Mike Black, CEO – Inciting Marketing Solutions

The textbook definition of “incite” is to encourage or stir up (in a violent or unlawful way). Trust us, there’s nothing harmful happening at Inciting Marketing Solutions (IMS), but they are disrupting the way small business marketing is typically done. This is because CEO Mike Black didn’t arrive at running a marketing agency in the…

Snipping Tool Tips

Capturing part of your screen for a presentation, email, or personal notes is a handy skill to have available. Windows 10 comes with the “Snipping Tool” for you to do just that. If you need a more advanced tool, my favorite is Hypersnap from Hyperionics, which also provides pretty decent image editing tools. Watch the…

Where Did My Data Go?

What Happens When Small Businesses Experience Data Loss “Despite the major investment protecting data, 50% of organizations are not fully confident that they can recover systems/data today from all platforms.”  – http://bsf.co.za/the-global-cost-of-data-loss/ For small businesses, success is often tied to what you know and who you know. Intellectual property and knowledge needs to be at…

Sheila Clemenson, GCDF, PHR – Transitions Coaching Services, LLC

Sheila Clemenson is the Owner and CEO of Transitions Coaching Services LLC, and a Certified Career Coach and Consultant with over 20 years of experience in hiring, coaching, and advising job seekers, employees, and management in diverse industries. Sheila helps people define, create, and refine how they express their careers, vocations, and callings as they…

arielMIS, Inc. In the Spotlight with the Louisville Chamber of Commerce

arielMIS, Inc. has now been in Louisville for over 6 months and we are loving it! We are excited to be a part of the City of Louisville and play a larger role in the Louisville Chamber of Commerce and Community. In a few months Bob McCool will bring his years of chamber board experience…

What Do Managed Services Providers (MSPs) Do, Anyway?

A question I often get from small business owners is “what does a Managed Service Provider (MSP) do?”. The short answer is that we help ensure your systems run smoothly, stay secure and up-to-date, and deal with the day-to-day technical issues so that you can remain focused and productive on your core business. The long…

Daryl McCool – d.a.m. Cool Graphics

A graphic designer for more then a quarter century, Daryl McCool of d.a.m. Cool Graphics has provided professional graphic design services on a full spectrum of projects. Her experience includes serving as Art Director for Gaiam, in Louisville, CO after which she started d.a.m. Cool Graphics an independent graphic design firm whose focus has been…

Microsoft Office Tips- Excel- Using CTRL-D to copy data

Excel – Use CTRL-D to duplicate the data from the cell above you have selected. You can highlight multiple cells to fill them all too! If your Office Applications are on your Taskbar, right-click the Office application icon to see your list of recent files. Click the file to open it. You can also right-click…

Leigh-Ann Zaharevich, MS – Aligned Performance

Leigh-Ann works with leaders of companies to enrich their employees’ experience. She helps them by advancing their hiring and onboarding programs, conducting experiential team sessions and facilitating meaningful leadership development programs. Leigh-Ann explains that ideally, the employee journey is aligned with the company’s vision, mission and values. As this image depicts, employees experience the company…

Back-to-Business IT Planning

It’s that time of year when students head back to school! While most preparation and promotions will be targeted to student supplies, dorm decor, and textbooks, it’s a good reminder for businesses and nonprofits to take stock of what they need to be successful in the upcoming year and ensure their IT plans and budget…