Honor Services Recognizes Young Entrepreneurs

By: Stan Washington
Date: May 1, 2014

Do you have a business idea? Well you better hurry up and get it implemented because I see a group of very bright individuals who are headed in the right direction. I was recently asked to be an "evaluator" of presentations at the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA). Not knowing what to expect, I said "sure."

When I arrived, I was greeted by smiling teens who have aspirations of attending some very prestigious universities. As I sat in the classroom, I was literally blown away! The students spent the entire day presenting to us and they tackled topics like homelessness, food deserts, poverty and equity in women employment.

They pitched websites and other entrepreneurial ventures that could not only make money for themselves but resolve some heavy social issues and increase the wealth of the recipient group. Here is what I noticed:

• They were energetic
• Nothing could stop them
• Innovation was paramount
• They were sponges to trying something new

I then returned back to my office and wondered if I still had these qualities.  I mean, do I think I can still tackle the world or has the world beaten me up and robbed me of my sponge?! Their energy renewed me and made me realize, I'd better get moving, otherwise I will be left in the dust by the next wave of brilliance.

Please visit www;honorservicesoffice.com to see our latest innivations

Honor Services Office Now Available!

Naperville, ILL, March 19, 2014 /Honor Services Office/

New technology is available to help small businesses efficiently manage clients, quickly prepare invoices, and successfully reach prospects through e-mail marketing. Honor Services Office, the company and the software, makes it easy to grow business, grow clients from anywhere.

"We heard many small business owners who were not in the human capitol industry ask for software that could help them with their business needs" said Stan Washington, founder and President of Honor Services Inc. and maker of the original platform Career Coach Office. 

Pardon Our Dust
"Over the next few months, we will be migrating all accounts over to this new platform which is much easier to use and has some new twists" Washington said.

Contact Management  - Updated Auto Reminders to make sure you remember to contact potential client and clients thusly building your relationship
Email Marketing Campaign - Updated Click-Thru stats to enable you to see how successful your campaign is.
Client Management  - Added Private Notes to keep your conversations documented.
Online Invoicing - Updated Customizable Invoices with personalized notes and "Subscription" invoicing in Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annual Billing intervals.

If you have questions about your account then, please feel free to contact us at (888)611-7725 or email support@careercoachoffice.com.

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Is Technology Too Confusing to Use?

By: Stan Washington
Date: October 10, 2013

After meeting with a number of small business owners, it became very apparent they were not using technology to it's fullest. No offense to the dinosaur tools of paper phone-books and newspapers but I can't remember the last time I used either for my business needs.

Technology is supposed to make our lives so much easier, but is it making it more complicated?


I did an informal poll at a conference of small business owners and found some surprising results around technology.  This is my world and according to my narrow thinking, everyone was using it to its fullest! Well my technology utopia was shattered when I talked with people.

Business Website - I was thoroughly surprised to find a whopping 38% of the people we polled still have not invested in a website of some kind.  There are so many tools to build sites yourself, but then again we believe in technology!

Facebook Page - I was not as surprised to find 45% of those polled still did not use a Facebook page. Content tends to be the issue. Many small business owners don't like creating their own content to post.

Twitter Account - The low number of 43% of our poll takers using a Twitter Account was not a surprise.  Since they are afraid of generating content for Facebook, then they feel the same way about Twitter.

LinkedIn Page - Some of our poll takers did not even know this was an option for them.  They confused having a business page with being part of a discussion group.

E-Mail Marketing - This was another surprise to me.  Those who did not have a website used E-mail marketing to spread the word about their business.  I still wondered what they are using as a landing page to discuss their products and services.

We have seen as much as a 40% increase in business awareness of those who use e-mail marketing campaigns over those who use referral only.

Online Invoicing - Word documents converted to PDF was the prevalent method of doing invoices.  Many were still concerned about the cost of using credit/debit cards. What is the cost of not accepting this form of payment? According to CreditCards.com:

Credit card users surveyed in 2012 who used their cards to buy:

Clothing: 67 percent
Gas: 64 percent
Food: 64 percent
Travel: 62 percent

Credit and debit cards are here to stay.  Cost avoidance may mean business avoidance.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) - E-mail phone-books and lists were still the tool of choice.  Some said they tried CRM but felt it didn't do much for them. Our experience is different.

Jobs and business deals have a common number... 80% are found through relationships. Managing relationships through a contact management system keeps information organized and available.

Please visit us at http://www.careercoachoffice.com today to make sense out of technology.

Google has 7 New Tech Hubs (Chicago is one)!

It's been a while since I have blogged!  Sorry about my absence!  We have been rather busy ourselves with the official launch of Career Coach Office (http://www.careercoachoffice.com) where your small business "IS" your CAREER. Okay... enough advertising.

Google is creating 7 Tech Hubs around the nation.  We don't know what this means for entrepreneurs here in "the middle" but I would only assume that is will be great. Check out Google Tech Hubs.