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Over the past few weeks Louis and I have been spending a great deal of time preparing for the opening of a new business for our company. . . US Gold & Silver Brokers Inc.  This new business will be located in Tupelo at a great location we were able to purchase just off the Crosstown intersection.  At US Gold and Silver Brokers we will purchase gold and silver in most any form whether it be scrap gold, silverware or gold and silver coins.  Separating us from many of these Cash 4 Gold places will be the fact that we can also sell gold and silver in bullion form to our customers.  We have worked to build a network of contacts across the country that allows us to purchase gold and silver at highly competitive rates that will allow us to compete price-wise with the national internet companies while offering friendly face to face service. 

We have worked up a strategic advertising and marketing campaign that we are proud of that is set to begin the day after Thanksgiving.  Our website is close to completion and once it is finished we will post the web address so you can get a better picture of what our new business is all about.

We were hoping to post a picture of the building today but, unfortunately, we are still waiting on the sign company to show up.  We will update everyone as we move forward with getting the business open. . . hopefully, this Thursday.

Make today a great day! — Luke

“For success, attitude is equally important as ability.”  Harry F. Banks

One of the most important aspects of our business is collections.  How well an office can collect usually determines the success of the office.  I would like to congratulate Christie Nuckols and Rachel Robertson from the Fayette store for having 3 Great months of collections on returned checks.  Great job ladies!

Continuous effort-not strength or intelligence-is the key to unlocking our potential.

Winston Churchill

Have a great day…Louis

We are preparing to go live with our new Money Matters website.  We thought it would be a good idea to have as many eyes as possible  proof the site before we launch it.  Please use the following link: http://mabushost.com/~moneymat/ to check out the new site.  Please pay special attention to your particular store under the locations tab and check the address and phone numbers as well as the location on the adjacent map.  Please email any errors you find to your area managers.  Thanks for the help!

Have a great day!

Louis

I would like to recognize Lakisha McCants and Lakenya Harp from Money Matters in Camden, AL for surpassing a milestone in gold purchases.  The Camden store has continually lead our gold purchases for the last five months.  Great Job!

Business and life are like a bank account–you can’t take out more than you put in.

William Feather

He that would have fruit must climb the tree.

Thomas Fuller

Have a great day…Louis

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on the scarecrows.  They all looked awesome!!  After a VERY close election, the winner is Amory Cash Title! Congratulations to Lynn, April and Johnna!!  Each of you will receive a $50 gift certificate so enjoy!

Happy Halloween to All!

Rachel

We had a collections consultant visit Approved Auto in Fulton yesterday.  He met with a few of our Approved Auto employees while Kim and Janna sat in picking up tips as well.  The consultant spent the morning giving us tips on fundamental methods of telephone collections.  Even though this is a topic we often discuss, he was able to give us some new ideas and insight on methods of collections, as well as the way we go about evaluating our collection results.  Your area managers will be sharing some of these tips with you as they travel through your stores over the next couple of weeks.

-Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Louis

Depend upon it that the lovers of freedom will be free.

-Edmund Burke

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The primary asset of any business is its organization.

–William Feather

Methods are the masters of masters.

-Charles Maurice De Talleyrand

-Hope everyone has a great day…Louis

Gladys Hutchison of our Kosciusko store was recently able to obtain some free advertising on the Kosy online site.  There is one ad on the side at the top and a larger ad toward the bottom of the screen.  The ads were designed to let  everyone know that the store now offers title loans.  I thought it looked great and wanted to share so check it out!

http://www.kosy911.net/wp/

Happy Friday Everyone!

Rachel

Former New York Yankee catcher, Yogi Berra, is famous for his mind boggling quotes.  Most of Yogi’s quotes make very little sense and leave you scratching your head.  He once said,”If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.”   At first sight this quote seems just as wacky and crazy as some of the other quotes he has given us.  Upon further review I actually think Yogi may have known what he was saying with this one!

We often discuss the importance of setting goals and having a clear map to accomplishing these goals.  Each of you should be receiving a laminated copy of your quarterly goal in the mail in the next couple of days.  I encourage you to post these in your office in a place that you will see throughout the day.  This quarterly goal will help you know “where you are going.”  I also think it is a good idea to update it at the end of every week with a dry erease marker to help you know “where you are now.”  These two things should keep us from ending up “someplace else.”

“Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”

-Yogi Berra

“You can observe a lot just by watching.”

-Yogi Berra

“Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded”

-Yogi Berra

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

-Yogi Berra

Hope you have a great day…Louis