Are you wasting countless hours a month on your business’ IT system?

There’s a way to get back those hours and focus them directly on your business, or even your leisure time, with Brock IT.

When I first came to one of my clients (let’s call her Jane), she had been trying to do things on her own. Her son would troubleshoot problems – and don’t get me wrong, he gave it the real college try – but he couldn’t be on call, he wasn’t always up on the latest innovations, and he just didn’t know how to solve every problem. Hiring an in-house IT guy was going to be expensive.

I told Jane we do offer a Break/Fix option, which means she could continue with her system and whenever something broke or crashed, she could bring in her computer and we would fix it. I told her while this is a fine approach, especially if she’s not all that interested in growing her business or changing things up, but I warned her, this Break/Fix approach would never really resolve the underlying issues and they could become costly over time.

She inquired about our other options so I told her about the next level of IT support: the IT Assist model. This system is good for a business that already has someone on staff who is pretty good with computers or an internal IT person but needed help for the more advanced problems and challenges. I told Jane that with this option, she could simply pay for “A La Carte” services. Jane could just pay for what she’d need, whether it’s backup or anti-virus software. This provides great flexibility as our “packaged hours”, which you can use on whatever you need – whether it’s for project work or maintenance.

In the end, Jane opted for Managed IT Services – the absolute best possible level of servicing. This means that nearly everything is included and in unlimited quantities. That means that we cater a monthly service plan to your needs. We invest heavily in your uptime so that you do not suffer downtime, which can easily translate into thousands of dollars in lost revenue – a terrible loss for any small business.

I f you are like Jane, with an established business but needing to upgrade in order to prevent any downtime losses, expand business, or just improve operations, or whether you are just starting a new business a good IT system can be the difference between spending your time focusing on growing your business or wasting time trying to troubleshoot your IT/ computer issues.

At Brock IT, we believe one of the best things you can do as a small business is to invest in an experienced Managed IT Provider not only for your benefit, but to benefit your clients and customers as well. We don’t just bring experience but also values. And we value and appreciate our local businesses and support them in providing the best customer service they can so they can compete with the big boys.

We believe every small business deserves the best IT support. Technology should be something that helps your business, not hinders it. That’s why, Brock IT’s mission is to make innovative technology available to everyone, so that everyone can compete online as well as locally.

The best part of what we do is that our customers don’t even need to know anything about IT to use our service. You just have to understand your business and we’ll take care of your IT.

To learn more, contact me - Jonathan Bullock, Managing Partner:

1-833-BROCK-IT (1-833-276-2548).

Jonathan won this Special Business Feature at Progress Prescott's Fall Business Networking Night. Special thanks to Sandra Iseman of Sandra Iseman Communications for creating this special "advertorial" for the Progress Prescott e-Newsletter.

To find out more about Sandra's business services, please email her.

B’s Bubbles Handcrafted Bath and Body Care is a home-based business in Prescott, Ontario established in 2013. B's Bubbles products include handcrafted natural bath and body products such as soap, bath bombs, body butters, lip and facial care.

2018 brings new product creations to B’s Bubbles! You will find liquid soap; beeswax candles and soothing salty bath bombs are among the many new products.

You can find B’s Bubbles in farmers markets, craft shows and of course on the B's Bubbles website .

Cherîe Hebert , of "Your Ascension Journey," currently runs a home-based business in Maitland, Ontario.

She works with her clients to assist and implement the importance of a healthy balanced state of Being, between the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual bodies, using the energy based therapy of Reiki Energy Medicine Treatments, as well as the stress relieving and detoxifying methods of Rejuvenation Head and Body Massage.

Spiritual Life Coaching and Readings are also used to assist with spiritual life questions and how to navigate them. Cherîe aims to bring healing services as well as education and higher understanding to each person she serves in order to assist with humanity and the return to deep inner peace and freedom, person by person, group by group.

She offers 6 different services currently with a few more being added in the next few months.

Her "Winter Blah Special" is on for 4 of her services.

See website on the "Service Specials" tab for more details and for bookings. 

New Government Funding for Businesses Looking to Hire Talented Youth!

Employing Young Talent Incentive ( EYTI):

What it is:

Employer Eligibility

To find out more connect with Rod Palmer at CSE Consulting today!

Mark your calendars for this Business Improvement Area Governance Session provided by Kay Matthews, Executive Director of the Ontario Business Improvement Association (OBIAA) to learn more about the roles and responsibilities of BIAs and how you can become more involved!

Contact Jackie Schoemaker Holmes for more information.

The next LG Approved Professionals Meeting is February 7th, 2018!

For more information, go to their event page on Facebook.

International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8th.

The Leeds Grenville Small Business Enterprise Centre hosts a annual event to mark this day and celebrate women in business.

Prescott Women in Business invites all Prescott and area women business leaders to join their table at this event.

For more information on the event follow this link .

Contact Sue Torrance and to book your seat!

Prescott's First Annual Psychic & Wellness Fair to be held on February 3rd, 2018 at the Prescott Golf & Country Club, 900 Boundary Rd Prescott ON.

This event will benefit Leeds & Grenville Interval House.

For more information, please the event video below.

Have you ever had Canada Goose? Buffalo? How about moose?

Well you will have your chance on Saturday February 24th at a Wild Game Dinner in support of local refugee resettlement in the area! Whether your tastes are wild or mild, we promise it will be a meal to remember. The food for the evening is donated by local hunters and fisherpeople and will be prepared in a variety of delicious ways from kebabs to soup to melt-in-your-mouth meat in savory sauces. All proceeds from this unique event go towards supporting local newcomer refugees with a variety of needs that will help them build their new lives in Canada including education and training, health and social care, and credential recognition among other initiatives related to settling these newcomers into the area. 

*Live Entertainment 

*Cash Bar 

*Vegetarian Options Available 

TICKETS 

General Admission: $52 per person 

Group of 4: $182 (Buy 3, get 1 at 50% OFF) 

Group of 8: $364 (Buy 7, get 1 FREE) 

Tax receipts available. Reservations are required to attend this event. 

To purchase in-person, please contact Jackie Schoemaker Holmes at [email protected] 

*Uninspected wild-caught fish or game wildlife will be served at the event. Event is strictly 18+. 

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