SMB Community Podcast: Business Advice for Small MSP Owners

This article was originally posted January 10, 2012 on Cloud Services Roundtable Interview: Joyce Blonskij – Own the Clouds: The First Guide To Investing In Cloud Computing Companies

I had a great interview with Joyce Blonskij, author of Own the Clouds – The First Guide To Investing In Cloud Computing Companies. This book will be released on January 31st, 2012. For more information on the big "Virtual Launch Party" and a bunch of free give-aways, see http://owntheclouds.com/.

Joyce's book is a great introduction to stock market investing generally, but her focus is specifically on Cloud and Internet companies. The book provides a four-layer view of investing, starting with the highest level "clouds" – The most visible companies. The second layer addresses the small companies that are flying under the radar. The third layer is the middle management view of investing. And the fourth layer covers low-level "technical" investment techniques.

The book will be only $24.95, and that prices includes a number of give-aways you can find out about at see http://owntheclouds.com/.

Joyce will be donating all proceeds from this book to charities, including Kiwanis House.http://www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org/

Members can download this recording right now and get the year started off right with an introduction to investing. It's particularly cool to have such a great guide with a hook into our area of expertise. Check it out today.

Download the podcast here.

About the SMB Community Podcast: Weekly business advice for small MSP owners from Amy Babinchak and James Kernan of the Small Biz Thoughts community — MSP sales, MSP pricing and agreements, hiring and leading an MSP team, MSP operations, selling your MSP, and AI for small MSPs. Produced by MSP Radio. More for MSP owners at smallbizthoughts.com.

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This article was originally posted January 5, 2012 on Cloud Services Roundtable

In case you missed the live broadcast, you can download my 2012 "State of the Union" address here: http://smbcommunitypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/201201_Palachuk.mp3

This one-hour program includes my perception of where we are as a community and where we'll be going in the year ahead.

I also have observations on business success for I.T. consultants and some tips about how you can make the most of the challenges and opportunities ahead. 2012 will be a tough year for many. But it will also be a great year, and you can make it a successful one as well!

Finally, I talk about some big changes that are coming to the Cloud Services Roundtable. In fact, the first change will be up in a few days. I'm going to reveal the branding for the Cloud Services Roundtable and SMB Community Podcast. For details, and a preview of the first new podcast, see the link above.

About the SMB Community Podcast: Weekly business advice for small MSP owners from Amy Babinchak and James Kernan of the Small Biz Thoughts community — MSP sales, MSP pricing and agreements, hiring and leading an MSP team, MSP operations, selling your MSP, and AI for small MSPs. Produced by MSP Radio. More for MSP owners at smallbizthoughts.com.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.