IT and Business Insights for SMB Solution Providers

Karl Palachuk

A blog for Small Business Consultants and the vendors who serve them. It contains Opinions on business success, News in the SMB consulting space, and Information on what I'm up to.

Small Biz Thoughts
Richard Tubb to Join the SBT Roundtable June 3rd
May 28th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
I am very pleased to have Richard Tubb (https://www.tubblog.co.uk/) join us for the June Small Biz Thoughts Technology Community Roundtable.Richard is a long time friend and truly great community builder. He is joining us from the UK. The last trip I made to the UK (2019, a few months before - Read More
 
Optimize Your Social Media Marketing and Advertising
May 25th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
All New Class for 2021!Optimize Your Social Media Marketing and Advertising – 5W23Taught By: Karl W. PalachukFive TuesdaysJune 1 - June 29 - Register NowAll classes start a 9:00 AM PacificPart of the "Social Media Super-Charge" Series for Small BusinessThis course covers the key elements of - Read More
 
D&H Ends Fiscal Year 2021 with 19% US Growth and Surpasses $5B in Revenue
May 20th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
I received this press release from D - Read More
 
Trustifi Wins a Gold “Stevie®” Award for Endpoint Security in the American Business Awards®
May 17th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
My friends over at Trustifi forwarded this press release to me. Congratulations, Trustifi.- - - - -Trustifi’s Innovative, SaaS-based Email Encryption Got Top Marks in this Prestigious Competition, Recognizing its Effective Security, Ease-of-Use, and Productivity Features LAS VEGAS – May 17, 2021 – - Read More
 
Great DNS Training - a Primer for IT Consultants
May 10th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
This course is a primer for IT consultants. It’s not everything there is to know – Just the information you need to know to support small businesses.DNS: What You Need to KnowMay 27th10:00 AM PacificYou've heard it: All problems are DNS. That might not be absolutely true, but it’s true a lot of the - Read More
 
Overcoming the Belief in Unicorns
April 29th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
In the last post, I talked about the belief that your company is somehow unique. Your clients are unique. Everything is unique. As a result, you can't standardize. You can't can't create "A Process" or a set of processes to drive your success.That belief is absolutely incorrect.Every large, - Read More
 
Download a Model Sales Funnel Spreadsheet over at Cheeky Sales Coach
April 28th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
In Episode 25 of the Cheeky Sales Coach, I mentioned a Model Sales Funnel Spreadsheet you can create in Excel. Then I went ahead and made one for you.See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkhmpjgflXAThis download consists of an Excel spreadsheet for documenting sales campaigns, and a - Read More
 
The Addition of Seasoned Esports Personnel and Specialized Resources Will Help D&H Partners Capture a Wide-Open Market of Opportunities
April 28th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
Press Release from our friends over at D - Read More
 
No Unicorns in IT!
April 27th, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
 Sometimes I find it hard to believe that, after more than fifteen years of pushing documentation and standard operating procedures, I still meet people who believe one of these falsehoods:All of our clients are unique. We cannot create policies or procedures across all clients.orWe are unique. Our - Read More
 
Data Breach and Identity Security Beyond the Technical
April 21st, 2021 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
I received my new business insurance policy. I'm not sure why I look through these things except to keep an eye out for things that don't make sense. I say I don't know, because I fully admit that I've never really figured out insurance terminology.In my opinion, if you need an example of industry- - Read More
 

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