Velsoft’s connection to the Tropics
On June 3, Volcan de Fuego erupted in Guatemala, spewing volcanic ash and hot gas over the surrounding area, and creating violent and fast-moving mudflows. About 18 kilometres away where he can see the volcano from his office…
Six things we learned about social media
As part of Velsoft’s marketing strategy, last fall we embarked on a renewed effort to write blogs for our website, and post more offerings on Facebook and Twitter. At first, we were hoping these efforts would boost sales…
Six strategies for making your business a top performer
Today is Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Day. MSMEs — businesses that employ fewer than 250 people — comprise more than 90 per cent of all businesses worldwide and account for 60 to 70 per cent of total…
Velsoft Vipers get set for dragon boat races
Last year, when I worked as a reporter at the local daily newspaper, I went to the East River in New Glasgow to take photos of dragon boats being unloaded from a truck with a crane and placed…
Stressed at work? Try this
An acquaintance of mine is a yoga teacher and when she operated her own studio, several times she encouraged me to come try out the practice. When I told her I couldn’t possibly do yoga because I’m about…
Communicate more efficiently with Microsoft Teams
Trying to decide whether you need a chat-based collaboration tool for your office? Also called group chat, collaborative business chat, workstream collaboration tools, workplace application messaging, team messaging or digital workspace, these platforms are designed to provide an…
What’s new in leadership skills?
If I had to choose, which one of these famous people would I most like to emulate? Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth II or Madonna? As it turns out, I’m a bit like all of them when…
The World Needs Good Leaders Now
Late last year, the Velsoft team decided to create a series of free guides as resources for clients and others. The Conversations That Matter guides are intended to provide useful information, and to begin a conversation, with the…
How to take the headache out of analyzing your data
What do a grocery store chain, a foundation that aims to eliminate pediatric AIDS, and an airplane engine company have in common? They all use Microsoft Power BI. Power BI is a suite of tools that helps businesses…
Top seven reasons why your business needs a digital transformation
So you’ve heard about digital transformation and you’re thinking about doing it at your place of business. But you’re not really convinced that it’s necessary. I’m going to tell you why it’s essential that you do it. But…
Join other businesses in making safety a priority
According to the International Labour Organization, an agency of the United Nations, every day people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases. This is more than 2.78 million deaths annually. And each year 317 million…
Why Michael is giving back
When Michael Harding started out to raise funds for children in need, he didn’t know his family had once benefitted from the same spirit of giving. The Chief Happiness Officer at Velsoft Training Materials is one of the…
