It’s 1985. There is no Internet and no websites. There’s no social media outlet on which to post pictures of your lunch. PCs are on the brink of popularity. University of Missouri computer science grads Tom Smith and Bruce Barkelew have just quit their jobs at an engineering firm on the West Coast. They are […]
One hour, once a week: That’s all it takes to make a positive difference in a child’s life. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri, which provides mentoring services for kids, has the results to prove it. For the past two years, none of the kids enrolled for one year in the Big Brothers Big
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Search engine optimization, or SEO, is just a big black hole for most business owners. We run around coveting that No. 1 spot like we’re all back in high school competing to be valedictorian — because being valedictorian means you’re the best among your peers, right? But being listed No. 1 just means you’re first
Local company Tin Can Technologies has been around for less than a year, but it’s already taking the stage as a go-to custom software development company, with a customer base ranging everywhere from Columbia to Las Vegas. Columbia residents Chad Haney and Anna Swacker founded the business in May of 2014 and specialize in creating
The vibrant, glossy offices at Lift Division reflect the type of cool, adaptive and modern atmosphere the company emanates. The people at Lift Division are masters of change; their entire careers revolve around the constantly shifting digital landscape. The company itself has also been evolving since its establishment in 2010 and has undergone new management,
Protecting Against the Invisible Beth Chancellor, chief information security officer, University of Missouri System You’re the CISO for the entire UM System. How do you ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected across the various campuses? The field of information technology is not short on standards. The same applies to information security. We
The eight-story Manor House apartment complex, located at 306 Hitt St., is one of three university-owned apartment buildings specifically designated for older students. To live in Manor House, students must be over 21 years of age, be a graduate or professional student, be married or have children. However, priority at Manor House is given to
How can mid-Missouri businesses get ahead of the game of cybercrime? The short answer? You can’t.
Name: Raja Bhattacharya Title and company/organization: Director, Steve and Barbara Fishman Center for Entrepreneurship, Columbia College Age: 43 Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: Less six months Original hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal Education: MBA, Western Kentucky University Gordon Ford College of Business, Fellowship in Entrepreneurship, University of Kentucky Community involvement: Because I recently moved to Columbia, I am
Most businesspeople are familiar with the Pareto principle, which states that 80 percent of the outputs come from 20 percent of the inputs. In organizational life this means that 80 percent of your sales are generated by 20 percent of your customers, and 80 percent of your problems are created by 20 percent of the
