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December 26, 2024
Change Management
As you can imagine, we see a LOT of change as part of our industry. And as we support our clients, we often have a front row seat as they roll out changes; some technology-related, some business-process related, some people related. As I put this together, it was just last year that we were sharing […]
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December 16, 2024
Book Review: Trust
I heard Dr. Cloud speak on the topic of trust during last August’s Global Leadership Summit. Based on the presentation, I ordered the book; glad I did! An opening quote: “While trust often begins with a feeling, it can’t only be based on a feeling… It has to be rooted in more solid, observable, essential […]
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December 12, 2024
DNS Filtering
DNS Filtering—Great so Far! In mid-2023, we rolled out DNS filtering to ourselves, then when we saw the results, to our clients. In our November 2023 newsletter, we shared a little about this service and what it does. It’s officially part of our service offering to all our fully managed clients. In summary Domain Name […]
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December 02, 2024
Rethink Your Work Flow
For years and years, we have turned in our VISA receipts, the paper receipts, writing on them what the purchase was for and other details. The office would then compile these, taping the smaller ones to pieces of paper, by employee, to match back to the VISA statement. Then when some receipts were electronic, we […]
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November 25, 2024
User Defined Cost Types
It’s been a while since we wrote about these, and recently, we had a few clients roll them out without fully understanding what would happen next. This is a nice option for some industries/clients, but it comes with the need for additional changes. The default cost types are 1-Material, 2- Labor (W-2), 3-Equiment, 4-Subcontract, and […]
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November 21, 2024
Book Review: Leveling Up
I don’t know if this is the right place to start (it’s later in the book), but the ‘Drop a Ball’ section really caught my attention. When we juggle so many things, you can drop a ball. Mr. Leak suggests intentionally choosing which ball to set down before dropping any! Then the reminder: some balls […]
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November 15, 2024
Boost Productivity with Quality Tools
The right tool really can make all the difference! No one knows this more than our craftsmen and service professionals. The right trowel; quality brick; quality scaffolding, well built; and in my world, a fast computer with a clear screen! Not only do these components make the best end result, we find ourselves more efficient, […]
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October 29, 2024
Yearend Payroll Reminders
S100C: Some Updates We have some time-sensitive updates to share with you, so here we go! Medicare—high-wage earners including owners and sales teams may have additional Medicare deductions once they hit over $200K in wages. This is an additional 0.9% deduction after they hit the ceiling, plus the regular 1.45% deductions. The additional deduct is […]
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October 24, 2024
MDM – a Second Look
MDM: Worth a Look MDM stands for Mobile Device Manager. Although not new, this solution has become more mature and is worth a second look. The software allows you to remotely manage and secure mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Use MDM to control settings, policies, and applications on the devices, as well […]
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October 17, 2024
Credit Cards, S100C Options
S100C has a very nice Credit Card module allowing you to enter receipts as they come in to the right account, job, cost code, equipment, whatever you need. Then when the statement is ready, you can reconcile right in that module. There’s even a bank feed available from many card companies to import. NOW, what […]
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