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The End is Near!

No, I’m not talking about the end of the world, but it got your attention, didn’t it? I’m talking about December 31, the end of the tax year. 
If you’ve been less than diligent in keeping your financial records nice and neat this year, you’ve still got time to get your ducks in a row.  Make […]

Stress Less and Be Well

As massage therapists, most if not all of the conditions our clients present with have a stress component.  Even conditions that twenty years ago were thought to be purely pathological are now known to be caused and/or contributed to by stress.  If you’re stressed for long enough, you’ll get sick, and if you’re sick, you’re […]

Insurance: A Blessing or a Curse?

We have been accepting insurance in my group practice since the day we opened. There was no immediate rush of insurance clients coming in the door, but over the past four years it has steadily grown to the point where insurance clients account for about a third of our business.  The paperwork is time-consuming, and […]

Eat, Drink, & Be Merry

Last night we had our fourth annual open house at my office; it’s actually an event publicized by our Chamber of Commerce called Business After Hours, and it’s always a great way to get new people in to see what we’re about.
I persuaded my mother to make ham biscuits as part of the refreshments; this […]

Gearing up for the Holidays

Greetings, colleagues! Halloween is the official start (to me, anyway) of the holidays. Apparently at least one customer agrees - I sold my first Christmas gift certificate of the season Halloween morning.
If you’ve been in business through more than one Christmas, you know how that goes.  In looking back at Christmases past, I see my […]