A Tale of a Reluctant Network (How did we get here?)

The "Lonely" PC in the Corner

You can't really go wrong with your first PC, but you probably spent more time agonising over "what to buy", than you'd care to remember.
By the time it had earned it's keep, things had moved on, so you bought a newer model.
How ever did you manage with such a slow PC? (PCs are like last years pay rise, great at the time, and now you've started to collect them.)

The "Motley" Collection of PCs

"It's still working, so why throw it away". (No one who's started a business, will argue with that.) Let's buy another!
You keep things simple, so you'll be able to cope on your own. The closer your PCs resemble a collection of home PCs, the better you will be able to cope, but unfortunately, the less effective they will be. (PC support doesn't come cheap, and can be as good at keeping appointments, as a "Plumber in January".)

The "Reluctant" Network

One day you'll hear the suggestion, "Perhaps we should connect the PCs together". Why now, you may think. (Hopefully, it's in response to a need you've identified, and not because you've run out of desks to put new machines on!)

The "Essential Network" (Sound Advice !)

In essence, if you've got more than one PC, they should be networked, so that you can :-

Share work, so anyone can be asked to edit a document.
Share printers, so anyone can use the laser, label or colour printer
Send and receive faxes from any PC, to save on carpet wear
Store files in one location where they can all be "backed up".
Use internal eMail, so messages never get lost
You may even want to use the internet for business

The "Best Money" you'll ever spend

You may dare to think this, when you can do anything from any desk, failures are few and far between, and you've got the procedures in place to cope with them anyway.

No matter what stage you're at I can help you to:-

Make the most of the investments you've made so far.
Forward plan, so you know what you can achieve.
Control costs to be within budget.
Make sure your Computers work for you, not the other way around.