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This week unfolded a little differently than I expected. I had been scheduled to meet
Managed services executives continue to make career moves. Two examples: Managed services veteran Greg Carver has joined
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If the CEO of a managed services provider dies, what happens to the company and its customers? That question continues to pop up in the managed services market where two untimely deaths offer tragic reminders about succession planning.
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Across the managed services market, it’s easy to spot friends who became business partners. But can those friendships survive the day-to-day stress of business development and business management? I’ll answer that question by sharing my own personal experiences.
Scott Mallet, president of
Like all other businesses, the goal of every MSP is (or should be) success – strong revenues, healthy profit margins, sustainable growth, happy clients. But achieving success does not mean the end of potential dangers for MSPs. Indeed, success can bring its own set of dangers along, as evidenced by the recent collapse of the Boston Red Sox 2011 season (before any angry Sox fans write comments, I’m a lifelong Massachusetts resident and passionate Red Sox supporter). Here are three lessons from the Red Sox Collapse of 2011.
Opportunity awaits on the
I’ve been mulling this blog for a few days. Across the managed services market, entrepreneurs are selling their companies or participating in M&A (merger and acquisition) deals. Some of those entrepreneurs stick around for the long haul. Other entrepreneurs exit when the deal is announced or shortly thereafter. The big question for those entrepreneurs who stick around: Can they be good long-term employees — especially when they can’t call all the shots within a larger parent organization?