Connecticut's IT Managed Services Blog

The political scene has been chaotic in recent months, both in Washington D.C. and in Hartford. One of the recent revelations is that Connecticut municipalities are facing a $50 million budget cut.

When you run a Connecticut small business, time really is money. Even if you are not in a service business that bills by the hour, productivity is gauged by how efficiently your employees spend their time, and how much they can accomplish in the course of a workday. However, employees encounter dozens of roadblocks to productivity every day.

As a CT small business owner, you can take proactive steps to minimize wasted time and maximize productivity.

Every Connecticut business needs some type of computing technology, including the technical services to support those systems.

The crucial question becomes whether it’s cost-effective to maintain an IT expert on staff, or to outsource managed computer services. It is often a good idea to do both; keeping an IT expert on staff for business-critical issues and a managed services company to handle routine issues such as backup, system monitoring, and printer maintenance.

Connecticut is a great state for small businesses. We have a well-educated workforce and a strong labor market. We are close to major cities such as New York and Boston, and Connecticut’s personal per capita income averages $20,000 higher than the national average.

Many small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) operate on extremely lean budgets. In fact, many small business owners try to avoid budgeting at all costs and tend to run their operations on a “cash-in-hand” basis, planning for the near-term future based on the amount of money in the bank.