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Beyond the Five Percent Rule: When Outsourcing IT is the Best Option for Businesses

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In our previous blog, we discussed the need for businesses and organizations to devote at least five percent of their overall personnel budget to information technology. However, reaching that five percent threshold can be difficult for some startups, sole practices, specialized small businesses and even larger organizations. So what’s a business to do? As with… Continue Reading Beyond the Five Percent Rule: When Outsourcing IT is the Best Option for Businesses

The Five Percent Rule: Creating the Perfect Staff Equilibrium

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In chemistry, equilibrium is created in acid-base combinations by using the five percent rule. AchievinPreview Changes (opens in a new tab)g chemical equilibrium in the products and reactants is akin to reaching an important state of balance. Though most businesses are far removed from the world of chemistry, five percent is still a useful measure… Continue Reading The Five Percent Rule: Creating the Perfect Staff Equilibrium

Selecting Cloud Software

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“The Cloud.” It isn’t always the easiest concept for people to understand. Where is it? What is it? Is it safe? Even the most seasoned businessperson may be flummoxed by just how data can be secure when it’s just out there, somewhere. But they shouldn’t be. Business leaders need to be armed with questions when… Continue Reading Selecting Cloud Software

Why You Should Outsource Your IT

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Growing businesses face certain universal milestones: seeking outside investment, professionalizing human resources, and, perhaps to the greatest chagrin of business owners, figuring out what the heck to do about information technology. Does a business bite the bullet and hire an IT manager? Can it afford to hire a good one? How does it even find… Continue Reading Why You Should Outsource Your IT

Gerald L. Gamble Co.

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Background: Gerald L. Gamble Co. came to amshot with an older website that was somewhat outdated. The site was not dynamic; it was not mobile-friendly and appeared as a small square on large screens. The client was also having trouble displaying their real estate properties. Gerald L. Gamble Co. had an established logo and colors—red-orange,… Continue Reading Gerald L. Gamble Co.