
In a significant shift, Microsoft has announced that it will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. As the date draws near, businesses and individual users...
Leaders wear multiple hats, regardless of the organization's size. Sure. But we know, as small business leaders, we feel the pressure to try to do more with less. Over the last three decades, we've seen the role that technology plays in enabling us to be more effective as a company and for our clients. Technology, we find, is often needed and used, but not cared for or maintained as carefully as it should. Why? Because everything we do for our business requires time, money, skills, and resources to accomplish the caring and feeding each department needs to aid in the growth of the company.
We've all heard the saying, "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail." We're here to tell you that this philosophy still rings true today in 2020, and couldn't be more pertinent when it comes to technology. Technology planning is not just deciding it's time to buy new computers or the latest model printer for the front office. Technology implementation is only one facet of your business foundation.
The hardware and software you rely on to answer the phones, process orders and support your clients all tie into your effectiveness to retain your current clients and bring on new ones. It involves the strategic process of determining how your business can utilize technology to enhance your objectives and increase productivity in the process.
Every business needs a technology plan. Even your small business needs a technology plan. Just because you don't have someone in-house to manage your network, doesn't mean you don't need a set of policies, protocols, and a team to call when you need some guidance. Or, heaven forbid your network is down, and you didn't even know.
You might be thinking, “But wait, I am a small business. What's the point of making a plan I can't execute or afford.”
SMBs can access strategic information technology planning partners that will deliver a customized technology roadmap, putting your small business on a path where IT can drive business productivity and efficiency.
When you work with a MSP like MicroTech Systems, for example, we'll help build you a small business technology plan that covers five unique areas:
Whether you have IT, staff, on hand, or you're flying solo, your small business needs a technology plan that will help you to leverage technology in your industry strategically. A Managed Service Provider is an excellent solution for small businesses. You get expert-level guidance, and the day-to-day execution service you need to enable your business to run and thrive. With this kind of leadership, your computers and servers won’t just sit there getting old. Instead, your technology will be able to keep you and your customers safe, increase your productivity, and earn an ROI.
In a significant shift, Microsoft has announced that it will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. As the date draws near, businesses and individual users...
Small business leaders don’t often want their business to stay small.