August 24th, 2010 by Tracy Fox
You probably have a handle on how much you rely on your email, internet connection, certainly the data about your clients and financials. Maybe you even recognize how powerful a tool your website can be. What else should you be thinking about?
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Tags: business success tips, generating operational efficiencies, inbound marketing, small business concerns
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July 20th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
It is so un-”PC” to be wasteful in any way these days. We bring our own bags to the grocery store and turn down a bag if we have just a handful of items. We wash and separate our trash and even take the bus if we can to save harmful emissions into the air. [...]
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Tags: computer recycling, crt monitor disposal, eWaste, old cell phone, recycling old computer, small business concerns, technology resource for small business
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June 1st, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
Picture it; sitting pool side with a cool fruity drink. Your family is with you, the sun is out, and the temperature is 75 degrees. It’s a beautiful picture, isn’t it? But let’s look a little closer, as you look around the pool, half of the people are staring at their Blackberrys checking email and clicking [...]
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Tags: business success tips, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, technology resource for small business, time planning
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April 13th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
Let me start by saying that we strive to go beyond being “vendors” for our clients by combining our expertise and experience in technology with their expertise and experience in their industry and their organization. That combined approach allows us to be a “technology partner”. Be careful of the “technology vendor” who is more focused [...]
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Tags: being more productive, business success tips, generating operational efficiencies, IT partner management, IT vendor management, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, technology, technology management, technology relationship management
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March 8th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
I started my business in 1997 with the same basic mantra we use today; provide technology solutions to support business goals. While the technology has changed, the attitude hasn’t. Do what we need to do to satisfy the customer and bill them for an honest amount of time to do it. Well as we have [...]
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Tags: acceptable use policy, AUP, business success tips, PCI compliance, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, WISP, written information security policy
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February 21st, 2010 by Tracy Fox
I polled IT professionals from the ForeSite team and beyond to determine what key things every business owner, director of a school or nonprofit should know about their network to compile a 10 point checklist.
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Tags: CEO/CFO Technology Tips, small business concerns, Technology for nonprofits, technology resource for small business
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January 14th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
Most of you tech savvy business people out there have had a LinkedIn account for years, but have you been truly using it to increase your business opportunities?
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Tags: Blogging, business success tips, generate business from website, inbound marketing, marketing strategy, small business concerns, Social media, uses of social media
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January 7th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
Without a doubt, the answer to the above question is THE BUSINESS! But it’s amazing how often we forget this when looking at new technology to implement in a business. Far too often, a cool new technology noticed by a business owner or the desire of their IT company to play with a new technology [...]
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Tags: being more productive, budget, business success tips, generating operational efficiencies, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, technology resource for small business
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November 30th, 2009 by Michael Giuffrida
When I was working from home the other day, I started to feel a sharp pain in my side. At first, it was just annoying but it really started slowing me down. I was working on filing the forms for my defense in the murder charges that had recently been brought against me which really [...]
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Tags: being more productive, budget, business success tips, generating operational efficiencies, small business, small business concerns, technology resource for small business, time management, time planning
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November 3rd, 2009 by Tracy Fox
Over the years, I’ve worked with businesses, schools and nonprofits to help them find the right technology resources to meet their particular needs and goals. In many cases, the “devil they know” is the resource that they continued to use year after year - either because they were concerned that change might not bring something [...]
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Tags: 2010 technology planning, business success tips, Network support, small business concerns, technology consulting, Technology Planning, technology resource for small business, web site design, web site development
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