Frequently, small businesses are unable to afford a full time IT
staff member or even an outside IT consultant. Most of the time,
this isn’t a problem, except when something foes wrong with
your computer system or if you just need some technical advice. IT
consultants can charge as much as $150 an hour and a full time IT
staff member would break the salary budget for the year. When this
happens, small business owners handle the problem by asking a tech
savvy friend to help or a product-focused manufacturer who may offer
solutions particular to a single piece of hardware or a single software
application. Neither of these options help the business owner with
the assistance needed keep the entire technology system running smoothly
all the time.
As a small business owner, you may be asking how can a small business
compete in today’s fast-paced business environment? And how
can a small business owner be
assured of taking full advantage of their technology investment
while optimizing system performance?