Dig yourself out of that hole

So you find yourself in a hole. A big one...

1.  You have a growing business but your technology is outdated and is slowing you down.

While you are still a growing business, it is very wise to upgrade your technology without being "Mr. Moneybags."  You don;t have to spend a huge amount to upgrade to another system.  This also depends if you are a one man show or a shop with 5 to 10 people.

Let's take the 5 to 10 people scenario.  At 5 to 10 people, you cannot be careless in technology spending but you know it will make you more efficient.  How do you do it and base it on your cash flow, you don't really want to come out of pocket with a huge amount of money but you don't want to strap yourself by opening another credit card and be left with outdated equipment in 3 to 4 years.

Consider a lease with a company like Lenovo, Dell or HP.  I'm more partial to Lenovo if laptops or HP if desktops.  A lease will let you have low monthly payments and you can give back the computers when you are done with it and you will always have the most updated workstations every 3 to 4 years.

Who is going to set it up?  Your trusty consultant or consulting company.  These guys have the most efficient way to set up your systems.  For 10 users, you are probably looking at 2 days which will cost anywhere from $1600 to $2000.  Thats a small price to pay to move forward.  Please note that the more data the consultant has to move, the more time it will take.

Also look into your Internet Service Provider for service.  While you are paying X amount of dollars for an email host or hosted Exchange, some ISPs will give you email addresses bundled into your product.  It's just a little bit of work to save some money.


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