The changing of the guard is accelerating. As thousands of boomers retire each day, Gen X is storming the corner office, and millennials are shaking up middle management. If that wasn’t change enough, the first wave of Gen Z graduated college this past spring and is now entering the workforce. At the same time, the […]
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Gain Your Edge is a twice-monthly podcast on all things IT. On this week’s podcast, we’ll be sitting down with Graham Williams, Chief Operating Officer for Cologix, responsible for Operations, Construction, Commercial Management, Marketing and Strategy. In his time at Cologix, Graham has also led the Development and Sales Organizations. He has over 17 years of experience […]
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Small-business owners are known for wearing multiple hats. Often, they’re all-in-one CEOs, HR departments, project managers, and marketers. And not only are they on busy schedules, but they’re also on tight budgets. Small businesses usually can’t allocate the same amount of money and time to marketing efforts as medium or large companies can. Luckily, you […]
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Leadership is a topic that gets a lot of airtime in the business world, and for a good reason. An effective leader is crucial to the success of any enterprise, and perhaps even more important to the success of small businesses, which have fewer people to offset any mistakes or weaknesses. Fortunately, America’s history is […]
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Millennials are breaking the mold for corporate leadership. They want their work to be accompanied by a sense of purpose, and aspire to be collaborative and transformational leaders. Unlike Gen X-ers and Boomers, the millennial generation isn’t after the money or power associated with leadership roles; they’d rather inspire others and make a difference. A […]
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Gain Your Edge is a twice-monthly podcast on all things IT. This week’s guest is a bona fide hacker. Bill Gardner is an assistant professor at Marshall University where he teaches in the Digital Forensics and Information Assurance degree program. He is an information security author and speaker. During this episode, Bill mentioned several resources […]
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Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said, “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.” He may as well have been talking to small-business owners because although owning a business is highly rewarding, it also takes planning — and there’s never a shortage of challenges and surprises. The good news is that taking […]
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Hope for the best, and plan for the worst. As a small-business owner, that’s one adage you can’t afford to ignore. Proper planning can be the difference between a business weathering the storm or succumbing to the elements. You already know the importance of a clear business vision — measurable goals, key indicators, and an […]
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This week’s guest is Shana Mallin. Shana is Director of Customer Premise Equipment with Frontier Communications, and she has 24 years of experience in telecommunications technology. Shana and her team work with businesses of all types and sizes to help identify ways to increase revenue, decrease costs and improve customer service via technology. During this episode, […]
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Leading a small team can be daunting in a big way. Every action counts and there is no room for slacking or flying under the radar. But there are advantages – small teams provide more of an opportunity for immediate impact and a better understanding of all of the issues impacting the team, things that […]
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