Analytics/Analysis

With profound pleasure, one of the works that will define SMB Nation's analytical contribution to the Universe has just been released! Using math, we have created a predictive model that correlates the true rate of "feet on the street" inflation - and how it impacts the SMB Nation working man and woman!

It’s that time again to participate in our periodic survey – MSP business operations. Your insights and wisdom help the community as a whole and we’ll present the results in a future post so you can individually benefit. Your participation helps us create a crystal ball to have visibility into the future!

Remember this guy? Just before election day, I caught up with Jonathan Friebert who is well-known in the SMB Nation community as the past director of Microsoft’s Voices for Innovation (VFI) – a non-partisan, political trade association

A rising tide raises all ships – that would be the basic story for Small Business Saturday 2018. Say what you must but the economy on Main Street is humming with job and wage growth followed by Goldilocks conditions of a healthy housing sector, modest interest rates and still strong domestic equity markets. I report on Small Business Saturday

Colonel Matt Elledge was the featured speaker at Canon multi-function printer (MFP) product launch at SpiceWorld 2018 in Austin, Tx (October 2018) In this podcast, Elledge speaks about creating buy-in inside your team. His book is based on four principles that helps leaders create TIME - so leaders can work on the business, not in the business.

Like you, I’m struggling with defining the Internet of Things (IoT) revenue model for managed services providers (MSP) and partners. We’re still defining the paradigm (yes – an overused phrase). Fortunately I caught the keynote speech by Eric Hembree, Director of IoT-Advanced Solutions