As Election Day fast approaches, with less than two weeks remaining, President Trump and Congress find themselves in the unique position of agreeing that American workers and the business community are in need of another round of stimulus relief. In a fluid process that seems to Read More

Jim Cerkleski is the first person to admit that he’s a bit of a hands-on executive when it comes to every aspect of business. He’s left his fingerprints at a number of ventures during his career—Superior Office Products, Superior Wireless and now Clover Imaging Group. That he has Read More

Affinity Business Communications, the publisher of ENX Magazine and ENX The Week In Imaging, announces the 2020 list of Elite Dealers. Complete profiles of the 117 award recipients will be featured in the December issue of ENX Magazine. In this year of unprecedented business Read More

In a 16-year career with Lexmark International, Phil Boatman established himself as a marquee player in the office technology industry and was a major cornerstone in developing the company’s Business Solutions Dealer (BSD) program in 2007. Last month, Konica Minolta sent ripples Read More

In a year that’s been wholly out of the ordinary, Chelsey Bode was looking forward to achieving some semblance of normalcy. The 37-year-old president of Pearson-Kelly Technology in Springfield, Missouri—a social butterfly with high energy and a zest for life—was eager to embark Read More

“So often times it happens, that we live our lives in chains. And we never even know we have the key.”  —Already Gone, Eagles The true value of a consultant is to provide a client with a viewpoint that may not have been previously considered. Sometimes, the key to unlocking Read More

There may be no honor among thieves. And for those who deign to make it a career occupation, so to speak, changing the “rules” of the game is vital in order to remain two steps ahead of the white hat crowd hot on their trail. Certainly, netting big fish raises the visibility and Read More

It is safe to say that some of the most significant events during the past 10-plus years of Venetta Diesel-Varney’s life have revolved around Millennium Business Systems of Cincinnati. The question is, did destiny find her, or did she find her destiny? You be the judge. A Read More

Suffice to say, COVID-19 heaped an unplanned fire drill of sorts on the business community when it came to town in mid-March. Companies large and small mobilized, kitchen tables were converted into home offices, and potted plants in offices across the country wilted from the lack Read More

Of all the traits a manager can possess, perhaps none is valued more than loyalty. Nothing is more reassuring than knowing if a certain situation begins to go sour, your manager has your back. And whether you’re a soldier in a foxhole or a team member in a business setting, that Read More

Want to take the pulse of the dealer community regarding economic policies that impact them the most? Well, perhaps the best source to leverage is a consultant who works with dealers on a daily basis. For this, we turned to Jim Kahrs, founder and president of Prosperity Plus Read More

Back in March, Epson held its Ink Boldly conference in Santa Monica, California, to introduce its line of WorkForce Enterprise business inkjet printers—the WF-C20600, the WF-C20750 and the WF-C21000—to dealer partners, analysts and the trade press. But the office technology Read More

Not long ago, the phone rang in Luis Gonzalez’s office. The caller, who was from a cannabis company, found SalesScoreKeeper through a bit of internet research and was interested in Gonzalez’s sales commission processing tools. The prospect quickly rattled off what was needed from Read More

A dealership doesn’t approach its 50th anniversary without the ability to pivot in the wake of a significant business disruption. Fraser Advanced Information Systems (AIS) was coming off a banner year in which it realized nearly 20% growth. But once the COVID-19 alarm sounded, Read More

We’ve all heard variations of the admonishment against discussing politics and religion. It’s a pro tip that’s been passed on from generation to generation—parents, grandparents and other figures of authority have warned us that it’s a taboo subject, particularly for polite Read More