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Tech Seminar Hits the Mark
By Marketing Director on 3/23/2006
The "New Technology for Small Business" seminar held last week in Kalamazoo was a success, judging by the comments of participants.  100% of the attendees' feedback reported "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the event.

"(They provided) information that could be very useful!" said one respondent.  A number of attendees asked questions after the sessions were over, and many set up appointments to discuss technology solutions that were specific to their industry or business need.

The next Lunch & Learn seminar will be held in Lansing later this year, and will focus on Windows Mobile Solutions, Avaya Voice-over IP, and Microsoft CRM (Customer Relationship Management).
John Gilkey Awarded "Technology Entrepreneur of the Year"!
By Marketing Director on 3/17/2006

John Gilkey, President and Founder of Artemis Solutions Group, was honored on March 15, 2006 at the Radisson Hotel with "Entrepreneur of the Year -- High Technology" at the 12th Annual Entrepreneurial Awards of Greater Lansing.

As the Lansing Business Monthly put it:  "Entrepreneur is defined in the dictionary as one who takes risks for the sake of profit.  The entrepreneurs honored tonight have assumed risks -- not only for the sake of monetary profit, but for the improvement of the community and the way we do business in the Greater Lansing area.  (We) recognize the contributions of these individuals to the success of their businesses, and thanks to them for their inspiration." 

The Judging Committee was comprised of distinguished individuals and very successful businesspersons throughout the Lansing area, some of whom had won awards in prev ...

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"FASTER! EASIER! BETTER!" New Technology for Small Business Lunch n' Learn
By Marketing Director on 2/28/2006
I don't know about you, but most seminars bore me.  S--n--o--o--z--e!  The reason?  Presenters tethered to their PowerPoint presentations.  Slides that are hard to read, or filled with cutesy graphics.  Irrelevant, outdated, or biased information.  A backhanded sales pitch.  Many people feel that seminars and workshops are a waste of time, because as soon as they get back to their desks, they either completely forget whatever they just heard and saw, or file the information away either mentally or in some file cabinet, and tell themselves they will get back to it as soon as they get caught up on their work. 

With that in mind, our joint marketing partner -- NuWave Technology -- has designed a semin ...

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High Profile Clients Seek Our Expertise
By Marketing Director on 2/15/2006
We've got our hands full -- and we love it!   Our web design team is burning up their mouse pads with the amount of work coming in ... because very satisfied clients are telling others about the great job we're doing on their websites!  What's even more exciting is that we are attracting high-profile customers such as Christman Company, Tomie Raines, Beaner's Coffee, and the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority.

Have you sipped a java at Beaner's recently?  We drink the stuff by the gallon ... it tastes great, and gets us zipping along here, cranking out code and cool designs.  But drinking their coffee is not the reason Beaner's selected us to do an ...

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Congressional Website is Ranked #1
By Marketing Director on 2/3/2006
The website of U.S. Representative Joe Schwarz  (Battle Creek) was honored yesterday by being named as the BEST CONGRESSIONAL WEBSITE for a freshman member of Congress.  Artemis Solutions Group developed the website, which went live in March, 2005.  The designation was listed in the January 30 Congress Online Newsletter, published by the Congressional Management Foundation (www.cmfweb.org).  Artemis Solutions Group and Vision Creative designed the website, and Artemis actively maintains the site.

Representative Schwarz's website -- schwarz.house.gov -- offers background on his views on various issues, as well as a weekly legislative update when Congre ...

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The Power Of Kina'ole
By Marketing Director on 1/30/2006
In ancient Hawaii, if you were skilled, trained or a professional in any line of work or service, the specific tasks or activities that you engaged in were expected to be performed without defect or flaw.  If you were in the skilled trades, or an artist, public official, priest, or merchant -- anything less than than flawlessness was not acceptable. 

This concept was known as KINA'OLE, or "flawlessness."  The traditional definition of kina'ole is:

   "Doing the right thing in the right way, at the right time, in the right place,
   

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