Tech Tips for Small Biz
Small businesses and nonprofit organizations have to be leaner than ever before with both human and technology resources. Remember that your organization does not exist for the sake of technology; technology exists to support your organization’s goals. If technology (resources, management, staff) is distracting you from your business goals or dominating your budget, consider alternatives that will help you re-focus on your organization’s core reasons for being (to deliver X product or service).
Top 6 Tips for Maximizing IT Resources in smaller organizations:
- Consider Managed Services. Now available to the small business market, a managed services program allows you to pay only for the IT support you need, either remotely or on-site, instead of a full-time dedicated staff (or your sales guy who does some tech stuff on the side). For more info on this, check out www.techsoftsystems.com.
- Utilize services and platforms that:
- provide web-based applications (allowing more users, more mobility, lower software costs and data back-up)
- host web sites (there is really no benefit anymore to hosting your own)
- provide on-line data back-up (protecting you and your clients)
- Virtualize servers to reduce the need for physical servers.
- Purchase network printers instead of individual printers.
- Don’t waste money on features you don’t need. Small businesses settings don’t need top-of-the-line printers. The more complex a machine, the more there is to go wrong. Also factor in ink costs; the cheapest printer now may cost you a bundle in ink in the future.
- Use a purchasing management program that unites organizations for aggregate purchasing power; you’ll get discounts based on higher volume.
re-S.H.A.P.E. your business.™
Clifford A. Bailey, CEO of TechSoft Systems
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