Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop, Tuesday August 16

Please join us on Tuesday August 16, 2011 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public.

Business Continuity and Disaster Survival Strategies for the Small and Mid-Size Business

When a disaster strikes, whether in the form of a natural disaster, a blackout or far more likely, a common server failure, virus attack or software-user error, your ability to respond well to the crisis can make the difference between a bright future and the end of your business.

Data Loss and extended downtime can cripple a small business. In fact, 94% of companies that experience a major loss of data go out of business. That’s why we’re presenting this valuable lunch seminar about how you can plan ahead with disaster preparedness and business continuity processes.

Larry Owens from IntegrIT Network Solutions will share survival precautions and strategies for keeping your business going no matter what the disaster – minor, major, environmental, or technological:

• Why disaster recovery and business continuity are the key to surviving and avoiding lost business opportunities
• Best new practices in backup and disaster recovery planning for your business and why your current method may be putting your business at risk
• Tips for simplifying the costs and complexity of backups and why just backing up your data is not sufficient
• Methods for maximizing business continuity to protect your critical data and how to keep all user data intact, even after a crash
• System Migration Planning for Your Business

Larry Owens

President and Chief Technologist

As a U.S. Air force veteran with a MBA in Business and working in a variety of business environments for over 20 years, Larry Owens understands how businesses operate, function, and what is needed to be competitive in today's ever-changing marketplace.

"I started this company for two reasons: I'm passionate about importance of small businesses to our communities and the larger economy," said Larry,” and I saw a desperate need for reliable and trustworthy IT support and service professionals who understood how small businesses operate and have the ability to tailor customer’s IT systems to their needs."

Larry’s extensive IT experience and training includes being a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and a Citrix Certified Administrator. As a Microsoft technical beta tester, he works on new releases of .Net Server, Windows, or Office before those are released into the consumer market. This hands-on familiarity and knowledge enables Larry to recommend the best and most cost-effective solutions to his clients.

Larry is a member of the Microsoft Partner Research Panel. The Partner Panel gives Larry the opportunity to help evolve and improve the Microsoft Partner Network and the Microsoft products that are a part of our business.

Larry’s primary role as IntegrIT Network Solutions' chief technologist is to use his trouble-shooting and solutions development skills to ensure your networking and computer systems are operating at peak efficiency. That way, you can focus on what you do best - running your business!