Sunburst Software Solutions Inc

With computer technology becoming more complex and sophisticated, many business owners are hiring indeendent computer/IT conultants to update their existing computer systems and ensure that their business has the tools and training needed to run smoothly and efficiently.

The question is, as a business owner who is confused about more complex and sophisticated computer hardware and software -- HOW do you find a GOOD computer/IT consultant?

3 pages.  From the March 2008 Newsletter.

In Part 1 of our series on Email Etiquette (a series of articles that were done for another group) we'll talk about the importance of making a good first impression with your email communications.  After all, we only get one chance to meet a person for the first time - and first impressions do count!

3 pages.  From the January 2008 Newsletter.

In Part 2 of our series on Email Etiquette - What Is It and Why Is It So Important we will discuss why you need email etiquette in the first place.

3 pages.  From the January 2008 Newsletter.

Part 3 in our series on Email Etiquette focuses on manners and tone.  When we stop to think about it, communication between humans is approximately 90% body language, 8% tone of voice, and the final 2% what you actually have to say.  With email, you remove the first 98%!

2 pages.  From the January 2008 Newsletter.

Part 4 of our series on Email Etiquette discusses the importance of being concise and professional in your email communications with others.

2 pages.  From the January 2008 Newsletter.

Part 5 in our series on Email Etiquette discusses spelling, grammar, and attachments.

1 page. From the January 2008 Newsletter.

Part 6 of our series on Email Etiquette covers questions to ask yourself before you hit send.

Keep in mind, that with email the only impression others have us us may be the one they get when they read our email message.

2 pages. From the January 2008 Newsletter.

The beginning of a new year is a good time to stop and take a look at the events of the previous year, while it is still fresh in our minds.  This way we can make a plan for the upcoming year.

This is true whether you are a business owner or an employee.  Making New Year's resolutions (no matter how corny it may sound) should not be limited to just our personal life, we should remember to include our professional life as well - - after all our professional life does take up a great deal of our time.

3 pages.  From the January 2008 Newsletter.

It almost goes without saying that on any construction project, a contractor's ability to get paid for the Original contract, Extra Work Orders and/or Change Orders is vital to the business's profit margin.

It's the start of a new contruction season, is your job costing system in place?

10 pages.  From the June 2007 Newsletter.

Being lured into spreadsheet dependency is an easy and almost transparent event.  For many small contractors just starting out, spreadsheets are the first and seemingly only solution they need to get their company u and running.....quickly.

On almost a daily basis, we talk with contractors or their bookkeepers about our AIA Billing program and when we tell them that it is designed to work off the Estimating and Progress Invoicing features in QuickBooks they tell us --- "oh, but we don't do our Estimating in QuickBooks, we use Excel" --- our immediate response is "how do you handle your job costing?"

3 pages.  From the June 2007 Newsletter.