The virus pandemic of 2020 is severely disrupting the economy and the large and small businesses that drive it. Poor practices such as ignoring safe distancing, insufficient sanitation, and not mandating mask-wearing open the door to infection of customers and staff and threaten the viability of a business. Similarly, poor practices that allow a business […]

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• How to spot the hidden technology reefs that could shipwreck your small business • “You can be leveraging technology in the same way that a Fortune 500 company” (Total Recorded Time is 13:35)   Let’s just add another major worry when it comes to keeping your small business afloat in these troubled times of […]

Michael C. Fillios, the Founder and CEO of the IT Ally Institute, a nonprofit organization providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to knowledge, research, and practical tools to improve their tech bottom line joins Enterprise Radio. His new book is called: Tech Debt 2.0®: How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech […]

Michael Fillios joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of “tech debt”, which is a 3-factor condition of allowing the cost of technology to move in a direction that doesn’t serve your evolving business model. Listen below to learn more. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show

2020 has brought business leaders challenges, undercutting established business plans and negating processes and practices leaders have developed and relied on for the health and success of their business. The pandemic and resulting economic disruption have taken a toll on all businesses, but especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which typically do not have the […]

Years of experience working in finance and technology at large, mid-sized, and small businesses have taught me that business leaders face real challenges managing the technology their company needs to operate effectively and stay competitive. This is especially the case for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), which typically do not have the resources available to […]

managing tech debt

Years of experience working in finance and technology with small enterprises has shown that business leaders face real challenges managing the technology their companies need to operate effectively and stay competitive. This is especially the case for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), which typically do not have the resources available to large enterprises. The challenge […]

Michael C. Fillios believes that every business leader, and particularly leaders of small and mid-sized businesses, needs to be well-informed and actively involved in managing their company’s investments in technology. As a  consultant, he brings his extensive experience as a global business and technology leader and entrepreneur to advise his clients on leveraging state-of-the-art tools, taking cybersecurity seriously, and […]