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The Value of Technology Consulting
By Marketing Director on 4/18/2006
Most modern corporations employ an individual to be in charge of overseeing and implementing technology.  Often, this individual is titled as the CIO, or Chief Information Officer.  He or she is considered every bit as valuable as similar positions such as Chief Financial Officers, often attending board meetings and being integrally involved in steering the corporation forward.

 

So where does this leave the small and medium size business?  Whereas smaller enterprises often have the equivalent of Chief Executive Officers or Chief Financial Officers, often it is nonsensical for them to employ a full time “computer person”, much less an executive to oversee technology.  Often, important decisions concerning technology investment rests in the hands of an owner or manager who already has his or her hands full, or with an employee who may have some computer experience, but is often less than qualified to be making such decisions.&am ...
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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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