Have you ever moved to a new computer or started to use a new web browser and suddenly all of your bookmarks are gone? Find out how to keep your bookmarks in this article from Business/News & Views®. There’s information about online bookmark services and RSS feeds to help you keep your information.
The December issue of Business/News & Views® is chock full of useful news and great advice for small businesses. In the news, David sees growth in the economy’s future with his Economic News Update. Amanda Cullen writes an article about creating great customer experiences and how that grows your profits. David weighs in with the importance of tracking your business’s performance numbers. He provides an easy-to-use cash flow statement and walks readers through each step in this helpful article. Finally, Kevin Donnigan details the seven top social networking sites for businesses– and how you can use them for your business.
Dave talks project management principles with Dan Maxwell, Technical Project Manager for Structured Communication Systems, Inc. They give listeners advice for “doing it right” – by defining “project”, analyzing risk analysis and discussing technology solutions. Dan sets forth an alarming statistic that 80% of projects fail– don’t let yours be one of them!
Dave also gives a business and economic news update by analyzing the Optimism Index over the course of the year.
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In this week’s “Getting Down to Business,” Dave talks with IT expert Mark Mathis of Arctic Information Technology about Cloud Computing. Mark helps us understand what Cloud Computing is, how long it has been around and how small businesses can use it to reduce their IT costs. This useful technology is familiar to many businesses through companies such as Carbonite and Go To Meeting.
Dave also talks with Amanda Cullen about 2009’s Black Friday. They talk about the history of Black Friday, how performance was this year and the changing attitudes of consumers. Amanda, of Zoo in a Jungle Marketing, explains how these factors affect small business retailers.
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David provides an economic update, relaying to listeners some good news for the economy.
Guest Robert McDowell, Vice President of Information Worker Business Value for Microsoft, provides valuable advice for businesses looking to generate a better return on their technology investments. These IT investments include hardware, software and personnel. He discusses how Microsoft works with other vendors to create efficient business solutions.
In October’s edition of Business/News & Views®, you will find some great advice on blogging for small business, pricing for profits and protecting your business’ wireless network. David Weatherholt also provides an economic summary, including unemployment figures, personal income and consumption and the national GDP.
We write Business/News & Views® for your small business, so we are certain you will find the articles informative and useful.
Dave reminisces about the business world of the 1980s, where the most technology a business encountered was a fax machine. As we all know, things have changed, and now information technology is required for every business venture.
In this week’s “Getting Down to Business,” Dave talks with IT expert Mark Mathis of Arctic Information Technology who will help you determine if your business needs a server. And what is a server, anyway?
In the news, Dave highlights the optimism index and forecasts some sign of recovery on the horizon.
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In the September issue of Business/News & Views®, David Weatheholt sees signs in the economy that the recession may be nearing an end. He also writes an op-ed about the relationship between small business and labor.
Amanda Cullen has some tips for small businesses on how to make websites more visitor-friendly, and the final article provides information on avoiding email scams.
Read now: Business/News & Views – September 2009
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