Every successful small business owner reaches a point when they need to tap others’ talents. When it comes to IT, depending on your skillset, that point could come pretty soon. Yes, there are IT services you can do in-house, but there are others that are beneficial to outsource. When you started, you might have been …
With new cyber risks, more remote workers, and technology evolving rapidly, IT can be a lot for a small business owner to manage. Yet falling behind can: Hurt your competitive advantage; Slow business processes; Hinder innovation; Frustrate customers; Undercut employee engagement efforts; Risk your compliance; Lead to damaging data breach or other downtime; Yet there …
Working for a small business, you can be asked to wear many hats. Even if one of your many roles is not IT, you may need to speak up about your business technology or cybersecurity. It’s easy to think cybersecurity is someone else’s responsibility, but IT may not be getting the attention it deserves, and …
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Dear Future Client, Here are a few things you’ll need to know if you really need an administrative ninja and computer data genius on your side. Partnering with a specialist has immense benefits – quite specifically experience. As an Administrative Specialist, my sole purpose is to help your small business and to learn about your …
Business productivity needs to be more than a buzzphrase today. Without technology supporting communications and process productivity, remaining competitive is difficult. You’ll lack the agility and mobility needed to succeed. This article explores many ways a small business gains efficiency using Microsoft 365. You may already be aware of the core functionalities of Microsoft 365. …
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You may be in the “if ain’t broke why fix it” camp. Yet even if some of your outdated office tools and technology aren’t actually broken, they could be crying out for an update (if only you spoke filing cabinet, you’d know!). Here are the top things we see that businesses could upgrade to improve …
Of the roughly 3 billion emails sent daily, how many contain sensitive data, private or proprietary information? It’s tough to say. Yet we know it’s a risk. Our latest article explores the risks in sending critical information over email. Then we share solutions to help protect your communications online.
Technology is everywhere, yet we don’t always understand it. When things go wrong or get challenging, we turn to IT Services for help, but it’s becoming difficult for businesses to hire internal IT support staff. Here’s why and what to do about it. The IT talent shortage has been an issue for more than a …
Generally, we like to make the argument that nothing about your small business is too small. We do say it a lot in relation to cybersecurity — no size of business is immune. Yet, there is the chance your IT budget is too small. Consider these indicators that you might need to invest more in …
Your business may not be supplying oil to the United States, and you may not even be in the critical infrastructure business, but don’t think that means ransomware can’t happen to you, too. This article shares lessons learned from a headline-grabbing event, and they’re applicable to businesses of all sizes in all industries. First, what …
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