The Star Workplace, 24 November 2004
| Just like big businesses, small business owners want to generate
reports and statistics that will help them make informed decisions about
their businesses. David Fox, managing partner of Stylus - a company that specialises in data management for small to medium size businesses - says most small businesses actually have enough software capability on their PCs to allow them to analyze and understand their business data real-time, they just don't know how to extract value from it. "Most small business owners also don't realise they don't have to settle for off-the-shelf options," says Fox. "Standard desktop software can be used |
cleverly to create customised data management
solutions for
small business at lower cost, and much faster, than most think." Often value-adding training is a huge step towards making current IT resources work harder and smarter. Stylus believes in customised training approaches done one-on-one using the students' own data and working through day-to-day issues. This ensures hands-on training that will quickly lead to improved productivity. Workplace and Stylus are offering three small to medium business owners the chance to win an assessment, and a personalised, full-day training course on Word, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint or Access. |
The training will be done in your office using your real data and
dealing with the key issues you face on a day-to-day basis. The courses
are valued at R1000 each. To enter the draw, e-mail the following details to david@stylus.co.za: your name, the name of your company and type of business you are in, your designation, your choice of programme to be trained in, and a daytime contact n umber. The closing date for entries is Friday, November 26. ■ For more information contact David Fox on 0844233359, or e-mail david@stylus.co.za or go to www.stylus.co.za. |