Many small businesses have trouble wrapping their heads around the idea of virtual IT.  They are scared to take that leap into asking for support and also afraid to change their way of doing things … even if they know they need help managing their important technology assets. As someone that has worked with the [...]

I’ve been fortunate to be able to talk to a lot of people about the concept of virtual IT and its importance to small businesses.  Several years ago I was interviewed by Small Business Computing . com and got to talk about how important a good IT consultant can be to small businesses.   The [...]

Several years back I talked to NetworkFusion about an important topic – remote IT support and how small businesses and other computer users can control costs.   A help desk can be great for home workers when they come across problems, but it has to be a second line of defense.  Those telecommuting in small [...]

Anyone involved in computer consulting is going to come across some freeloaders that can cause major problems for their firm.  Here are three things you need to know to protect yourself against these moochers. Item 1:  The Cause of the Problem Where does the problem originate when it comes to computer consulting moochers?  It really [...]