Member Blog Posts in "Architecture and Planning"

Need "Document Reduction" process clients to record and hone processes

posted on January 27, 2012

Hello NetworkInAustin Businesses...WEDIAKPO!(Write Everything Down, In a Known Place, Once!)We need two firms to implement scaled down large firm processes to reduce the number and length of your operations and project documents. This should save a small (not tiny...) company plenty of time, money, rework, and other benefits to justify the time and expense. Read more »

Author: Darrel Raynor

LightTrac - App for More Than Just Realtors!

posted on January 11, 2012

 The app called LightTrac is touted as an excellent one for realtors, but this is an app that many professions will find useful. It provides the direction of the sun at sunrise, sunset and at the exact time that you happen to be looking at the app. It uses GPS to determine your location and displays the sunrise as a yellow line, the sunset as a blue line and the current direction of the sun as a white line, all displayed over a satellite map of your location. Use the slide bar to move forward in time and see where the sun will be on any given day at any hour. Read more »

Author: Cheri Stringer

Traditional Pbx vs. Hosted Virtual Pbx

posted on September 30, 2010

Typically, most companies small or big use a phones system called Pbx or "Private Branch Exchange" which must be purchased, located and managed at your office.  The expense of a standard system (Pbx) for an small office is typically two to ten thousand dollars given the extent of the features and number of lines needed. (why? Read more »

Author: Chris Bombela

The Wrong Way To Fix Your Business

posted on September 6, 2010

... and yes, there are many right ways...bizcoachaustin.blogspot.com/2010/08/wrong-way-to-fix-your-business.html

Author: Dag Nybo

The Story of an Organization and Their Struggle to Achieve Operational Efficiency

posted on August 23, 2010

Last fall I arrived at a client hospital site and felt as though I had fallen into the land of Winnie the Pooh.  The manager of the department seemed to focus only on patient privacy issues, very similar to Pooh with his honey. Read more »

Author: Penny Crow

It's Tax Season, Are Your Investments In Order?

posted on December 10, 2009

Around tax time, your attention is particularly focused on your finances and assets.  The current status of the economy can be unsettling and knowing how you can be prepared has become very important.  As you start working on your taxes, you’ll probably be reminded of some of the milestones that occurred during the previous year. Did you recently move?  Has your relationship status changed?  Did you have a baby?  Are you now taking care of your parents?  Did you get a raise at work or change jobs? If any of these milestones have occurred in the  Read more »

Author: S. Todd Harris