Category: Technology Blog

7 Technology Trends for Small Business

Now as we look ahead, let’s consider predictions for technology for the year ahead. The rate of innovation is speeding up. Moore’s law is continuing to hold true and has become shorthand for the exponential rate of progress in technology.

IT Strategic Planning for the New Year – and why it matters!

It will be 2015 in just 2 weeks! New Year’s is always a great chance to reflect and look ahead. I’m a huge believer in goals – both personally and in business. We follow an extensive strategic planning process at Mainstay – we set top level goals for the year ahead which then cascade down� Read More »

Efficiencies for your Organization with Real ROI

Small tasks, minor inconveniences, occasional slowdowns, and imperceptible bottlenecks can result in an organization losing weeks worth of productivity each year. By upgrading just one system that saves staff 10 minutes per day, you can reclaim a full 40 hours of productivity within one year – per staff member.

Mitigate Security Threats in your Organization

As these high-profile attacks have all impacted large enterprises, it would be natural to think that as a small business/organization, you are safe. Unfortunately, that just isn’t true.

How Leveraging Technology Can Accelerate Growth

When an organization harnesses the power of technology, the investments pay off in an exponential return. Intentionally leveraging technology can be the difference between a struggling business and a stable one; between a flat business and a growing one; between a standard organization and an exceptional one.

Thank You for the Honor – Belknap EDC

We are grateful for this award, and we promise our NH and MA business community that we will continue to “keep” our soul as we grow and seek to create more value, for more people.

Custom App Development – In a World of Millions of Applications

In the age of millions of smartphone apps, industry-specific applications in every sector, ubiquitous office software, and powerful ERP systems, why do many of our clients find the need to use Mainstay’s developers to create fully custom applications? Let us elaborate on our custom app development. The answer lies in the very nature of business itself.� Read More »

8 Keys for IT Planning in the New Year

Early in my career, I was fortunate to be taught the power of goal setting. I’ve always loved the process of setting goals – starting with an idea, asking myself what the future could look like, creating specific goals that lead to the desired result, and then formulating an intentional work plan. Often, the most� Read More »

Core Value #6 – Passion in All We Do

Our final core value (and the last post in this series) is about passion. The picture at right is of last year’s open house at our new Lakes Region office. It was a total blast – we broke the local Chamber of Commerce record for most attendees at an open house, packed out the house,� Read More »

Core Value #5 – Forward Thinking, Holistic Approach

If you know much about Mainstay, you’ll know that our core values – the essence of what we believe, the framework for our decisions – are non-negotiables for us. Hence why we are on blog post #5 about them! Forgive our excitement – as avid blog readers ourselves, we know how annoying it can be� Read More »