Tweet Smart phones like the iPhone, Android and Blackberry aren’t just for playing games. They’re pocket computers that can quickly and inexpensively give your business a technological edge. With mobile applications, better known as Apps, you can track your vehicle mileage, blog and update company social media sites, edit and view documents and files, and even process credit cards and update your bookkeeping. Mobile Apps range in cost, though many are free or less than $20. We’ve scoured the web to find some of the most useful business apps, as detailed by bloggers, business organizations and techies who know best. Browse through these articles and perhaps you’ll find some that work for you! Best Smart Phone Applications for Small Business [...]
Read More »Tweet Once multitasking was seen as the way to get a lot of things done in a shorter amount of time: Check your emails while listening in on a conference call, work on the laptop at your kids soccer game, talk on phone while driving to your next appointment. Well, it turns out multitasking may not be the great time saver we’ve been taught to think it is. In fact, multitasking can leave you mentally drained, stressed and less productive than if you just focus on finishing one thing before moving on to the next. Monotasking, Unitasking — or the old-fashioned way of moving through your day one task at a time — is making a resurgence. Several recent studies [...]
Read More »Tweet Congratulations to ConnXus supplier Atrium Staffing for being recognized for the second year in a row by the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) as one of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies in AmericaTM. To read the full press release, visit their website at “Atrium In The News”. From Phyllis Pugliesi, EVP of Operations & Diversity Champion, Atrium Staffing: “As we celebrate 17 years in business in 2012, we look to continue our success that has grown from our Applicant-CentricTM approach. Today in the U.S., there are more than 8.3 million women-owned businesses and this year marks the WPO’s fifth annual listing of America’s 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned businesses. To be considered, all companies must be privately held, privately owned, and women-owned/led. Since beginning [...]
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The ConnXion Point is the blog for connXus.com, an online service connecting small, minority- and woman-owned businesses with companies seeking to hire diverse suppliers.
I'm Rod Robinson, founder and chief connector of connXus.com. I've spent 15 years in the procurement business as a minority business owner, company procurement officer and industry consultant.
The ConnXion Point will focus on issues, events and news about procurement and supplier diversity. So, whether you're purchasing or selling, we'll have information you can use. We also hope to facilitate a healthy, respectful exchange of viewpoints on issues surrounding supplier diversity and procurement.
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