"Growth is Good " – We understand your problems. – Are you ready for the solution?
Whether it’s living large, over-zealous work habits or an in-flexible attitude to change, they the Embezzler will always let their hands slip. Embezzler Embezzler Embezzler Take a potential client we had some time back. The business wasn’t doing as well as it had, even adjusted for market conditions. So a partner reached out to us. […]
Read More »A very important question, isn’t it? In a Wall Street Journal article (http://on.wsj.com/JjJvn0) dated May 21, 2012 they discuss this very issue. I bet that you haven’t given any thought to this possibility, reality or business continuity issue (I really didn’t). It’s probably not in your Last Will and Testament (if you have one, and […]
Read More »Nemawashi (根回し) in Japanese means an informal process of quietly laying the foundation for some proposed change or project, by talking to the people concerned, gathering support and feedback, and so forth. It is considered an important element in any major change, before any formal steps are taken, and successful nemawashi enables changes to be […]
Read More »That they are actively enforcing the Wage and Hour laws. But that’s because they want you to be in compliance so everyone is playing on a level playing field. That being said, they suggest that you read some of their Fact Sheets and work with both your HR team and your Legal team to assure […]
Read More »I recently was talking with a prospective client. The conversation was a general one, in order to ascertained their needs and the type of business they conduct. They told me they were a manufacturer. “Great”, I said, because it is one of the areas I can speak from direct work knowledge. I asked where the […]
Read More »I just was a member of a panel for a seminar given in New York City entitled “HOW CFOS ARE DRIVING GROWTH”. The seminar was given by Proformative.com. I spoke about the Democratization of Data in one of my slides and felt this would make a great topic for this month’s newsletter. The concept behind […]
Read More »This was the title of a series of posts on the CFO centric website Proformative.com. SaaS, which is Software as a Service is the newest tweak to the computer world and Internet. Wikipedia defines SaaS as “…sometimes referred to as “on-demand software,” is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are […]
Read More »Lessons from Irene by Avi Smith-Rappaport www.wecarecomputers.com (with permission) Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc on a lot of people’s computer systems as it blew through the Northeast. While we have encountered some catastrophic flood and wind damage to homes and businesses where the computer systems were part of a total write-off – that’s been thankfully […]
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