Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Division of Corporations Online Services Interruption
The State of Delaware has announced the following:
ONLINE SERVICE MAINTENANCE
On Sunday, February 5, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. all of the Division of Corporations Online Services will be unavailable for necessary system maintenance. Please be sure that you have completed using any online services before the system goes down to ensure you do not lose any information. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
In the Business of Love: Valentine’s Day Opportunities
Flowers, chocolates, cards, dinner and more; Valentine’s Day is the holiday that is for spending in the name of love. Small Businesses in the listed industries can expect a larger profit around this time of year. What about all of the other small businesses? There is actually some profit available for you, too. You may have to spend a little to get more customers though.
- Create a Valentine’s Day Contest – Make new customers aware of your brand by sponsoring a contest for people who like your Facebook page or Follow you on Twitter. Award a dinner for two or a vacation weekend.
- Create Valentine’s Day Surveys – Use your social media to entice people to post their thoughts on Valentine’s Day related posts to find out what people like. Employ that data to gear your product line towards your audience, when possible. Receive a bigger return on your investment by offering promotional items for using target products, based on what your audience likes.
- Create a special Valentine’s Day brand – Create some special inventory just for Valentine’s Day that people can purchase. You can create heart shaped items or just include the holiday in names of items.
- Valentine’s Day Pictures – You can use office space to have customers come in and get pictures taken for Valentine’s Day.
- Valentine’s Day Advertising – Make new catchy advertising that deals with the holiday for your business or create a Valentine’s Day sale.
- Valentine’s Day Gifts – Create gift bags with a Valentine’s Day theme for clients and new customers.
There are plenty of opportunities for your business to use Valentine’s Day no matter the industry.
Have you successfully used a Valentine’s Day theme in the past? Look to expand, or re-launch, past successes for holiday promotions – or try a new idea. With a little creativity, you can keep your expenses to a minimum.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
The Delaware Corporate Legislation Tracker
The The Legislature is back in Session!
Delaware Intercorp, Inc. will continue to update you with our series of weekly postings regarding what is happening in Dover so that you can stay on top of newly introduced legislation that will affect the way business is done in Delaware and keep informed on the issues that affect your bottom line.
The Delaware Corporate Legislation Tracker is a free service offered by our firm, designed to keep you informed on current and pending legislation related to Delaware Corporate rules, regulations, and Delaware business matters. Stay on top of changes to the DGCL & the Delaware Code with the Delaware Corporate Legislation Tracker!
The following Legislation affecting Title 6 - Commerce and Trade was acted upon by the General Assembly on 1/18/2012:
SB 85
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LEGAL RATE OF INTEREST AND JUDGMENTS
Synopsis:
This bill clarifies that the applicable post-judgment interest rate on any judgments entered in cases of personal loans is the lesser of the legal interest rate or the contract rate. This bill does not affect the usury statute or other special circumstances contemplated by current law.
Bill History:
Jan 18, 2012 - Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 10 On Its Merits
Jun 16, 2011 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
Jun 15, 2011 - Passed by Senate.
Votes: Passed 19 YES 2 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 08, 2011 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
May 31, 2011 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
The following Legislation affecting
Title 19 - Labor was acted upon by the General Assembly on 1/17/2012:
SB 163 (Word Document)
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE
Synopsis:
This bill phases in a $1.00 increase in the state minimum wage through January 1, 2014.
Bill History:
Jan 17, 2012 - Assigned to Labor & Industrial Relations Committee in Senate
The following Legislation affecting
Title 22 - Municipalities was acted upon by the General Assembly on 1/19/2012:
HB 241
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL ZONING BOARDS OF ADJUSTMENT
Synopsis:
This Bill amends the provisions of Section 322(a), Title 22 of the Delaware Code to permit any of the following members of the zoning board of adjustment to delegate their duties to their authorized agents: 1) the chief engineer of the street and sewer department or the public works commissioner, 2) the city solicitor and 3) the mayor. Presently, only the mayor may delegate such duties to an authorized agent.
Bill History:
Jan 19, 2012 - Passed by House of Representatives.
Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jan 19, 2012 - Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
Jan 12, 2012 - Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House
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Monday, January 16, 2012
USPS CHANGES THIS 2012
This New Year brings some changes particularly the Postal Service.
The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved new prices effective January 22, 2012 which affect mailing and shipping services.Mailing services include 1st class mail, standard mail,periodicals,package services and extra services such as certified mail and delivery confirmation.The overall price change for all shipping services is 4.6 % with Priority Mail prices increasing an average of 3.1% and Express Mail prices increasing an average 3.4%.
Below is the partial list of the USPS new prices:
- 1st class letters (1 0z.)- 1 -cent increase (from $0.44 to $0.45)
- Retail postcards - 3- cent increase to $0.32
- Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.)-5-cent increase to $0.85; letters to other
other international destinations -7-cent increase to $1.05
- Retail 1st class mail parcel (1- 3 oz) - 24-cent increase from $1.71 to $1.95
- Retail flat (1 0z.) 2 -cent increase to $0.90
- Certified Mail - 10-cent increase to $2.95
There will be no change on:
- Single-piece retail letters and flats additional ounce rate will remain at $0.20
- Parcels additional ounce remains at $0.17
- Nonmachinable surcharge for letters remains at $0.20
For a complete listing on the new prices, check out https://www.usps.com/new-prices.htm
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
New Year’s Resolutions For Your Business
Individuals and businesses make it a point to set New Year’s Resolutions each year. Are there goals already set for your business?
One overlooked fact is that you do not need to set a resolution New Year’s day itself, nor do your resolutions need to be set weeks ahead of time. You can start working on your goals for the “New Year”, today, tomorrow or even the end of the first quarter. The main objective of setting goals is to keep track of the goals you set and the level at which the results meet your expectations. The more specific the goal is, and the more time you’ve realistically allowed yourself to accomplish the goal, the more likely it is that you will attain your goal. No need to revamp your whole company in a year. How about setting a small goal instead? The positive energy boost you experience from achieving your goal may fuel additional successes! Multiple websites have resolutions that you can adapt for your business.
Now that you have all of the numbers from the last of quarter of 2011, set some goals for the New Year.
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