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The IT Structure Small Businesses Grow Into (and Out Of) Every small business goes through the same IT-leadership progression. Early: whoever’s the most technical wears the IT hat on top of their real job. Growth stage: a full-time IT support person, often a generalist. Later: a full-time IT Director or Manager. Somewhere between the "IT-of-one"…
Why This Is the Wrong Question, Sort Of "Should we use free software or pay for the paid version?" is the most-asked question from small-business IT decision-makers. It’s also the wrong framing. The right question is: what’s the total cost of the software over 3–5 years, including the productivity cost of the limitations, and what…
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