SaaS: What can Software as a Service do for your small business? (Part 1)
Programs that use your web browser as the primary interface have been with us for years, but only recently have these apps begun to flourish and become genuine alternatives to mainstream small business and enterprise software. In this article, I’m not going to delve into the nitty-gritty of why or how this has happened, but [...]
Read moreWSJ: Firms Outsource a Top Job as Cheaper Than Hiring Their Own Executive
From the Wall Street Journal, Setpember 22, 2009, Page B7
by Raymond Flandez
This past year, Al Lovata, chief executive of Be Our Guest Inc., cut expenses for his party-equipment rental business by laying off staff and reducing workers’ salaries. He credits an “outsourced” chief financial officer with helping him prepare for the worst of the economic [...]
An Intellectual Property Primer
What are copyrights, registered trademarks, and patents?
by Gord Hooker
Intellection Property is a topic that few entrepreneurs consider and even fewer truly understand, but it can have important ramifications for your company. Like many forms of property, intellectual property (or IP, as it’s often abbreviated as) has value, and like anything of value, you must take [...]
How does scalability affect the value of your business?
Scalability is the capacity to increase the size of your operation without a breakdown in processes, communications, or efficiency. Highly scalable companies are characterized by the ability to increase capacity without a huge increase in overhead. In other words, highly scalable companies have minimal impediments to growth.
For example, a grocery store is highly scalable. Simply restock [...]
