If your small business is looking at new software solutions that won't take up space and reside on your company's servers, the answer's likely in the cloud. Software as a Service model (SaaS), or on-demand software, is a software delivery model in which the data is...
Month: August 2011
Striking Fast in Litigation Makes Sense
Most smart businesspersons spread out accounts payable to lessen the impact and ease the pain. As a result, large up front litigation costs can sound a lot less appealing than a few thousand a month over a longer period of time.But litigation maintenance costs money,...
This Is Your Brain On Text Messages
There is something peculiar, even troubling, about text messages. They're quick, easy and informal. They seem to cause even the most cautious businesspeople to let their guard down. They seem to have a way of causing people to say things they wouldn't otherwise...
Dissonance Between Big Banks & Small Business
Bank lending has been falling steadily since 2008, according to the federal Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. The SBA tells us that banks are loosening their lending standards for small businesses. Yet even under intense political pressure to...
The Relationship Has To Be Special If You Need to Hold Someone Accountable for a Screw-Up
Businessmen are typically aware of a breach of contract, how to identify it when it happens, when to seek out a lawyer and what to expect in the lawsuit process.Negligence? That sounds like a car accident injury case.Actually, however, negligence is a very heavily...
Downtown Beaverton Real Estate Development Project Interesting Sign of the Times
It was a long time coming, but the long-awaited, long-negotiated Beaverton, Oregon downtown re-development project looks like it's finally getting off the ground. Or, more accurately, being torn to the ground. For now, at least.Any Portland real estate development...
