Merger and acquisition impose great challenges for small and medium size businesses (SMBs). Successfully executing the M&A transaction is difficult but the reward can be great, a singular milestone in the life of a business. Determining the value of a business today includes far more than what’s revealed in a company’s financial documents. Data as […]

Click here to listen to the podcast. Please skip to the 34th minute to listen to Michael. Michael Fillios – Founder of IT Ally and Author of Tech Debt 2.0® The first line of defense against cyber attacks is your employees and they are the ones that can give away the keys to the kingdom, […]

In this three-person panel, Michael Fillios joins Kelly Hellickson, and Hilary Reed to discuss how small and medium-sized businesses have been affected by the challenges of COVID-19. Click here to listen to the podcast.

The year 2020 has presented significant challenges to businesses worldwide. Leaders in those businesses have had their lives turned upside down personally and professionally. Business plans have been blown apart. In some cases, the fundamental assumptions about products, customer’s supply chains and staff have been thrown into question. Enterprise architects, or EA’s charged with defining the technical strategies that have […]

Moderator John Connors a Freelance Writer together with Michael Fillios, Founder & CEO at IT Ally talk about ways to future proof your small business and improve your tech bottom line. [This was originally published on cdomagazine.tech.]

To stay competitive in our digital world, small and medium-sized businesses need to be equipped with and proficient in the latest technologies. Yet, unlike large companies, most SMBs lack the resources to staff an IT department. Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the […]

Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Michael Fillios. Michael Fillios, author of Tech Debt 2.0®: How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line discusses how leaders of small and mid-sized businesses can get the knowledge and tools to manage their technology investments, effectively and efficiently. Translating  tech […]

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Search for quotes about debt and you will find this from American businessman and author, Robert Kiyosaki, “10% of the borrowers in the world use debt to get richer – 90% use debt to get poorer.” The glaring takeaway here, avoid debt at all cost. But wait a second. Can debt make you richer? Can […]