Technology Architecture

I realize it's after Thanksgiving but I have always viewed the entire holiday season as a time to give thanks. It's the only time of year we make travel arrangements and put our every day lives on hold to spend a significant block of time with the people we grew up with, the people who have helped us shape our characters. For some reason, when we around these people it causes us to reflect. Maybe it's because spending time with them reminds us of our past, our roots and we naturally compare or contrast that to who we have become and the lives we have created for ourselves in the new place we call home, the people we are during the 9-5 work week. The holidays are a wonderful time because they bring us all together and coming together with these key people in our lives causes self reflection.

Well, it's not quite Christmas but a little past Thanksgiving and I have been doing some self reflection, comparing the person and professional I had hoped to be, thinking about business and our country's economy.

I think there is a lot to be thankful for, I have landed at a company staffed with intelligent people whose driving mantra is to help small businesses and entrepreneurs help themselves. Milestone Advisors seeks to assist those who may lack in specific areas of expertise by providing them with an opinion backed by years of C-level experience without the high salary of employing someone at that level. Our purpose is to serve the small business community in any are where they may require strategy beyond their experience including part time CFO service, help with accounting, marketing strategy or even a technology plan/architecture.

There is nowhere I would rather be than with a firm whose work bolsters the local small business and economy, in turn, doing their part to contribute to our nation's economic recovery. Much of which will rely on small businesses and innovation to create new markets, products and to support them, new jobs. I am grateful to be a part of Milestone Advisors, to be a part of helping people realize their ideas, form companies and experience success with their operations.

Now is the ideal time to look back as a small business owner and see how far you've come. Does your current vision still match up with what you now work towards? Have you achieved what you thought possible by this time? Has anything changed in your approach? Do you need to revisit your strategic plans and make adjustments for the coming year? Take some time to think about your vision for your company and compare it to what has become reality. And don't forget to take some time for a bite of pie and to take in some classic lines from It's A Wonderful Life.

Happy Holidays.