Growing A Small Business In Portland Oregon

One of the great small business challenges, in Portland, or anywhere is how do you grow? Well designed computer technology can assist your small business make the transition to not-so-small. Some of the tools in every business are information-- it's why we all have computers. Client lists, email, accounting are just the basics and almost every business uses a computer to work on these things. When you add more people to your company, you expect that they should be able to do work quickly. Frequently, it takes a while to get going. Good Technology Management can help you get new (or existing) employees productive now.

Here are some basic elements of a good technology design for a small Portland business.

Standards. Once you add even just your second computer, you now have the opportunity to do things more than one way. To avoid this complication, configure your computers similarly. What's that mean? Same software, same location for saving data, same, same, same. If a computer has a problem, you should already know how to work on another computer that you own. If you don't standardize-- you can't-- you'll stop working and start learning. Computer training for each computer user on each computer uses a lot time for not much reward. Upgrading Microsoft Office in your Portland Office to a single version is a simple example of how to get and stay productive using your own standards.

Shared Local Information. Your computers should work using the same information. If your computers can't share business information (your files), then you have this choice: your people are working with incomplete information OR they are working too hard to get the information. Even the simplest Portland Network Installation can help to keep everyone productive. Technical Support costs go down in a networked office.

Prepare for the Worst. Computer Disaster Recovery doesn't have to break the bank. Your business information takes a long time to collect and that means a lot of money if you have to re-create it. Even very simple things like an employee's bookmarks to useful websites will take time to create again. Preparing means backing up- and having a plan to use the backups. Again, networking your computers is very helpful because it gives you the tools to collect your business information on ONE computer and then you back up the data on THAT ONE computer.

Work Process. How you choose to work in your business is at the very heart of what you do. When you start adding employees, you have to think about what steps you take to get work done. Computers give you the tools to 'replicate' how the 'business' parts of your business function. Order taking, matching products to customers, receivables and collections all have a process and the tech can help you to standardize. Interestingly, it's very frequent for marketing plans to wind up communicating not only to customers, but to employees- clarifying for the employee what the company is trying to do.
Our company understands what it is to be a small business in Portland-- we are one. MyTechPDX fixes Computer problems-- and we can help you avoid new ones. With years of experience providing Portland with technical support, computer repairs and network services, we know how to get in front of problems before they cost you time and money.

I'm Evan Morrison
A Small Business Technology Manager in Portland at:
3606 NE 51st Avenue
PORTLAND OR 97213
UNITED STATES

(503)936-6680