Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

What We Do #4: Full Service Notary Public

Rio Records Service, Inc., offers full Notary Services to not only our clients but to the General Public, as well.

What is a NOTARY PUBLIC?
According to Wikipedia, "A notary public (or notary or public notary) in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business. A notary's main functions are to administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate the execution of certain classes of documents, take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, protest notes and bills of exchange, provide notice of foreign drafts, prepare marine or ship's protests in cases of damage, provide exemplifications and notarial copies, and perform certain other official acts depending on the jurisdiction. Any such act is known as a notarization. The term notary public only refers to common-law notaries and should not be confused with civil-law notaries.

A notary public may also certify documents to be true copies of the original. In some jurisdictions, a notary public can also draft contracts, promissory notes, wills, mortgages and other legal documents. Almost always, the powers of a notary public in each province or state are derived from provincial or state legislation.
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That may be a lot to remember but for the most part the majority of what Notaries Public do is what's mentioned in the second sentence of the definition. We mostly, administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and declarations. The other stuff is few and far in-between but it does happen.

At Rio Records Service, Inc., we have Notary Agents under contract to provide all the mentioned Notary Services across the Rio Grande Valley area of Deep South Texas.

Each Rio Records Service, Inc., Notary Agent is PROFESSIONAL, INSURED, and BONDED. This is to ensure that you get the highest quality service. Of course, all Notaries Public in the state of Texas must be insured and bonded for your protection Rio Records Service adds service and value to each signing.

How do we do this?
We add service and value to each signing by bringing our vast knowledge of notary signing to you at no cost and we do not know an answer, we will not stop until we find someone who knows the answer or can put us in contact with someone with knows the right answer. We would rather not have you sign any document until you were completely satisfied with the notary process and why it is important to have any document notarized.


Here are a few of the documents we can Notarize:
• Affidavits  ---//---  • Acknowledgements
• Affirmations  ---//---  • Oaths
• Jurats  ---//---  • Notarial Record
• Automobile Title  ---//---  • Automobile Bill of Sale
• Affidavit of Ownership  ---//---  • Identification Affidavits
• Small Estate Affidavits  ---//---  • Signature Affidavits
• Vault Inspections  ---//---  • Property Inspections
• Annuities  ---//---  • Structured Settlements
• Debt Consolidation Agreements  ---//---  • Amendment to Birth Certificates
• General Bill of Sale  ---//---  • Business Partnership Agreements
• Business Contracts  ---//---  • Promissory Notes
• Attorney / Client Agreements  ---//---  • Power of Attorney (General Durable Healthcare Financial)
• Name Change   ---//---  • Divorce Agreements
• Paternity Affidavits  ---//---  • Separation Agreements
• Child Custody Agreements   ---//---  • Wills / Trusts
• Translator Certification  ---//---  • Translation Affidavits
• Document Custodian Affidavits  ---//---  • Health Affidavits
• Physician Statements  ---//---  • International Adoption Papers
• Local/State Government Documents such as:
          Bid Forms • Grantor / Grantee Affidavit • Lien Releases
 ....................and so much more


If you do not see your document listed above, please call us or email because in most cases, we can notarize it!!!

Friday, April 5, 2013

50 Ways To Better Business: #42: That Nagging Feeling

The long awaited end of the day arrives and  you are ready to pack it in! You've been ready to call it a day since around 0-Dark-30. That's OK the time has come to go and there is no looking back or is there?

Just the other day, I left work and about halfway home I had this feeling overcome me. It was a feeling that I had something still left to do.  As I drove further and further away from the office the feeling remained. No matter what I did I could not shake it.  It was that nagging feeling that I completely overlooked something.

The rest of the evening was uneventful.  I slept like a baby yet there was still something in the back of my mind but it was quickly replaced by sleep.

When I woke up, it was there again.  Will there was damaging to do until I got to the office.  If that's what that nagging feeling was about it was going to have to wait until I got there.

I arrived, opened the office, turn on the lights, fired up the PC, poured myself a cup of coffee, and settled in to get the business day started.

Around 930 AM, I get a phone call.  It was someone I spoke to yesterday around midday.  They call to say they did not receive an e-mail I sent.  Strange, I know I wrote it, I know hit send, was this the nagging feeling?
So I started the e-mail program.  Once loaded, the inbox showed me notification of an undeliverable message.

It seems that I placed a comma instead of a period between the first name and the last name of the individual that I was sending the message to.

Well, long story short I corrected the problem and re-submitted the email.
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The moral of the story is simple: ATTENTION TO DETAIL will save the day!

If I had just looked at the email before I left work (one last time) I would have seen the error and addressed the issue right away instead of leaving someone hanging all day and night long. I could have also checked the email at home but typically I don't but the nagging feeling was there.  If and when that nagging feeling returns (and I am at home) I will listen to my gut and do what I can where I am. Who knows it might just salvage a contract?


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Until Tomorrow,
Dave Guerra
Rio Records Service, Inc. 

Sunday, January 13, 2013

50 Ways To Better Business: #34: All work and no play.

All Work and No Play.

There has to be some time to have a little fun. I know yesterday I talked about how it was not something any owner wanted and that was where the employees were ALL PLAY and no work.

However, the opposite is not good as well.

You and your staff have to take the time to have a little down time. Enjoy yourselves. Every once in a while have a little fun on the company but don't let it get out of hand. It helps break the monotony. 

Remember, while it is important to have a fun on the job, it is equally important to not over do it.


Until Tomorrow,
Dave Guerra
Rio Records Service, Inc. 

Friday, January 11, 2013

50 Ways To Better Business: #32: Avoid Unnecessary Miscommunication

Avoiding Unnecessary Miscommunication is something to not be taken lightly.

In these highly mobile days something can and most usually gets lost in the translation between the face-to-face discussion to email to text response.

Therefore, your organization, if it doesn't already, should have standard method of transmitting and the verification of any message(s).

I am not talking about using ciphers and codes found on an old World War II Enigma machine but what I am talking is will it be email only? fax only? phone only? video conference only?

No matter what it is it should be agreed that it will be the ONLY way to communicate when not face to face is not possible.

This is in an effort to cut down and possible altogether avoid any unnecessary miscommunication (realistically there will always be some form of miscommunication).


Until Tomorrow,
Dave Guerra
Rio Records Service, Inc. 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

50 Ways To Better Business: #29: A Disorganized Working Space

Speaking of getting de-stressed.

Having an organized work place is by far one of the best ways to reduce stress in the workplace.

Remember that old saying, "Everything in its place and a place for every thing."

Well, it holds true in this case. By having a clutter free and organized workplace you automatically become better at what you do.

Don't believe me? Try it. Clean your desktop and get to work. There is something about a clean desk that motivates an individual to be just that much better.

Even when you start to re-clutter your desk you feel a little something in your gut telling you not to do it but you do it any way.

That's OK, take time every week to de-clutter your desktop and get re-organized again.

Remember, a disorganized working space can be cured and all it takes is you.

Until Tomorrow,
Dave Guerra
Rio Records Service, Inc. 

Monday, January 7, 2013

50 Ways To Better Business: #28: Do You De-Stress?

Do You De-stress At Work?

Some people have an almost violent physical reaction to stress. Others just seem to be at their best when stress is all around. Others just dread Monday morning because it means that for the next forty work hours there is nothing but stress.

No matter what STRESS can kill.

Whether you like it or not stress is NOT healthy. Some of us may kid ourselves and say that we don't bring the work stress home. Yeah, right who are you kidding? It comes right through the front door with you.

Do you know how to de-stress at work that way you can come home and not be worried on how to hide the day's stress from your loved ones?

You can start be by staying organized. Clean the top of your desk, Tuning out the annoying voices or interrupts, close your door, and especially let your co-workers know (in a tactful manner) that you will not be participating in office gossip, rumor mongering, but instead will focus on getting the day's assignments completed and checked off your to-do list. The latter leaves the individual feeling with a great sense of accomplishment and that alone is a great stress reliever.

Go ahead give it at try.

Until Tomorrow,
Dave Guerra
Rio Records Service, Inc.