Is your small business IT the best it can be???

Is your IT doing what you need it to do?

When IT isn’t doing what you need it to do – quickly enough, it drives people crazy, but which one of these, best describes your response?

• Threaten to throw it out of the window?
• Swear?
• Click again on whatever didn’t respond – hoping that clicking twice will speed it up?
• Sit patiently and politely wait for it to catch up in its own sweet time?

Whichever one you picked – on average slow computers are wasting 2 ? weeks per person per year and I bet you can think of a better way to spend 2 ? weeks?

You need your business to run efficiently and effectively to maximise profit.?

Removing IT frustrations is key to this.

You want your employees to complete their work with ease.?

You know happy staff keep your customers happy too.?

This all links into profit doesn’t it.

But what if your IT is causing issues??The overwhelm, the confusion and the panic can often mean that it’s hard to know where to start to make improvements.?

Start with:?“What is your biggest IT issue?” – “Resolving which IT issue will have the most positive impact on my business?” Make a note and see which of the below helps most.

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Top tips to stop bad IT ruining small businesses

1. Do you know where all your staff are saving their files and data? Avoid costly delays and frustrations, whenever you need to access and share information - especially when dealing with business-critical data or client deadlines! Get locations documented, together with permissions and access levels. This will improve confidentiality, make for speedy working, and peace of mind. Plus, it saves time and money.
2. Is your IT supporting your business processes or adding duplication and complication? Correctly configured IT boosts productivity by removing obstacles to communication and data sharing. A quick review will identify instant productivity wins.
3. Making the most of collaborative platforms? Make sales, project management, team working, and document sharing happen with ease. No obstacles, simply great collaboration, and elevated levels of productivity. Another quick fix that can instantly save time and money.
4. Is the RIGHT data being backed up? Backups are not just there in case of a cyberattack, virus infection or malicious activities. Backups are often used to restore data after somebody accidentally deletes or overwrites something. We’ve all done it, but don’t all have access to rectify that mistake quickly and easily.

Backup the most important data to ensure your systems don’t let you down and you’re not paying for more storage than is necessary.

To work out what to backup, simply consider what you would need to restore in the event of losing access to your data (for whatever reason).

Having a backup is not enough – you need to know it includes the right data and how to restore it should you ever need to.

Identify other key areas where IT could be wasting TIME and MONEY in your business with our latest blog: IT Security

To remove obstacles for your IT to perform at its best book a 9-point IT MOT . It’s the easiest first step to removing IT obstacles and frustrations.

Tor's Tips

Turn off notifications for things that distract you that don’t need your immediate attention

On average people receive between 100 – 120 emails per day so if you get a notification each time, you are being disturbed over 100 times per day or every 3-4 minutes.

When was the last time an email was *that* urgent?

See screen shot below. In Outlook, click on File (top left), then Options (at the bottom) and then the Mail tab (top left). Go to the Message Arrival section and untick any that you don’t want.

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If IT confuses you, you’re not alone – a recent testimonial from a client stated:

“Since first meeting Tor whilst networking I have used her company's services consistently to provide a reliable IT service without all the normal techy speak and at a rate which doesn't break the bank every time you pick up the phone to them.”

Let us smooth the way...

Get your IT performing at its absolute best by removing all those obstacles and frustrations.

Ready when you are!

All the best, Tor