From the desk of: Isaac Johnson
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 09:45 PM
I am a seasoned IT Contractor with over 25 years experience in Computer
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Shop Talk
What technology and communications revolution?
Tina
Jesson
So what types of businesses are booming in a recession and where
are companies focusing their resources?
The UK
the Government is ploughing millions of pounds in to training to save the
British economy. President Obama has his $825 billion plan to jump-start the US
economy and create or save up to 4 million jobs. With an additional $102
billion going to help victims of the recession with unemployment insurance,
health care, food stamps and job training. (USA Today
15/1/09)
This backs up my view that with output
falling and some firms having to lay-off or go to the shorter working week,
companies and individuals will need to spend their free time on education and
training so they can keep their heads above water let alone get
ahead.
Training and education businesses see all
this change as good for them and their staff. Many trainers and training
companies which are funded through government indicatives, are training people
back in to jobs and are seeing business
grow.
Small business owners, entrepreneurs and
consultants are spending as much of their free time getting as much education as
they can while they have time on their hands. Many believe it’s the only way to
stand any chance of getting ahead. Everyone seems to be looking for that
something that will win the next order. An investment in learning is what many
are hoping will make them more appealing to companies and
clients.
This recession will fuel a massive leap
forward in learning, especially in social media and in the way people
communicate and use technology. People are gradually becoming expert in
blogging, social media marketing and use of tools such as YouTube and even using
Second Life for business by creating training environments for their consultancy
based businesses.
Small entrepreneurial
businesses will choose to work from home and have virtual offices on the web
instead of actual premise in order to keep their overheads to a minimum. I
expect that Second Life will be used in a much more business savvy way. The
creation of virtual training rooms will be next to become mainstream for staff
within large companies to train at times to suit their
companies.
Possibly as significant as the
Industrial Revolution at the turn of the last Centaury, this recession will lead
to a massive technology and communications
revolution.
Where in the past, business owners
might have become TOO busy to attend Network Group Meeting, now, with more time
being available, people are getting out and making those contacts. More business
is being done through forming longstanding relationships. Business is becoming
harder to come by and takes more work to find it, leveraging contacts to win it.
As a result local networking groups are reporting record
membership
This will be a technology and
communications revolution.
One strategy being adopted
by many independent consultants is, ‘let me do the work and pay me AFTER I get
you the results’. That takes away any objection relating to 'cash flow' and is
often the biggest issue preventing companies from doing anything new. This
approach works for many solo business owners who work from home and have the
advantage of lower overheads which makes it an option they are willing to
offer.
