Tricia Drevets

Regular Contributor to Businessing Magazine. Tricia Drevets is a freelance writer who specializes in business and communication topics. A community college speech and theater instructor, Tricia lives in beautiful Southern Oregon.

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One-time Office Essentials That Are (or Nearly Are) Obsolete

September 2, 2015

Recently, I was surprised to find a new phone book delivered to my home. “What’s that?” my son asked, intrigued at the idea of a book for looking up addresses and phone numbers. Indeed, a phone book has become a dinosaur. When was the last time you used a phone book? If you are having trouble …

Gearing up Your Small Business for Fall

August 27, 2015

We tend to think of New Year’s Eve as the time to ring out the old and bring in the new, but fall can be a new beginning for your small business. Many of us tend to shift into a lower gear during the summer, and that’s a good thing. We all need time to slow down. With the kids going back to …

How You Can Avoid a Tax Audit for Your Small Business

August 12, 2015

It is the stuff of nightmares. An official looking envelope arrives in your mailbox announcing that your small business is going to be audited. Then an austere-looking man wearing a dark suit and holding a briefcase shows up at your office asking to see all your receipts, wanting to look around and …

Direct Mail Is Making a Comeback

August 6, 2015

Colleges and universities are courting my 16-year-old daughter. Almost every day brings a new array of colorful and creative brochures and mailers to our home mailbox. She pours over most of them, marveling at the use of her name and the way some of them target her interests. She loves the fact …

How to Establish Credit for Your Small Business

July 30, 2015

When you are launching a new business, you are right to focus on how you can make a profit. You research ways to make frugal purchases and to make the most of every dollar invested into your business. You are careful not to spend what you do not have. However, one of the best ways to grow your …

Is Having a Working Mother Good For You?

July 23, 2015

Coined in the late 1980s and solidified into the nation’s psyche with the 1990 Newsweek article “Mommy vs. Mommy,” the term “mommy wars” has once again been in the news. New research by Harvard Business School (HBS) found that adult daughters of mothers who worked outside the home when they were …