Microsoft Office 365 is available in many versions with differing functionality, which has resulted in some brand confusion. For example, the consumer version provides online storage with OneDrive, although this capability is scaled down as…
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Best Productivity Apps for Your Small Business
The best productivity apps for small businesses include project management services, invoicing/billing solutions and traditional office suites. Project management services assist teams in tracking a project’s workflow and resource usage, thus reducing the need for…
FINRA Compliance for Small Business
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a private corporation that regulates brokerage firms and exchange markets. It’s subject to the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates the entire securities industry…
Small Business Guide to Mobile Device Management
The widespread use of mobile devices allows employees to easily work from remote locations. These devices also reduce a business’s operating costs since mobile devices are less expensive than their desktop counterparts. However, mobile devices…
How to Improve Security in your Workplace
The internet allows small businesses to reach larger markets and operate more efficiently. However, the theft of digital information is now more common than physical theft, so security should be an integral part of any…
10 Reasons To Outsource Your IT Services
When it comes to IT services for small business many business owners choose to go it alone and hope that everything turns out okay in the end. Unfortunately, this often leads to wasted time, wasted…
4 Trends in Small Business IT Security
Large companies make headlines when they’re attacked by hackers, but small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) are becoming more common targets of cyber attacks. Symantec reports that businesses with less than 250 employees were the target in 43…
Outsourcing CIO Services
Outsourcing CIO services is becoming a more common practice with small and medium sized businesses. Here are a few of the major points to consider if you are looking at outsourcing. How can outsourcing CIO…
IT Innovations in small business
As we talk with current or prospective clients or other small business owners it becomes clear that although tending to day to day business is paramount to survival these owners are also searching for ways…
The Reluctant CIO
In dealing with small business IT support for almost 30 years we have identified a unique individual in most of these organizations that we call “The Reluctant CIO”. Who is the “Reluctant CIO?” They are…
