Issue Forty Six
Service Research Corporation
Company Overview: Located in Lincoln, NE, Service Research Corporation has been in business for about 20 years. There is no data on their site regarding the industries and areas they serve. Going through the Prophet system, I was able to determine they currently have a restaurant in two or three states. Their website is http://www.serviceresearch.com….
Service Check
Company Overview: Founded in 1994 in Pacific Grove, CA, Service Check (not to be confused with International Service Check), was the first 100% web based mystery shopping company. They have a wide variety of clients in the retail sector. In addition to traditional mystery shops, Service Check also conducts competitor shops and telephone shops. Registration…
Signal Piracy Assignments
Overview: Signal piracy shops is a fancy way of saying showing a program without paying for the right to show it. Generally you’re going to be shopping a bar. The bar can be any type of establishment, from a relatively classy place to a dive. Project variations: There’s pretty much no variation from assignment to…
Tax Essentials for Mystery Shoppers: Deductions
Written by Dspeakes. This is part of a special series of articles about tax essentials for mystery shoppers. Click here to view all of the articles. Part 2: Deductible or not? When you are in business you can deduct anything that you incurred solely because of your business, as long as it is “ordinary and…