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Before completing a purchase transaction, it is important to confirm that the many statements the seller has made about the agency are reasonably true. If they are not, the tentative price and terms offered will need to be revised. Assuring that the seller's representations are true is accomplished through the Due Diligence process. Note - Iroquois® practices neither Accounting nor Law. The following is provided to facilitate discussions among member agents and their accounting and legal advisors. http://www.iroquoisgroup.com/content/acqchecklist

Askins joins Iroquois in South Carolina Mark Askins, a Columbia, S.C. native with more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, has joined Iroquois South as a regional manager for South Carolina and western North Carolina. Askins spent more than 20 years with The Hartford, most recently as their Richmond, Va., branch manager. Although finishing his career with The Hartford in Virginia, Askins began it in Columbia, S.C., and he held auditing, underwriting, and management positions in their Charlotte Office. He graduated from Clemson University but is a Gamecock at heart. "Mark has worked for years with Iroquois in Virginia," said Iroquois South managing partner, David Ward "so he knows and appreciates our business model and the ways in which Iroquois adds value to our member agencies. When Mark announced that he was retiring from Hartford about the time our South Carolina Regional Manager announced he was leaving, I jumped at the chance to add Mark to our team." In addition to servicing existing member agencies in the Carolinas and enrolling new ones, Askins will lead a special initiative to further develop Iroquois' capabilities for Middle Market accounts. "Mark brings valuable expertise in the Middle Market arena," said Ward, "and we are excited that he can help our members write and retain more Middle Market accounts." Iroquois South is part of The Iroquois Group®, one of the oldest and largest networks of independent agencies, with more than 2,200 members in 41 states. Agencies of all sizes and shapes join Iroquois to increase revenue, profits and agency value. For more information, go online to www.iroquoisgroup.com

In today's era, computers have become essential part of everyday life, and no business is possible without the help of computers.

Every merchant wants to make profit every month and it is the goal of every business to drive its sale and earn as much as possible profit, by selling high-class, premium products to the loyal customers.

Business marked as high risk are denied the privilege of getting their own merchant accounts by most acquiring banks and financial institutions.

AMSLV is a high-risk merchant processing service provider, who have been working in this filed for many years and holds in-depth knowledge about the intricacies of the business.

listed here are important questions from the application review process asked by a high risk merchant service provider.

MOTO credit card processing options help you find the right processing solutions for your business.

The merchants can easily sign up with Google and then begin posting their product information on their account.

There is wide segment of the consumer market that still prefers to do business by email order or over the phone.

If you run a retail shop or an online business in both the cases you need a merchant account that allows you to accept credit card payments, and a payment gateway for processing the cards online.

Earning profits is something a business is meant for. Many first small business owners do not know the right way to earn and maximize the profits.

This article shows if you are a small business and still wondering if you are high risk or not, here are a few pointers to help you get there.

Targeted Account Profile for Public and Private Institutions Iroquois insurance group, an Insurance Group Network providing Insurance services (Iroquois services) through Independent insurance agencies nationwide with property, and liability products. Iroquois Group provides Independent insurance agents a Insurance Group Network of providers across the United States.

An operations review is a review of the processes, procedures, work flow and job design of your back shop. It is conducted through interviewing the CSRs/account managers and observing them as they perform various functions. Its purpose is to find specific opportunities for change that will lead to greater efficiency, service or production.

According to an IIABA Best Practices Study, regardless of agency size, the number one strategy for achieving organic growth is Cross Selling/Account Development. In this article we will discuss how to grow your agency through disciplined approaches to cross selling.

Many agency owners don't realize what a "gold mine" their personal lines business can be for them. The market is huge, with over $230 billion in premium recurring each year. The profit potential for agencies is also huge. Personal lines can be an agency's most profitable business segment because well trained customer service agents can service the accounts with little or no producer involvement.

Top performing insurance agencies use benchmarks to drive continuous improvement in productivity, bottom line profitability and shareholder value. Benchmarks help them establish goals and hold people accountable for results. To read more, click on the link below.

Travelers wants Iroquois members to be on the forefront of capitalizing on this segment's potential. Select Accounts offers a variety of resources to help members break - or get deeper - into technology opportunities. They offer unique solutions to help members market themselves to technology businesses!