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Ian M. Elliott

With over 30 years of executive level experience within the printing, imaging and aftermarket industries, Mr. Elliott’s portfolio covers start-up’s, sales, distribution, reverse logistics & asset recovery, business development, executive consulting and management services. With a 15-year executive tenure at Nukote International, followed by 5 years as CEO at CertiCell and more recently 4 years as President & CEO at Print-Rite N.A., Mr. Elliott is well versed in aftermarket distribution strategies, supply chains and the effective use of information technology in business.

Small Business Planning and Strategy

by Ian M. Elliott | 2/29/16 8:30 AM

The Importance of a Business Plan

It's nigh on impossible to get from point A to point B without a road map. The same is true for small business planning and strategy. For any business, whether it requires a transformation or not, a business plan...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Information Technology, Business Planning

E-commerce and Web Site Traffic

by Ian M. Elliott | 2/22/16 3:02 PM

Why is E-commerce so Important for Small Businesses?

Unless enterprises have enabled their customers to conduct business online within a fully integrated digital platform then they are operating less efficiently than e-commerce enabled competitors...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Inbound Marketing, E-commerce

Operations Management & Business Transformation

by Ian M. Elliott | 2/15/16 8:37 AM

Operations management is "the administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization for the purposes of converting materials and labor into goods and services as efficiently as possible and...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Information Technology, Operations Management

Supply Chain For Small Business

by Ian M. Elliott | 2/8/16 8:00 AM

Business Options

Making the decision (if there's an option) whether or not an enterprise invests in carrying its own inventory brings with it major implications for the cost structure and working capital requirements of the enterprise. If a...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Information Technology

Financial Planning for Small Business

by Ian M. Elliott | 1/4/16 9:30 AM

Let us help reduce the pain of your business planning!

As we reach the end of another calendar year thoughts inevitably turn to the budgeting and planning process for the new year. Many, if not most, small businesses manage their financials on a...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Information Technology, Business Planning

Information Technology For Small Business

by Ian M. Elliott | 12/14/15 10:19 AM

What is Information Technology?

A technical definition of Information Technology is "the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Information Technology

Small Business Online, Digital Marketing & Local Markets

by Ian M. Elliott | 11/12/15 10:00 AM

We're conditioned from a young age to believe bigger is better but really, is it?

Over time I've become more skeptical of the true benefits of scale in business. Of course, my skepticism has no impact on the inevitable so, rather than risk acquiring...

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Topics: Business Transformation, Inbound Marketing, Information Technology, E-commerce