03May2018

Smaller firms less likely to keep up to date on the basics that protect them

    Smaller firms less likely to keep up to date on the basics that protect them.   On the never ending problem of cyber security, small firms often do not have any/much in-house IT support. As a consequence, they may be less likely to be able to make sure their software is consistently updated

26Apr2018

Cyberattacks and the vulnerability of the small business

   Cyberattacks and the vulnerability of the small business   You cannot go a day without reading about some big name company or even government agency being hacked and critical data being compromised. What you don’t see in the media is that most of the attacks happen to small firms, and that this is where

19Apr2018

Denial is not a solution: Something you owe your customers and your employees

    Denial is not a solution: Something you owe your customers and your employees   Why do so many people procrastinate about making a will? Why is it so hard to get young people to buy health insurance? Because it is one of those “probably won’t happen–at least in the foreseeable future, and I‘ve

12Apr2018

Limited investment capital and planning for trouble

    Limited investment capital and planning for trouble   Small businesses often fail to take the time to make business continuity plans. One aspect of a business continuity plan involves developing plans to handle the loss of physical infrastructure and hardware. Unfortunately, smaller and younger firms often fail to address these issues because they