What's New?
at KPEnterprises
We're always up to something around here. As one of the premier technology providers in the Sacramento area, we stay pretty active.
If you'd like more information about any of these topics or events, just let us know.
October 2008
Look for Karl on KCRA at Noon!
Friday Noon News—October 17th
Join our very own Karl Palachuk on Friday, October 17th on the KCRA Noon News! Karl will be appearing with Kiyo Sato, author of Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream.
Karl and Kiyo are members of the California Writers Club and are appearing as part of California Writer's Week.
The way these things work is that the interview is set to last 3.5 minutes, but we don’t know exactly when it will be. Sometime between 12:01 PM and 12:59 PM.
August 2008
Promotion Monkey Launched
If you sell or market anything on the Internet, we encourage you to take a look at a new venture from our very own Karl Palachuk. It’s called Promotion Monkey.
Promotion Monkey will be a monthly newsletter focusing completely on the world of Promotion — and almost exclusively on online promotions.
In many respects, it doesn’t matter whether you’re selling a product, a service, or just brand loyalty: modern promotion techniques will separate you from the competition.
Marketing is generally considered to be in the realm of demand generation. Sales involves getting the prospect to actually ink a deal. So what is promotion?
Promotion consists of the broad scope of activities a company engages in to increase awareness of products, services, and the company itself. Promotion leads eventually to sales, but sometimes it is difficult to connect one dot to the other. Promotion consumes the marketing role, but is broader than marketing.
The Promotion Monkey newsletter will cover all aspects of pro-moting yourself, your company, and your products. It is heavily focused on Internet-based promotions because that’s where the rich opportunities exist today.
Sign up now to be on the mailing list. That way you won’t miss the release data announcement. You can always un-subscribe, of course. www.PromotionMonkey.com
April 2008
Karl Teaches "Blogging For Fun and Profit" At Borders
April 13th at 2:00 PM, Karl Palachuk will be presenting a free class called Blogging for Fun and Profit at the Borders on Fair Oaks Blvd.
Free. All are welcome.
March 2008
KPEnterprises Names One of the Top 100 Managed Service Providers
MSP Mentor (www.mspmentor.net) is a professional association for companies that provide “managed” I.T. services.
KPEnterprises is proud to be on their first-ever Top-100 list of Managed Service Providers. To view the full report (in a massive .pdf download), see www.mspmentor.net/top-100-msps.
Managed Service means putting an emphasis on preventive maintenance rather than waiting until something breaks to fix it. As companies rely more and more on their technology to stay in busi-ness, emphasis is shifting away from reactive service to managed service.
We can say we excel at managed service . . .
But sometimes it’s better to let someone else say it.
January 2008
Karl Wins Another Micosoft Award
Leadership in the Consulting Community
Our CEO, Karl Palachuk, was recently awarded a “Small Business Specialist Star” from Microsoft’s Partner Engagement Team for his work on the Small Business Specialist Advisory Group.
In addition to founding and running the local Small Business Server I.T. Professional group, Karl is a leader in the small business consult-ing community worldwide.
The Small Business Specialist Advisory Group was founded in 2007 to give Microsoft feedback from customers and Small Business Special-ists regarding the products, services, and possible joint marketing pro-grams being considered by Microsoft.
Karl was one of the first to be appointed to the group and plays a strong leadership role.
Congratulate him when you see him!
KPE announces our new FREE Webinar series. While the live events at the Microsoft office have been good over the last few years, several people have asked us to make the seminars more widely available. With that in mind, we have moved seminar announcements over to www.SacBizTech.com.
We have also moved them to the virtual world, so you can attend live during your lunch hour. Catch a live webinar on the Third Thursday of each month at Noon.
Check Out The New Blog!
If you want to see how a Blog works, start by checking out the new KPEnterprises Blog at
December 2007
Special Seminar: Why is Email Such a Hassle?
Join us Thursday, December 20th at the Microsoft Office downtown.
We have a special seminar planned to look at Email Issues.
Free, of course. This is not a sales seminar, but an executive-level business seminar.
For more information, visit www.sacbiztech.com.
November 2007
Erin Ortega joins KPEnterprises at Assistant Bookkeeper.
Erin will work for both KPEnterprises and Great Little Book Publishing. She is a full-time student at Sac State. She plans to graduate in about a year — Fall 2008 — with a BS in Business, with a concentra-tion in Finance and a minor in Economics.
KPE hosts Office 2007 Seminar at Microsoft Office in Sacramento.
November 15th, 2007
12 Noon - 1 PM
Microsoft Office in Sacramento
300 Capitol Mall Ste. 100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Join us at the November “Brown Bag” seminar.
If you’re moving to Office 2007 — or thinking about it — then this is the training for you. We’re go-ing to cover everything you need to know about making the move to Office 2007.
Bring your lunch, do some networking, and get some free training. We will have net-working opportunities before and after the seminars.
For More Information, visit www.SacBizTech.com
October 2007
Dan
McGlade becomes Certified Small
Business Specialist. KPE now has FIVE Small
Business Specialists on staff.
And, once again, that means that 100% of our technical staff are Certified Small Business Specialists.
We've always been 100% certifiable because we only hire Microsoft Certified and Microsoft Trained technicians.
September 2007
Manuel
Palachuk named President of KPEnterprises.
We are pleased to announce that Manuel Palachuk has moved into position as President of KPEnterprises! Manuel will also fill the roles of Service Manager and Project Manager.
The result is: You won’t see him as much, but he’ll be working a lot harder! Our company is still small enough that everyone does whatever needs to be done. Over the last three years, Manuel has done it all.
Congratulate him at manuelp@kpenterprises.com.
Karl Launches fifth book: The Super-Good Project Planner for Technical Consultants at sell-out seminar in Redmond.
At a major launch event in Redmond, WA, Karl announced his latest book to a sold-out crowd. The first 100 copies were sold in the first hour!
Karl Palachuk named SBSer of the Year. At the annual SMB Nation conference, on the Microsoft campus in Red-mond, WA, our own Karl Palachuk was awarded the SBSer of the Year award for his work in the SMB (Small and Medium Business) consulting community. The award is given each year to someone who has supported and advanced the SMB community.
August 2007
Josh
Parker becomes Certified Small
Business Specialist. KPE now has four Small
Business Specialists on staff. Dan's Next!.
July 2007
Worldwide Conference a great success.
Microsoft's
The Small Business Specialist Advisory Council
met face to face for the first time in July at the
Worldwide Partner Conference.
Karl Services on Microsoft's Small Business Specialist Advisory Panel
June
2007
Our President, Karl Palachuk, was appointed to Microsoft's Small Business Specialist Advisory Panel in June. The first meeting tool place via telephone conference in June. The first face-to-face meeting will be at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver in July.
Karl was one of the first Microsoft Partners to pass the Small Business Specialist exams. KPEnterprises is proud to be a Small Business Specialist. Karl is a Microsoft Hands-On Lab Instructor and has taught many consultant what they need to know to become a Small Business Specialist -- include a class in Prague, Czech Republic!
Here's how important this certification is: Every one of our technicians must pass these exams in their first three months with KPE. As a result, every one of our technicians is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Small Business Specialist!
New Orleans is Alive and Well!
May 2007
Karl was honored to serve on the Managed Services panel at the national Small Business Disaster Recovery conference sponsored by SBS Migration and I.T. Pros.
For more information, please visit http://www.conference2007.sbsmigration.com/.
Karl Addresses California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
Sacramento, May 2007
In May our President, Karl Palachuk, addressed the statewide meeting of the Independent Living Centers of California. The topic was What's New in Technologies with an emphasis on issues related to non-profit agencies and specialty devices.
Book Launch: Relax Focus Succeed®
New
York, May 2007
Book Launch Party! Karl's latest book - Relax Focus Succeed® - was released in New York in early May.
Here's Karl with a couple of friends. On the left is Matt Makowicz, a small business owner from New Jersey.On the right is Beatrice Mulzer, editor of the SMB Partner Community magazine.
SMBPC magazine published a very nice centerpiece spread on the Relax Focus Succeed® book this month.
For more information, please visit http://www.relaxfocussucceed.com/RFS_The_Book.htm.
Karl Featured Speaker at SMBTN Annual Conference
March 2007
The Small and Medium Business Technology Network is an organization dedicated to helping small technology consultants to become better consultants -- Better at business and better technologists. Karl Palachuk of KPEnterprises held his popular "Good Form Consulting" seminar at their annual meeting in Anaheim.
For more info on SMBTN, please visit http://www.smbtn.org.
KPEnterprises is an Official Sponsor of the Sacramento Launch
of
Windows Vista and Office 2007
February
2007
On February 13th we joined 2,000 of our closest friends at the Sheraton Grand Hotel for the official Launch Event in Sacramento. Attendees received free copies of Office 2007, as well as demonstrations and excellent information on being more productive right away with the new products.
For more info on Vista and the new Office, give us a call at 916-928-0888 x101.
"Sent Five Copies to My Mother" -- We're on the Cover
Not quite the Rolling Stone . . .
The December 2006 issue of SMB Partner Community magazine featured a cover story on Mergers and Acquisition in the Small and Medium Business consulting community. And the cover was -- KPEnterprises!
We took this shot while setting up our new offices in October. Notice the Novell box in the garbage can. Not sure how that got in the picture (or the office).
We're hanging our Microsoft Certified Partner banner. Behind Nicko you can see a Small Business Specialist banner waiting to be hung.
For more info on the magazine, visit www.smbnation.com.
Great Little Book Publishing Co. (our sister company) Sponsors Vista Load-a-Thon
As
Sacramento prepares for the widespread release of
Windows Vista, we're sponsoring an event to help
everyone learn the ins and outs of getting this new
operating system installed, working properly, and
connected to a Small Business Server network.
More details on the user group page at
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/sacsbug/message/566
and the registration page at http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=113637
Karl's Off to Kick-Start the Redding SBS User Group
On December 14, 2006, the brand new Redding SBS User Group will put on a major shin-dig to get their user group up and going. The Microsoft Bus will be there and Karl will put on a free seminar for business consultants in the evening.
All in all, it looks like about nine hours of fun!
KPEnterprises in Business Solutions Magazine
The
October 2006 issue of Business Solutions magazine
includes an interview with our president, Karl
Palachuk, on the topic of disk defragmentation. Very
spicy stuff. Intended for the nerd audience, but our
clients may be interested as well.
See http://www.businesssolutionsmag.com/
If you have questions about how file fragmentation is slowing down your network, give us a call.
First Sacramento Meeting of the Northern California IAMCP October 10th
October 10, 2006. Our President, Karl Palachuk, is a founding member and sits on the board of the NorCal International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners. This business-focused group is for Microsoft partners who are interested in improving their businesses, working more effectively with Microsoft, and finding opportunities to work together with other partners. Partners may visit www.i5pc.com/iamcp.htm.
Karl to Speak at the California Writers Club
October 6, 2006. Karl spoke to the "Non-Fiction Network" sub-chapter of the the California Writers Club. The topic was "Using technology to improve your books and your marketing."
Karl Speaks to the Society of Technical Communications
September 20. Karl made a presentation to the Sacramento chapter of the Society of Technical Communications. The topic was "From Writing to Writing a Book" and provided some insights from Karl's three book-writing experiences. With luck, picture to follow. Stay tuned.
Microsoft Visits Sacramento SBS Technology Users Group
Microsoft sent some people from the Small Business Server development team around the country to meet with local user groups in September 2006.
Once again, thanks to the efforts of the local group, this "road trip" came to Sacramento as it's only Northern California stop.
That means we beat out San Francisco/San Jose/ Oakland -- again.
KPEnterprises Announces Merger with Rack Networks
KPEnterprises is very pleased to announce that we are merging with Rack Networks, formerly of Gold River, CA.
The merged companies will operate under the name KPEnterprises Business Consulting, Inc. Nicko Demeter, CEO and founder of Rack Networks, will immediately assume the roll of Director of Operations at KPEnterprises.
The entire press release regarding this merger is available here.
KPEnterprises joins with New Horizons Learning Center to bring a major all-day training event to Sacramento
October 25th, 2006
at the Courtyard Marriott
4422 "Y" Street
Sacramento, CA
We start with a light Breakfast and have non-technical technical training seminars all day.
We'll have lunch together with author and business consultant Stephanie Chandler. Stephanie is the author of The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide. Her new book, From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur: Make Money with Books, E-books and Information Products will be released in December.
The day will feature local experts, Microsoft representatives, and best of all, the other attendees -- successful business owners and managers interested in improving their business.
For more information, please visit www.sacbiztech.com.
Karl Presents "Good Form Consulting" Seminar at SMB Nation conference in Redmond
September 7, 2006 - The largest SMB Nation conference ever -- 800 people in one little town.
In addition to serving on panels for Managed Services, Karl presented a free 3-hour seminar for technical consultants called "Good Form Consulting." It was a round-up of best practices for our profession.
Karl's third book goes to the printers: Service Agreements for SMB Consultants--A Quick-Start Guide to Managed Services
Unlike
his first two books, this book is really focused
completely at SMB Consultants. This has become quite
a hot topic in the I.T. community. KPEnterprises has
been signing service agreements and focusing on
maintenance and prevention for more than
ten years. Now, suddenly, it's a hot topic. Go
figure.
July 2006: Karl Speaks at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
Every year 8,000 happy souls gather to talk nerd talk at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. This year, in Boston, one of the feature "small business" speakers was our very own Karl Palachuk.
Karl was on a panel of experts discussing the advantages of service agreements and "managed services" for small business. KPEnterprises is the premier provider of managed services for small business in the Sacramento area. For more information, see our "SuperStar I.T." pages. (Click the star above.)
In a nutshell, managed service means that you pay a predictable amount of money each month for your computer and network support and we take care of everything. The focus is on maintenance and prevention, rather than reacting to problems when they arise.
Karl Speaks to 30+ Partners in Portland on Managed Services
While in Portland teaching the Microsoft curriculum on how to become a Small Business Specialist, Karl met with more than thirty consultants in a sold-out event June 19th.
The topic was Managed Services and it was a hot topic indeed. The event turned out to be the unofficial launch of Karl's new book on Service Agreements. Looks like another winner!
More Newsletters Posted Online
KPE keeps five years worth of newsletters online on our Newsletters page.
You'll find notes on hardware, software, security tips, search tips, and lots of great information for keeping your business running smoothly.
New
Book: SAN Primer for SMB
focus on Storage Area Networks for Small and Medium
Businesses
Just released, June 2006. In the works: Karl is working with SMB Nation and QLogic to produce a series of SAN Workshops around the U.S.
For more info, see http://www.smbnation.com.
The San Primer for SMB is a true "primer," with entry-level discussions about what a SAN is, when you would use one, how to set up your first SAN, etc. The book is filled with FAQs and is excellent for both first-timers in the enterprise space and SMB folks building their first SAN.
Read more at http://www.greatlittlebook.com.
The World Tour in April 2006
In April 2006, Karl was a featured speaker at the
SMB Nation 2-Day conference in Amsterdam (Holland)
April 6-7, 2006.
Before that Karl presented a one-day seminar for HP and SMB Nation in Prague, Czech Republic.
After Amsterdam, Karl made three appearances to Small Business Server groups in the United Kingdom (April 10-12).
Finally, in early May, Karl made several presentations at the two-day SMB Nation conference in New York.
All in all, it was an exhausting (and fun) few weeks.
KPEnterprises in The News
In the March 2006 issue of Redmond Developer magazine, Doug Barney covers the topic of whether Microsoft can be toppled at the "800 Pound Gorilla" of technology.
Read the article here: http://reddevnews.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=564 and look for quotes from our very own Karl P.
Karl Launches Blog: Small Biz Thoughts
In February 2006 , Karl launched his Blog at http://smallbizthoughts.blogspot.com/.
The primary focus is for consultants seeking to improve their businesses and their consulting techniques.
Subscribe today!
Karl Teaches Microsoft Hands-On Labs
In January and February, Karl taught some "Hands-On Labs" for Microsoft in Atlanta, Bellevue (WA), and Los Angeles.
These classes are the Small Business Specialist -- Certification Prep Workshop. For more information, see www.msreadiness.com/sbscertws2.asp.
For more information on the SMB Nation "Birds of a Feather" workshops, see www.smbnation.com.
KPEnterprises Awarded Networking Infrastructure Solutions Competency from Microsoft.
This certification is only available to companies who demonstrate a high level of competency in building and supporting networks. It requires multiple certified professionals as well as a series of customer recommendations. This certification must be renewed each year.
