Six Ways to Thrive in 2009
by ServeNow.com/PInow.com Staff

All of the presents have been opened and the champagne bottles emptied. 2008 has come to a close and it has been a trying year for many. It is in times like these that it is imperative to evaluate how your business has been performing and how it can be improved. The legal services industry has been increasingly competitive and the same will be true in 2009. Your business can take these six steps to ensure that you will be celebrating this time next year.

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"I received my notification that I was listed on Thursday afternoon and on Friday I was answering my first phone call from ServeNow.com. Then today, with it being a holiday (MLK Day), I was surprised to hop off yet another call from ServeNow.com looking for service in Jacksonville. I'm thrilled."

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 A Closer Look Investigations, Inc.
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 Dow Investigative Services
 Portland, ME

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State and government contracts can provide process servers and investigators with steady, recurring revenue. Many ServeNow.com and PInow.com advertisers have been awarded contracts such as these as a result of being listed with us.

Government agencies advertise RFP's (request for proposal) for these contracts. As a free service to you, we provide the details of these contracts as they become available.

Would you like to be notified of Government Contract RFP's as they become available? If so, please join the following groups:

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Current Process Serving & Investigative Bid Opportunities

Process Serving
Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Hendry and Glade Counties, FL
Agency: Department of Children and Families
Description: The Department of Children and Families, SunCoast Region is in need of qualified server of process services. The Circuit 20 Office of Children's Legal Services is in need of locating and serving parents, witnesses and other parties with summons, subpoenas and other documents pertaining to family legal matters. The selected server of process will provide services under a contract designed to keep this centralized with one provider within Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Hendry and Glade Counties.
Bid Due Date: January 26, 2009
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Background Checks
Charleston, SC
Agency: College of Charleston
Description: The purpose of this Best Value Bid is to provide a single source for background checks on new faculty, staff and certain employees and students through a user-friendly, point-and-click, web-based order/retrieval system that will allow the College to select from a menu of options based upon the needs of the College.
Bid Due Date: January 28, 2009
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Investigation Services
Oregon
Agency: State Agencies and ORCPP members
Description: The Department of Administrative Services as an authorized agent for the State of Oregon hereby solicits proposals for skip tracing, locate services and credit report services on behalf of state agencies and ORCPP members.
Bid Due Date: February 3, 2009
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Polygraph Examinations
Salt Lake City, UT
Agency: Salt Lake Department of Airports
Description: The Salt Lake City Corporation is soliciting proposals to provide polygraph examinations and related services to the Salt Lake Department of Airports for criminal investigation and various pre-employment selection processes.
Bid Due Date: February 11, 2009
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The following articles, written specifically for the process serving and investigation industry, were featured in previous issues of the ServeReport.

Business
	Top Ten Tax Tips Before the Year Ends (Dec. 2008)
	Six Items to Put on Your Holiday Wish List (Dec. 2008)
	Your Business Card, Your Brand (Nov. 2008)
	Preparing Your Business for Sale (Sep. 2008)
	Why Offer Process Serving? (Aug. 2008)
	Six Ways to Run Your Business More Efficiently (Jul. 2008)
	When Hiring a Full-Time Employee is Not an Option (Jun. 2008)
	Roadmap to Success: Paula Ashcraft's Growth and Sale of Her Business (May. 2008)
	Ways to Recession-Proof Your Process Serving or Investigation Business (Apr. 2008)
	New ServeNow.com Launches (Apr. 2008)
	Monetizing Your Phone Calls (Mar. 2008)
	Delegation: The Successful Business' Secret Weapon (Feb. 2008)
	5 Resolutions for Your Business in 2008 (Jan. 2008)
	A Look Back at the Most Interesting Cases From 2007 (Jan. 2008)
	How to Hire Process Servers or Private Investigators (Dec. 2007)
	When Should Process Servers and Investigators Hire (Nov. 2007)
Data Providers
	Choosing and Using Data Providers (Jun. 2007)
	An Easy Source of Additional Revenue for Servers (Jun. 2007)
Government Contracts and RFPs
	The Benefits of Securing Government Contracts (Aug. 2006)
	Determining Which Contracts are Right for You (Aug. 2006)
	Responding to a Request for Proposal (Aug. 2006)
Insurance
	Know What's in Your Insurance Policy (Nov. 2005)
	Investigator & Process Server Insurance Primer (Sep. 2005)
Marketing
	Five Tips to Try When Your Website Isn't Ranking (Oct. 2008)
	500 New Potential Clients Per Year (Oct. 2007)
	Referrals: The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing (Sep. 2007)
	Don't Let Another Process Server or Investigator Steal Your Name! (Aug. 2007)
	Why Join Your State Associations? (Aug. 2007)
	15 Ways to Grow Your Business in 2007 (Dec. 2006)
	Marketing Effectiveness for Process Servers & Investigators (Jan. 2006)
	Growing Your Process Serving and Investigation Business (Feb. 2005)
Software
	Analyzing Process Server Software Functionality (Jul. 2008)
	Process Server Software: Benefits and Options (Jul. 2005)

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Below you will find a list of upcoming industry events. For detailed information, please click on the links below.

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The ServeNow.com and PInow.com Member badges were created for advertising members to place on their home page. Thousands of legal professionals use ServeNow.com and PInow.com on a daily basis to find process servers and investigators. These brands are synonymous with process serving and investigation services - displaying these graphics on your site can lend credibility to your business.

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(ps) = ProcessServers.com Members

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