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
The ASCII Group Announces New Initiative to Membership Community with Sandler Partners
May 5th, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
My friends at ASCII slipped this under the door . . . -- -- --  Bethesda, Maryland – May 5, 2022 – The ASCII Group, a large membership-based community of independent North American MSPs, MSSPs and Solution Providers, is pleased to announce a new initiative with Sandler Partners, a leading - Read More
 
NSITSP Announces May 11th All-Member Meeting
April 27th, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
Mark your calendar . . . Everyone Welcome! The NSITSP has set May 11th for the the next all-member meeting. 9AM Pacific / Noon Eastern I know a lot of activity has been going on quietly, but our committees have been very busy building the “bones” of the association. Please register now: https - Read More
 
How To Build A Valuable Local LinkedIn Network - by Amy Babinchak - UPDATED!
April 22nd, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
How To Build A Valuable Local LinkedIn Network - by Amy Babinchak, Microsoft MVP and owner of three technology-related businesses. UPDATED: Version 3 - April 2022 Long-time community member Amy Babinchak has updated her excellent white paper that shows you her strategy for building a local - Read More
 
Widgetization, Homogenation, and Commoditization in SMBIT - A Primer on Private Equity
April 21st, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
The SMB IT community may not have chosen the path we're on, but we have built it one brick at a time. When I ask, "How large is your company?" how do you answer that question? Some people immediately think in dollars. Some think about the number of employees. Some count endpoints. And while - Read More
 
LIVE 5-Week Course: Managed Services in a Month - Starts April 26th
April 19th, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
Managed Services in a Month - Applying the Book - Starts April 26th One of our most popular courses. LIVE You’re guaranteed to learn something that will make or save you the price of admission! Taught By: Karl Palachuk, author and coach - Five Tuesdays - April 26th - May 24th - All classes start - Read More
 
Your Business Model: Evolve of Die
March 28th, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
One of my favorite phrases over the past few years is . . . You be you!I have always believed that you need to do business your way and then find people who want to do business your way. If you follow this advice, you will always be "differentiated" because you are different from everyone else out - Read More
 
ASCII Announces New Peer Group Offering
March 24th, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
My friends as ASCII forwarded this announcement . . .-----The ASCII Group Ignites New Peer Group OfferingBethesda, Maryland – March 23, 2022 – The ASCII Group, a large membership-based community of independent North American MSPs, MSSPs and Solution Providers, is pleased to announce ASCII Spark, a - Read More
 
Two-Factor Authentication Leaves Much to Be Desired
March 23rd, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
Like most of you, I've gradually been adopting MFA or 2FA in various technologies. Most of these are via web sites. Last year I went all-in and applied it everywhere I could.As a rule, I think 2FA is clunky at best. But then . . . I lost my phone.For the most part, losing my phone was not very - Read More
 
Heads Up! Making a Non-Roadshow Roadtrip to the UK
March 18th, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
I haven't been to the UK since . . . well, since Covid! Well, I'm ready to get back to the grand old isle.CompTIA's ChannelCon is August 2-4 in Chicago. I'm registered, and have my room. So join me there, if you can! https://connect.comptia.org/channelcon/homeThat leaves me in Chicago August 4th. - Read More
 
Most Important Checklists for Any IT Service Provider - Five Week Class Starts March 22nd
March 15th, 2022 | Karl Palachuk | Small Biz Thoughts
Learn how to standardize your operating procedures for both your internal company as well as externally with your client relationships and their technology.Taught By: Karl W. Palachuk - Read More
 

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