Technology Investments and ROI – Part 3

As we explained in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, today, more than ever, small businesses considering a technology investment should analyze not only the costs of that investment, but the expected ROI as well. Unfortunately, few models exist to guide you through that analysis, and with good reason. Determining ROI involves looking [...]

Technology Investments and ROI – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we examined the basics of ROI—and also noted that ROI is in the eye of the beholder because it has many intangibles. This month, we’ll go into more detail about the different ways a small business can realize ROI on technology investments—even in an economic downturn, when the conventional [...]

Technology Investments and ROI – Part 1

When an economic downturn starts to hurt, small businesses often hunker down and cut costs. But new technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth—and they may not be as expensive as you think, when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this three-part series, we’ll review what ROI is, explain how an [...]

Collaboration Software and Tools

Reading this article will give you an overview of tools and technologies that will help you and your teams collaborate effectively and productively.

Collaboration and teamwork can make or break a company. Long gone are the days when your employees could work independent of each other. In today’s market, if you want to stay competitive [...]

Bay Area Small Business IT Consulting – what’s the real value ?

In today’s world you’d be hard pressed to find a company that does not use computers, the Internet, and other information technology on a daily basis. In fact, there is hardly a company in the Bay Area that does not rely on computers and networks for its mere existence. Whether we like it or not, [...]

Trademark Owners-Watch out for CyberSquatters

Our company provides IT support and consulting, and many clients ask us questions that frequently extend outside our area of expertise. One such area – legal advice.

Dana Shultz is a bay area lawyer with an excellent track record helping small businesses (especially startups and entrepreneurs) protect their ideas, their vision, their strategy, and more.

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Where to get best practices and real advice for startups and entrepreneurs

I attended the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford today, as a guest of eBig. Excellent event, wonderful opportunity to see innovation at it’s finest and meet 900 other people that are ahead of their peers on all fronts. Innovation TriValley company Cool Earth Solar from Livermore was chosen as one of the Global 250 award winners. [...]