With continued focus on growing Best Buy's business and supporting Best Buy employees, the Women's Leadership Forum (WOLF) has several activities and updates to share:
Smart Moves Now to Reduce Your Taxes - Tax season has wrapped up and your 2009 tax return is in the mail-- NOW is the time to consider smart moves to reduce your future personal income taxes! To join a discussion of these topics and tips from the Best Buy Tax Team, visit www.BestBuy.com/WOLF and click View Your Voice. As always, given your unique personal income tax situation, please seek advice from your own income tax professional before taking any steps. Tax rates are slated to rise in all categories. Did you know?:
That the top tax rate may rise from 35% to 39.6%?
Capital gains tax rates may move from 15% to 20%?
Dividends may no longer receive preferential treatment?
A new 3.8% surtax on investment income is looming?
Mother's Day Friends & Family Coupon: Coffee Maker 15% Off - Mother's Day is coming up May 9 and you can offer friends and family a gift idea using this special coupon valid 4/23-5/16. Feel free to post on your Facebook page to share with your friends!
May = Action for BlueShirt Corps - BlueShirt Corps is a service program that allows Best Buy employees to provide technical support various non-profits. Next week, 16 BlueShirt Corps members will be working alongside the Red Cross as they move one of their Gulf Coast communications headquarters from one building to another in Baton Rouge, LA. Corps members will be working directly with the Red Cross technology team on disassembling all computers, satellite phones, etc. in one location and rebuilding the network in the new location. You can follow their journey on www.BestBuy.com/WOLF.
Network expands for employees - In April, three new Women's Leadership Forum packs launched for employees in Denver, Chicago and Philadelphia. "We have four different competitors opening up 20 stores in the Philly DMA, and 10 new stores just in District 90, explained Chris Bragg, district manager, D90. The Women's Leadership Forum is absolutely a critical strategy for us to grow the business in face of the incoming competition. It's a differentiator."
Network expands with more customers - Engagement with female customers continues in Birmingham, Tampa and Orlando. These customer groups will work on Best Buy Mobile, Appliances, Services, Connected World and Gaming. Brad Moore, district manager in Orlando commented on this WOLF Omega (customer) program: "While the team has already has moved a great distance in how we both measure and innovate our business ideas, the Omega group really landed just how important the customer point of view is. It's not a 'nice to have,' it's a 'Must Have' if you are a true business owner."
