personal relationships?  One of my life-coach guru’s, Jeffrey Gittomer, recently put his finger on this issue.

Follow-through is a rather simple concept.  Jeffrey defines follow-through as doing what you said you would do and then helping the client whatever it takes.  Sounds…

March 2016 - Keeping up with key business / technology issues in the news is difficult.  Let Jefric Consulting help you.

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What's odder than a bunch of $2 bills, you ask? Why, it's the email I got from a placement firm with notice of a contract position for a content writer and online marketing communications person.

It's lovely that the recruiter thought my resume conveyed that I'd be a fit for the position. Sort of. Here's the job description and laundry list of qualifications and…

Are you the Guardian of Mom, Dad or a sibling? Are you an attorney, health care practitioner or financial adviser who works with individuals with disabilities or the elderly?

Urbach & Avraham has been active in The Guardianship Association of NJ (GANJI) for over 20 years. GANJI is presenting its 17^th annual conference on March 15, 2016 at the Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, NJ.

Who Should Attend?

Attorneys, professional and family…

If you are the executor of an estate or the trustee of a trust, you should know that egregiously high income tax rates apply to estates and trusts at very low levels of income.  In 2015, for estates and trusts, the 39.6% income tax rate as well as the 3.8% Net Investment Income (NII) tax kicks in at $12,300 of income. That’s not very high. And don’t forget, you don’t need $12,300 of investment income to pay the NII tax. If the total income exceeds the $12,300 threshold, the…

February 2016 - Keeping up with key business / technology issues in the news is difficult.  Let Jefric Consulting help you.

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This post originally appeared on the SCS Creative website.

Resolutions — we all make them by Jan. 1, and sometimes, they make it past Jan. 2.

Oftentimes, these resolutions are vows to eat…

How can business owners stay connected to their customers successfully?   How can they learn what is truly important to their key business sources and how can everyone involved benefit by establishing and maintaining the increased contact and communication?

Growing your business today is a touch challenge under any circumstance.  However, staying connected to key clients and customers is invaluable in helping business owners make the right product/service and sales…

Right before it reopened in a new location I painted Prime Grill Restaurant and gave it a whole new contemporary look. This premier NY kosher restaurant has a new home in the Sony building, 550 Madison Avenue, New York.

The New York Times described Prime Grill as “Where kosher beckons the cool crowd”.

The main room and bar walls I did in an ombre technique, where horizontal bands…

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Too many wealthy households commit these common blunders. 

Provided by Frederick Saide, Ph.D.

Many people plan their estates diligently, with input from legal, tax, and financial professionals. Others plan earnestly, but make mistakes that can potentially affect both the transfer and destiny of family wealth. Here are some common…

The New Year is here and if you are an office tenant your escalation invoice is probably on the way soon. According to the lease, most office tenants are responsible to pay their proportionate share of increases in Real Estate Taxes and Operating Expenses above the Base Year (usually the first calendar year of the lease term). This seems all well and good. The invoice, when…

January 2016 - Keeping up with key business / technology issues in the news is difficult.  Let Jefric Consulting help you.

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Living and working in the Garden State is an experience quite unlike anywhere else. On the one hand, we are seeing the construction of new Class A speculative warehouse buildings of a size and proportion unimagined several years ago. On the other hand, we see that the construction of new office properties is virtually static. So, what is going on here, Larry?



On…

Competitive advantages such as proprietary products, unique skills, superior processes or intellectual property are not enough to assure a sustainable future. If not in a consolidating or obsolete industry, most companies fail due to leadership deficits. Correcting these deficiencies in a small company where everyone has multiple commitments is like changing a tire on a moving vehicle.

Although more substantial, corporate culture is easier to fix since most of the players…

December 2015 - Keeping up with key business / technology issues in the news is difficult.  Let Jefric Consulting help you.

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Question: What is a Landlord market? A Landlord market is when the psychological energy level in a lease negotiation is flowing toward the Landlord.

The speed in which we move from a Tenant market to a Landlord market can cause whiplash. After 40 years in this business I am still surprised by just how fast the market can turn. In a Landlord market, Landlord’s pull in…

November 2015 - Keeping up with key business / technology issues in the news is difficult.  Let Jefric Consulting help you.

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A bigger role for the business development function coupled with process and employee improvements drives turnaround fortunes in small companies.



On the inside underperforming companies are primarily challenged by cultural matters, process issues or an insufficient offering which, after prolonged inattention, reveal themselves as money problems.

In certain instances, leadership is unable or uninterested in addressing the problem. As the financial warning signs start going…