Submitted by Margaret Mitchell, Business Solutions Specialist Microsoft Store - La Cantera Microsoft is launching their second annual Small Business video contest, and we need your help. Last year we launched our first small business video contest with a simple request for small businesses to share their business stories via a 2-minute video. We reached 21 million people and had over 175 ...

Submitted by Terry Holtz, PMP TBO International Sooner or later every organization is faced with a technology or organization change project in trouble. Most times we find out when the money is gone or when it’s too late to do anything beyond surviving the outcome. Very often project sponsors see project reporting as a routine process that only requires selecting the right project manager...

Submitted by Ivy Lamb and Aaron Villarreal, Robot Creative Pick One Platform If you don't have time to fully devote to social media upkeep, choose one platform (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram) and do it well. Planning Choose how much time you want to devote to social media and include it in your weekly/daily schedule. Pre-write any posts/blogs and proof before sharing (spelling m...

Submitted by Ben Garcia, Director of Customer Service and Operations Support and Jay Fraser, Databridge Management The subject of “leadership” is an interesting one and many people have offered their opinions. My overriding belief is that not everyone is a “born leader.” You can attend classes on leadership and maybe learn the principles, but that doesn’t mean that you can become an ef...