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Business Consulting And The Small Market By James Hunt Many small businesses spend their short lifetimes, struggling and floundering, before they finally go belly up. While the average person tends to support small businesses and will claim that they prefer ‘mom and pop’ stores, the fact remains that few can compete with the large market chains that are quickly spreading across the country. What many fail to realize, however, is that business consulting offers these small companies a chance to fight back. “What can business consulting do,” you might ask? Sadly, most
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small businesses fail for what would seem the most obvious of reasons; poor marketing techniques, poor accessibility, and a simple game of not being able to keep up with the Jones’. Business consulting offers an outsider’s view and a professional critique; just as a good writer often relies upon the assistance of a skilled editor, the business uses experience, taking a good idea and making it great. Business consulting covers all aspects, from the ground up. Sure, you may have the starting capitol for your business, but what about location? What name have you chosen for your business? Surprisingly, something as simple as whether you call your store “Beth’s Flower Shop” or “Beth’s Blooms” can have a drastic effect on your business. Does the outside of your store draw people in and, once they are there, does it leave a lasting impression? How do you intend to compete with the larger markets? Finding consultation is easy and will prove to be a wise investment, whether you choose to open a flower shop, a video rental, or start your own clothing line. Most people aren’t afraid to ask their friends, “What do you think?” and they expect an honest answer. Business consulting offers exactly what you look for; an honest opinion, helpful suggestions, and the strategy that will make your business a success.
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Reading experience evolving
If there is a company than can finally establish the ebook as a regular reading experience (not talking about replacing paper books here), I guess it is Amazon.
And they are doing it the big way, or at least starting. See the Kindle device.
The thing is not very sexy, and while it has some nice features, the main point for me is who is trying to seel that to us.
1 - We already are purchasing books from Amazon. We already have an account and we all can do 1-click shopping from this gadget.
2 - They already have the digital content, the publisher contacts, and huge amounts of book metadata... (more)
Finally, a Spanish blog too
Due to public pressure, I finally started a blog in Spanish.
If you don't find anything better to do with your time, waste it at:
http://blog.salias.com.ar/
This blog would not be a translation of this one. I'll be posting different stuff with an arbitrary criteria, as usual...
Agilist attack to a Microsoft subdomain
I didn't know about this Agile Center within the Architecture Center, but it is a great discovery (thanks to Roy for the tip).
Interestingly enough, most of the time Microsoft was ignoring or just pushing Agile methodologies and practices in the real of development issues. This is the first time I see them classifying Agile as an architectural concern, the same I always did.
Maybe I'm unconciously biased by my current (almost full-time) job at Microsoft, but i smell changes...
The Open Source site (notice the home animation is still using Flash)
Silverlight and all its ecosystem been free... (more)
MSDN Briefing Code Samples
(This post is in Spanish first, then in English)
Como prometimos durante el evento, publico aqu?l link a los ejemplos del MSDN Briefing. En la soluci?ncontrar?os proyectos: Language, que contiene varios ejemplos de las novedades de C# 3.0, y LINQ, que contiene los ejemplos de Linq to Objects, to SQL, to XML y to Datasets.
http://www.salias.com.ar/download/LinqSamples.zip
English version:As promised during the MSDN Briefing at Buenos Aires, here is the link to the presentation samples (the code and comments are in English). The solution has two projects: Language, which contains... (more)
Technet and MSDN Briefing in Buenos Aires
This traditional anual event is coming. As usual in the last years, the morning is for heavy metal IT guys, and the afternoon for software punks. :)
I'll be the last one in the afternoon, trying to cope with the previous great speakers:
(titles are not official, but what we talked about the sessions)
Keynote: Ezequiel (my boss) Glinsky and Alejandro PonickeReally Smart Clients: Matias WoloskiConnected OBA aplications: Diego Gonzalez coffe breakASP.NET Ajax: Angel "Java" L?Silverlight and a bit of DLR: Rodo FinochiettiVisual Studio 2008 and LINQ: me (you could go home, but there is a... (more)
DotNetNuke presentation available again
Around June I did a presentation for the third online event on MSDN. Once the event ws over, they took the content offline, and many people asked me about it since then.
Well, it is back online. The presentation is in Spanish, and is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/conosur/tercereventoonline/presentaciones/salias/salias_files/Default.htm
Seamless integration?
My August editorial for Level Extreme .NET Magazine
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exposing their business processes as cohesive and autonomous services,
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Of Mice and Men
My July editorial for Level Extreme .NET Magazine.
We seem to be in the verge of an important change on computer
interfaces. The mighty keyboard dominated the human-to-computer
interaction from the last 50+ years. Indeed, since its beginning, in
the form of a teletype first, then in a more direct way. Output was
more complicated, and moved ahead a bit faster with the jump from cards
to printers and finally to the still dominating (but slowly fading)
Cathodic Ray Tube.
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Next Step: Web IDEs
I wrote about this some time ago on one of my Level Extreme .NET Magazine editorials. It seems I'm not the only one.
Peter Fisk of Vista Smalltalk fame is thinking among the same lines, although for less sophisticated developer types.
My take is that this should happen short-term, but inevitably more complete IDEs will start appearing, and development tools will quickly move server-side.
Meta-Art
I love when software -what I like to do for a living- meets art -something I liked all my life.
Thanks to Bill Gibson (one of my favorites writers, too) for the link:
Women in Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs
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Carlyle to cut 10% of staff as downturn bites
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Fortress suspends Drawbridge redemptions
The listed private equity group has suspended redemptions at its flagship fund in order to maintain assets after investors sought to withdraw more than $3.5bn in funds
Vodafone to appeal against India tax ruling
The Mumbai High Court dismissed a landmark challenge by Vodafone against a $2bn tax case in a blow to the UK group and a potential setback for other companies looking to make major investments in India
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Discounts drive 15% sales jump on 'Cyber Monday'
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US auto union makes concessions
The main car workers' union said that it would suspend a contentious practice that allows so-called 'idled' car workers to collect virtually full pay and benefits without working
New Star agrees £240m rescue with banks
One of the UK's best known fund managers has agreed to a debt-for-equity swap deal that will leave a group of four banks, including HBOS, Lloyds TSB, HSBC and RBS, in control of the group
Iberia gives BA merger ultimatum
The chief executive of the Spanish carrier said it would be 'too complex' for BA to pursue deals with both it and Qantas of Australia
Merckle at risk of losing empire
German billionaire who lost large sums by betting on falling share prices may have to hand over control of large parts of his industrial empire to his banks.
Dassault in pledge over Thales chief role
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