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IT consulting firms

Filed in archive Information about on May 29, 2010

IT consulting firms
Information technology consulting (IT consulting, Computer consultancy, Computing consultancy, technology consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. In addition to providing advice, IT consultancies often implement, deploy, and administer IT systems on businesses' behalf.

The IT consulting industry can be viewed as a Four-tier system:

* Professional services firms which maintain large professional workforces and command high bill rates.

* Staffing firms, which place technologists with businesses on a temporary basis, typically in response to employee absences, temporary skill shortages and technical projects.

* Independent consultants, who function as employees of staffing firms, or as independent contractors in their own right.

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Business Plan

Filed in archive Consultancy on May 18, 2010

Business Plan
A well-developed business plan is critical for any start-up business. To develop a thorough business plan, research your customers and competition; avoid mistakes that lead to business failure; and know how to implement a business plan and make it work. Your business plan should include a basic financial statement, all major pieces of a business plan, and information from your business-planning checklist.

A business plan is a detailed blueprint used to identify a company's goals and to explain how a company will achieve financial success. Lenders, venture capitalists, or prospective partners who will consider investing in your company will want to know how the business intends to spend its money.

A business plan demonstrates how the money will be used and what type of financial compensation the investor can expect in return. A solid plan provides strong support for a loan request. In addition, a business owner can use the business plan to establish tangible goals for the company and its managers. New managers can also benefit by learning where the company is headed in the next two to five years.

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Google Offers Business Photos For Small Business

Filed in archive Business News on May 12, 2010

It is hard to follow the whirlwind of online products aimed at small businesses, and harder for small businesses to choose where to focus their attention and budgets.
Some days ago, I found out about an interesting new plan by Google - focused on assisting small businesses make photographs of their business that would be published in the Google search index. Here's what Google says in describing this program:

Do you own a business? Apply today for a Google photo shoot of your business.

Millions of potential customers visit Google daily to learn about places and businesses. Through scheduled photo shoots, Google is presenting a new way for you to showcase your business to the world.

Where are photo shoots available?

Google photographers are currently visiting businesses in select cities in the United States, Japan, and Australia. Any business can apply for a photo shoot, and demand will assist us decide where to send our photographers next.

Where will the photos appear?

Pictures from the shoot will be added to your Place Page.

For businesses wondering why they should invite Google to take a photo of their business free of charge, Google provides the following answer:

Just as you can't judge a book by its cover, you can't always judge a business by its exterior. Interior photos are a great way to demonstrate to potential customers what your business is really like. By enhancing your Place Page, business photos will help your business stand out above the competition and get discovered on Google. Millions of users will be able to visit your establishment from the comfort of their own homes, or preview it to help them decide on a visit. Best of all, it's free!


Although you are not guaranteed that Google will select your business to be photographed, it's a simple application process and the program is free. You can apply here.

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Floppy Disk Is Dead

Filed in archive Did you know on May 5, 2010

Floppy Disk Is Dead
After nearly 30 years, the once dominate 3.5-inch floppy disk will soon go the way of the cassette tape. With the advent of CDs and later, DVDs, the use of the plastic floppys and its limited storage capacity were quickly deserted.

12 years after the original G3 iMac dropped support for the 3.5-inch floppy disk, Sony has finally decided to stop making them. The reason is a lack of demand. The surprise is that it took so long.

Floppy disks are still commonly used in Japan, where Sony has 70 per cent of the market share. Companies sold about 12 million floppy disks in 2009, although that's a steep decline from 2002, when 47 million were purchased.

Who uses 3.5-inch floppy disks anymore? No one. So it is a mainly symbolic announcement that Sony will no longer be producing the disks in Japan, officially putting the last death knell on the format.

Sony stopped making floppy disks in the US and other major markets long ago, and every other big corporation has pulled out of this old format.

If you still rely on the massive 1.44MB of space to move files quickly around between far-flung computers, don't worry: Sony will keep the production lines running until March 2011, giving you a year to stockpile the things. You won't be alone. Apparently, "lack of demand" is somewhat relative, and Sony sold a jaw-dropping 12 million floppies in Japan during 2009.

The 3.5 inch floppy was first introduced in 1981, and hit the height of its sales in 2000.

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How To Choose The Name Of Your Company

Filed in archive Consultancy on April 28, 2010

How To Choose The Name Of Your Company
As you start a company, eventually you're going to have to select a company name. You may not take the decision that seriously - but believe me, a great name can make all the difference.

Since the online marketplace becomes increasingly cluttered it's more important than ever to be memorable and to stand out. The name of your company is a vital factor in this.

In the following article I'll describe a process you'll be able to use to discover and choose a good name for your company; this method can be used to product and service names too. Okay, let's get started!

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