5/6/09 at 10:49 AM by Tony Lael As described in The E-Myth – Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About IT by Michael Gerber, all of today’s small business owners are playing three roles.
Entrepreneur - envisions the future, but lacks execution
Manager - organizes everything, but forgets the big picture
Technician – gets work done, but to the detriment of all else…
4/16/09 at 12:56 PM by Bob Taylor An uncertain economy and increasing competition for new business is driving the need for companies to move quickly in order to capitalize on opportunities. As a business owner today it is imperative that you be able to get the right information, at the right time to make adjustments to stay on course to hit your goals. Business Intelligence (BI) previously…
2/17/09 at 4:59 PM by Bob Taylor Everyone is told they need to set goals. Whether they are for personal or business reasons, the important thing (aside from having goals) is to have a way to track performance against those goals – measuring performance is the only true way to know if improvement has been made. To be meaningful, goals need to be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant…
11/24/08 at 11:34 AM by Tony Lael A variety of accounting packages are in use by VARs, MSPs and IT service companies the world over.
In light of the recent economic issues showing themselves in various global markets we thought it would be appropriate to remind owners of IT service companies to focus on the financial numbers … and find out which systems companies…
10/27/08 at 11:57 PM by admin CEO of CoreConnex, Frank Coker, does interview with VarVid’s Aaron Booker.
Corelytics allows VARs, MSPs and IT service companies to improve the way they manage their businesses.
Users of Corelytics are able to:
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6/13/08 at 10:26 AM by Frank Coker The idea of profits in an IT service company can be very confusing. Most small business owners get the idea that they should avoid profits in order to minimize taxes. But they often miss the part where you need to be a profitable business if you ever want to get a bank loan, attract investment capital, bring on new partners…
4/18/07 at 12:04 PM by Frank Coker Getting benchmark data for your business can be a challenge, but it is even more difficult to put this information to work to improve business performance.
The first thing to consider is the source and applicability of the benchmark data. There are a lot of general business statistics and ratios that can be found or purchased, but they usually only…