How to tell if the IT consultant is blowing smoke and leading your business down the wrong path

Some of my worst business experiences involve IT consultants. Consultants that bled the small businesses for thousands of dollars while providing shoddy work and terrible advice. The employees and business … Continue reading How to tell if the IT consultant is blowing smoke and leading your business down the wrong path

A Few Facts About Remote Hiring Success During the Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 shows no signs of abating anytime soon. Business is ramping back up or surging in some industries and hiring needs to happen. How do you hire safely in a … Continue reading A Few Facts About Remote Hiring Success During the Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic

How Blockchain Revamps Voting, Places You In Charge of Your Online Identity and Overhauls Our Supply Chains

I recently discovered a new technology using blockchain. This company, Voatz (votes), uses blockchain to secure the voting process via mobile phone. Yes, voting embraces mobile technology. The banking and … Continue reading How Blockchain Revamps Voting, Places You In Charge of Your Online Identity and Overhauls Our Supply Chains

What Everyone Says About the Best Small Business Accounting Software

Tools to help run your small business abound. However, the number of choices can be mind-numbing. How to choose without spending hours? Let me help. I’ll do the scrolling and … Continue reading What Everyone Says About the Best Small Business Accounting Software

How Remote Working Rules Can Keep Your Business Humming Along at Full Speed

I’ve worked from home for over three years now and never been happier. Chances are your employees currently working from home enjoy the situation. Can a business run successfully with … Continue reading How Remote Working Rules Can Keep Your Business Humming Along at Full Speed

An Elementary Guide to Avoiding Meeting Bombers and Other Horrors While Indulging in Virtual Meetings

Virtual meetings can be addictive. I’ve tripled the number of recent acquaintances and made several new business connections this last month—all by joining virtual meetings that didn’t exist before COVID-19. … Continue reading An Elementary Guide to Avoiding Meeting Bombers and Other Horrors While Indulging in Virtual Meetings

What Everyone Is Saying About Low Code For Small Businesses

Traditional software development is a pricey and sluggish process, and developers are in short supply. These issues make it difficult for small businesses to access the software necessary to support … Continue reading What Everyone Is Saying About Low Code For Small Businesses

Why Supply Chain Disruptions are the Norm Not the Exception and How to Grapple with Them

I don’t think anyone disagrees; the world has a crisis on its hands. Similar to a natural disaster, Covid-19 is disrupting business operations that, in turn, disrupt the supply chain. … Continue reading Why Supply Chain Disruptions are the Norm Not the Exception and How to Grapple with Them

How the Circular Economy and Technology Can Give You Better Profits and Reduce Waste

Our landfills grow, and so do the piles of plastic in the ocean. Maybe we’ll end up like Wall-E sooner than later? Enter the circular economy. Sustainability and waste reduction … Continue reading How the Circular Economy and Technology Can Give You Better Profits and Reduce Waste

How Collaboration Tools for the Workplace Help Your Team Get Work Done No Matter Their Device or Location

It took a bit of time, but I figured Slack out. And I’m no spring chicken. It saves time for our nonprofit board by reducing emails and keeps communication in … Continue reading How Collaboration Tools for the Workplace Help Your Team Get Work Done No Matter Their Device or Location

How Automating Your Human Resources Processes Will Delight Your HR Department and Your Budget

Finding employees, hiring employees, keeping employee paperwork straight, training employees, and keeping employees is a constant struggle for business. It’s even more difficult for a small business with tight budgets … Continue reading How Automating Your Human Resources Processes Will Delight Your HR Department and Your Budget

Impossible Pork and Glass Not Required – What CES 2020 Told Us About Technology’s Trajectory

Food and technology continue their partnership with spectacular results. Impossible Pork debuted at CES 2020 to excellent reviews. Impossible sausage arrives in a few months, and they’re hard at work … Continue reading Impossible Pork and Glass Not Required – What CES 2020 Told Us About Technology’s Trajectory