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Snail Mail vs Email Fail: How E-Billing Has Led to Missed Payments and Fraud Risks (What Can You Do?)

by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, customers, documents, Email, U.S. Postal Service, US Mail

Email-only billing has created problems for some customers as bills land in spam folders and payment disputes ensue, not to mention heightened fraud risks. March 16, 2026  • By Dennis Beaver Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away, e-mailed invoices became common,...

So, You Want to Start a Foundation – Great!

by Dennis Beaver | charity, donation

June 21, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver  For some business owners, “The American Dream” is more than the freedom to achieve prosperity. To these entrepreneurs, it is the ability to have a real impact on individuals in meaningful ways. Often, they accomplish these goals by...

Soaked by an umbrella; can you get your money back?

by Dennis Beaver | warranty

November 12, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Is there such a thing as a “windproof” umbrella? That’s what Los Angeles readers, the Harrisons, thought they had purchased before flying from LAX to Seattle on Oct. 13 for a class reunion. The 13th would validate its bad-luck...

Some ‘spam likely’ calls are legit – know how to handle them

by Dennis Beaver | secure alarm, technology, telephone service

October 13, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Several months ago on a Sunday afternoon, our home landline and cell phones rang, one after the other, many more times than normal. Also, our caller ID displayed Spam Likely. From prior experience, the caller claims to be from any...

Some of the worst things you can do to your career

by Dennis Beaver | employment, leadership

September 10, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver 
 “Mr. Beaver, my husband, ‘Jamie’ thinks that he is the victim of racial discrimination at work and is speaking to lawyers about a possible lawsuit. He has not been promoted and feels somewhat shunned, “Angela’s”...
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