As a follow-up to an earlier article I wrote about working at home, this article focuses on what it takes to set up your home office to maximize your productivity. No, not everything I say here will apply to everyone, but think about the ideas, and perhaps you will find a few good points that [...]
As of this morning, I am now the owner of Optimal Upgrade Consulting, registered as a sole-proprietorship in Ontario. I have put up a quick website (www.optimalupgrades.com) and will be making changes to the site in the near future.
This is #5 on Chris Brogan’s list of 100 Blog Topics I Hope YOU Write Oddly enough, the technology that makes the biggest difference to my day-to-day life is one which most people don’t think of as a technology, if they think about it at all. I refer, of course, to the coffee maker. I [...]
The benefits of peer review are well known, and this has led me into a difficult situation. As an employee for a large organization, doing peer reviews is a normal part of the job, and it is fairly easy to locate a willing coworker to do a peer review. Process exists for this, documentation is [...]
I recently took on a few contracts which I work on at home. With a wife and baby in a two-bedroom apartment, this turned out to not be a very good idea, but was, in fact, the best of the alternatives. Through my ISP, I do have internet access at one of the local coffee [...]
Elie Kochman is the author of Advice for Small Business Owners and the founder of Optimal Upgrade Consulting. Using his experience working in the corporate world along with his exposure to the world of small businesses, he writes these articles to assist others avoiding common pitfalls of growing a business. His experience in the corporate world, building his own business, and working directly with other growing businesses has given him some perspective on the trials and pains of running a business.
