Originally broadcast November 26, 2009. Eriq takes a look at the business cycle between Thanksgiving and the end of the year and what kind of tasks small businesses could tackle in that timeframe. Part 1 of 1.
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Originally broadcast November 26, 2009. Eriq takes a look at the business cycle between Thanksgiving and the end of the year and what kind of tasks small businesses could tackle in that timeframe. Part 1 of 1.
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Originally broadcast October 15, 2009. To get everyone in the mood for Halloween, we decided to tackle a truly scary topic: Microsoft licensing. In this episode, Eriq goes through the basics of understanding how Microsoft licensing works for Windows and Office software, at least as it applies to most small business uses. Eriq also covers why you should be aware if you are fully licensed for the software you are running. Part 1 of 1.
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Originally broadcast September 24, 2009. Eriq takes a look at an article from the New York Times on disaster recovery planning for the small business. Rather than being an overwhelming task, the article focuses on the key elements small businesses should not overlook when starting their disaster recovery plan. Part 2 of 2.
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Originally broadcast September 24, 2009. Eriq takes a look at an article from the New York Times on disaster recovery planning for the small business. Rather than being an overwhelming task, the article focuses on the key elements small businesses should not overlook when starting their disaster recovery plan. Part 1 of 2.
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Originally broadcast August 13, 2009. Eriq takes another look at items businesses may overlook when planning an office move. Some tasks may be obvious to those who have moved offices before, but other tasks may not be quite so common sense. Part 1 of 1.
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Originally broadcast August 6, 2009. Eriq takes a look at how to get ready for Windows 7 now that the latest Microsoft operating system is ready for actual release. Eriq responds to questions about Windows 7 that he has received from his customer base, focusing on application compatibility. Part 1 of 1.
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Originally broadcast July 30, 2009. Eriq is joined in studio by Dean Calvert, SBS MVP and IT service provider from Adelaide, Australia. Dean shares his approach to helping businesses best be prepared to work with an IT service provider. In addition to a great accent, Dean has some good insight into making these preparations. Part 2 of 2.
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Originally broadcast July 16, 2009. Eriq takes a look at the impending world of 64-bit computing in the small business space. Now that Windows 7 has arrived, many businesses are being told that they need to look at using the 64-bit version of Windows 7, and Eriq shares his thoughts about that recommendation, as well as some of the pros and cons so that when the time comes, you can make an informed decision about whether to make the leap to 64-bit or not. Part 1 of 1.
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Originally broadcast June 11, 2009. Eriq discusses some of the projets that he is working on for his business to go through the last half of the year and invites listeners to share their project goals and needs on the web site. Check out the Discussions tab at eOnCall.com and share your thoughts about what you want to do the last half of the year. Part 1 of 1.
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The first half of 2009 is almost behind us, and for many people I’ve talked with lately, their businesses seem to be picking up steam in June. Granted, most of the people I’ve been speaking with have been in Texas, and while it hasn’t been pretty here, we seem to have fared better than some other parts of the US.
I’m curious to see what small businesses around the country (or around the world for our international listeners) have planned for the remainder of the year. Are there projects you’re looking to complete that you had put off earlier in the year? Are there expansion plans that you’re hoping to implement in the next six months?
If you feel like sharing, add a comment to this post and let us know what you’re thinking about. All comments will be reviewed before being made public, so if you’d like to give us feedback but not have it visible to the world, just mention that in your comment and we will not make it visible. But I’m sure other small business principles are curious to see how others are planning to approach the last half of 2009, so please share your thoughts and ideas if you can and are willing.
We plan to have more of these “interactive” items here at the site, so listen to the show for notifications as to when we have special content here, or check back on the site weekly to see what else is going on!