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Adding value to your company’s blog

When listing your company’s assets, your blog probably doesn’t make the cut. Many businesses tend to ignore blogging - which is a real mistake these days. By putting time and resources into your blog, your can transform it from just another webpage to one of the most valuable things to your company’s growth.

Real Leadership Is Power With People (Not Over Them)

Everything we accomplish happens not just because of our efforts but also through the efforts of others. The biggest difference between people who manage others versus people who lead others is how they develop those under them.

As all leaders know, untitled or not, leadership is power with people, not power over people.

5 Smart Tips To Keep Your Smartphone Safe

For better or worse, we are practically “married” to our phone these days.  It goes everywhere we go.  It has access to our most private conversations and key financial data.  It holds some of our most precious memories, in the form of pictures, sound recordings and video.

Last Chance To Save Up To $25,000 In Taxes On IT Software, Equipment And Service

While many tax incentives for small business have been shot down in recent years, Section 179 of the IRS tax code remains one legal “loophole” worth looking into.

This year (unless Congress changes it at the last minute, which they have done in the past) Section 179 allows you to purchase up to $200,000 of qualified equipment and software, and then write off up to $25,000 as a Section 179 deduction.

Windows 10: Should I Upgrade Now?

Most versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 are eligible for Microsoft’s free upgrade offer.  Volume license versions of Windows, and some older versions are not eligible for the free upgrade.  If you want to take advantage of the free upgrade, you need to complete it by July 26, 2016.  So the question is, Should I upgrade to Windows 10?  And Should I upgrade now?

Based on our own experience with Windows 10, we believe that many users will appreciate some of the new features, most notably, the return of the Start Menu.

Your guide to smart BI planning

Implementing Business Intelligence (BI) software and other tools can help your company grown by leaps and bounds. However, it has to be planned for with the proper level of diligence and care to truly be beneficial to your business. Haphazardly installing BI software can result in an expensive misstep that sees you fall behind the competition.

Communication before the storm is key

When your employees see snow on the ground, the thought of a day off immediately pops into their heads. Of course your customers are still reliant on you to provide the goods and services they have come to expect from your business. Before a storm hits, you should be communicating with both staff and clients to inform them of the situation.

Cloud Computing And Your Company: What You Need To Know

October 20th, 2015 cloud

Like it or not, cloud computing is coming to your industry.  The question is, when is the right time to adopt this technology to take advantage of the many benefits it offers?

Here are some answers to questions you may have about how to best take advantage of this sometimes mystifying technology.