Insights on business communication, technology, and support.

Texting is one of the most prevalent forms of communication in the country today. According to Mobile Marketing Watch, SMS text messages have a 98% open rate, with Forbes reporting that 90% of SMS text messages are read within three minutes of delivery. Because text...

As today’s businesses embrace the cloud, the number of web apps in their IT environment quickly adds up—and quickly overwhelms the ability to ensure security, manage costs and maintain control. User password behavior is becoming less secure due to the fact that it is...

One of the biggest challenges business owners face is minimizing overhead. Cloud computing is quickly becoming the standard way for businesses to access IT infrastructure, software and hardware resources. These cloud-based data services can dramatically reduce your...

If your business is relying on a hosted PBX service to handle its phone and Unified Communications systems, it is imperative to have a solid support network. Since Voice Over IP (VoIP) relies on your internet connection to make calls, the quality of your calls can be...

Every contact you have with a customer allows you the opportunity to increase revenue. How you handle customer contacts affects your bottom line. Big businesses efficiently handle customers by building large, expensive call centers staffed by hundreds of sales and...

"Ransomware" is the term used when cybercriminals make the data on your network inaccessible to you until you pay a large ransom. The tools used for ransomware are no different from those used for traditional hacking, but instead of stealing your data, criminals want...

The first half of 2020 has brought a host of challenges for businesses everywhere. From ever changing cybersecurity risks to the need to now plan for business resiliency in the face of a global pandemic. Not having a plan is no longer an option. You have worked hard...

When purchasing equipment for your business that will be in use for more than one year, you must depreciate the cost a little at a time over several years. Depending on the purchase, it can take years to fully depreciate the cost of business property. Section 179 is a...

As business owners and managers, we like to think we're the power behind our business. We make the decisions, work with customers or clients, conduct the training, the hiring, the firing and much more. But the truth is, much of our business runs on electricity. It's...