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IT Planning for Mergers and Acquisitions: What Business Owners Need to Know

A merger or acquisition can look great on paper. The numbers work, the companies fit, and everyone is excited about what comes next. Then someone asks a question that should have been asked much earlier: How are we going to ...

Life Beyond Your Business: Exit Planning with Adam Dawson

Most business owners spend years building their companies, serving customers, solving problems, and creating something they hope will last. What many do not spend enough time thinking about is what happens when they are ready to step away. Selling a ...

5 Cybersecurity Questions Clients Ask CPA Firms (And How to Answer Them)

If a client has ever paused mid-meeting and asked how you protect their Social Security number or bank account details, you are not imagining a new trend. The cybersecurity questions clients ask CPA firms are getting sharper, and clients are ...

Received a Data Breach Notice? Here Are Five Things to Do Next

Getting a letter that says your personal information may have been exposed can make your stomach drop. Was your Social Security number involved? Did someone get your password? Is the notice even real? The worst thing you can do is ...

Email Inbox Management Tips for Busy Business Owners

Email was supposed to make work easier, but for a lot of business owners, managers, and employees, it has turned into one more full-time job. You open your inbox with good intentions, and then it starts. New messages come in. ...

Five Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Current IT Setup

What Independence Day Means to Stimulus Technologies

America’s 250th birthday is a good reason to pause and think about what freedom has made possible. For us, that feels especially personal. Last year, Stimulus Technologies celebrated 30 years in business. That milestone gave us a chance to look ...

What Small Business Owners Get Wrong About Cyber Insurance

Most small business owners assume cyber insurance is for someone else: the big banks, the hospital systems, the tech giants that make headlines when they get breached. If that's what you think, this episode of Stimulus Tech Talk is worth ...

Cybersecurity for Field Offices: Protecting Jobsite Devices, Data, and Remote Teams

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When the Tools You Trust Become the Target

The Stryker cyberattack is a good reminder that Microsoft security cannot be “set it and forget it.” In March 2026, Stryker, one of the largest medical device companies in the world, confirmed a cybersecurity attack that disrupted its internal Microsoft ...