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October 5, 2017 | Mike Dorris

I had the incredible experience of attending the British Open golf championship earlier this summer. I was in the UK for business and totally lucked into going to The Open on Saturday. I saw Brandon Grace who shot a record low round that day, plus ma…

September 7, 2017 | Vincent Veneziale

In the world of software, problem solving is essential to continually evolve and develop products or services. I’m not referring to fixing defects in the software, but my long-held view is that software must always provide the customer enough value…

August 10, 2017 | Vincent Veneziale

If you want to grow your business, key things you might consider include: enhancing customer service, increasing customer revenues, improving how you cross sell and up sell products, ensuring customer loyalty and having effective internal communicati…

July 6, 2017 | Vincent Veneziale

When we’re working at the ground level, it’s easy to focus on the need that’s right in front of us and lose sight of the bigger picture. If the first question you ask a software vendor is “Do you have something that can help me manage my seed…

June 8, 2017 | Mike Dorris

Designed to orbit Mars as the first interplanetary weather satellite, the Mars Orbiter was lost in space in 1999 because the NASA team used metric units while a contractor used imperial. The $125 million probe came too close to Mars as it tried to ma…

April 28, 2017 | Mike Dorris

The name of the game when it comes to winning in the business world is being able to motivate and empower employees to work toward a common goal. Motivation is not my area of expertise, but empowering people with the right tools and information is on…

March 28, 2017 | Mike Dorris

In my eyes, there are three main reasons for software updates. The first is to fix the code, more commonly known as bug fix. This is to rectify defects. The second reason is to add new functionality and improvements to data entry and reporting. And f…

February 22, 2017 | Vincent Veneziale

There seems to be a software application for almost everything and lots that do similar things. It is important to note that the software application you choose is a vital tool that will help your seed business operate effectively, doing the mundane …

January 5, 2017 | Vincent Veneziale

It is imperative that a seed business is able to track and prove the provenance of any lot of seed. Audits are done regularly to ensure that they are recording the information adequately. If the data cannot be relied on for accuracy or is out-of-date…

November 23, 2016 | Mike Dorris

Would you ever play a hand in poker with a blindfold on? No. So why would you operate your business blindfolded? If you don’t know, or have access to, your business’ key numbers, that is essentially what you are doing. In today’s world, if you …