Dear City Manager/Economic Development Director

 I am taking this opportunity to bring to your attention to microService’s (MS) capability to provide you with an accurate inventory of the businesses in your City.  In recent months, we realize the general state of the economy that there is great need, especially among Revenue Managers, City Managers and Economic Development Directors, for an accurate, sort able listing of all the businesses in a City. 

 This Time tested  product is one of the progressive revenue strategies offered by MS which capitalize on efficiencies to maximize your City’s revenues and provide savings in information and revenue enforcement services.

The current economic climate is having severe impact on business., The change is happening more rapidly than most expected. The loss of many businesses is possible, If you need to plan for your city's future , you should not be the last to know.

 It is now estimated that the average turnover of businesses in a city is 20% or greater annually.  The Franchise Tax Board demonstrated its recognition of this when it asked the Legislature to require cities to report their business license information annually to the Board. 

We have developed multiple sources of information on businesses and their locations and a method of “cleaning up” the data to ensure its accuracy and non-duplication. 

The information is provided in a format that will ensure your meeting the Franchise Tax Board’s reporting requirements, and which will be invaluable for economic development and business license purposes.MS’s business inventory service, the Business License Information Service (BLIS), can provide you with a comprehensive listing of the businesses in your city, including all the information included on your business license applications, and it may be sorted by any category of data contained therein. 

BLIS can be provided to you within 30 days, fully installed on your network server.  Under an agreement to share in new revenues ,we can  provide this resource to you without expenditure impact on your budget.

In case you didn't know, MS’s services to Piedmont over the past 20 years  resulted in  over 100% initial return on investment. The increases after the first year are not so dramatic but certaily you can keep ahead of the changes using BLIS

  This business inventory service can further enhance your City’s bottom line.  The Business License Information Service, like MS’s other revenue enhancement services, will get at the heart of your City’s economic development efforts.  Our tools are designed to assist in the areas of business retention, business expansion, and business attraction, by presenting accurate information and economic development strategies which are practical, and can be immediately implemented. 

The BLIS service will help you track the many changes occurring annually in the business make-up of your community.  It will also enhance your revenue flow through improved enforcement of existing taxes.If you have any questions or wish to schedule an appointment sooner, please call  Enrique (510) 632-2806