The NFIB (National Federation of Independent Businesses) releases a monthly Small Business Optimism Index every month. It’s a data-packed report that has showed a very strong run since last November.

 We get this question a lot. Chances are, the basic printer from an office supply store won’t meet your needs for very long. Even small businesses tend to need something a little more sophisticated to help keep the business efficient. That's where we come in.

 More and more IT, e-commerce, and security conversations seem to mention blockchain. It’s the latest buzzword floating around IT water coolers. It's even been the biggest buzz around our office! So, what is blockchain? 

Back in March, the FTC’s acting chairman spoke at NASDAQ at an event hosted by the National Cyber Security Alliance. What she had to share was alarming. Small and mid-size businesses are becoming more susceptible to data breach incidents. Maureen Ohlhausen said, “we are seeing a huge amount of data breaches that target small businesses, but they don’t have the resources to withstand the impact.”

Did you know that a single tree produces 8,333 sheets of paper? It takes a lot of paper, and a lot of trees to run a business. We help our clients turn that impact around through our partnership with PrintReLeaf, an organization that permits businesses to certifiably reduce their environmental impact. Their PrintReLeaf Exchange is a patented software platform that tracks usage and drives reforestation.

More and more organizations are moving into the cloud, in fact, according to a study by Cisco, cloud adoption has more than doubled in the past 2 years. Yet there are broad implications for pushing company data beyond a traditional firewall.

Paper has it’s own vocabulary and it’s good to know a few things to help make sure you get the paper you need. Most paper is defined by its weight. But paper weight, and the numbers used to define the “weight” actually refer to how thick and sturdy the paper is, not the actual weight of the sheet.