Technology News and Upcoming Events (plus a Giveaway!)

May 2010

In This Issue

MS Excel Tip

Employee Profile: Melanie Vollbrecht

Small Business Institute at CSUCI

Upcoming Events

Dear AXICOM Clients, Colleagues and Friends,

We wanted to let you know that our first online workshop, an Excel Refresher course, went very well and we had a nice number of attendees! Our next online workshop, Fun Effects with PowerPoint will be on Tuesday, June 15. Join us and learn how to spice up your PowerPoint presentations. We're also hosting a webinar on June 8 called Websites and Beyond: Your Digital Presence. Registration links are on the right sidebar.

AXICOM continues to encourage proper recycling of your PCs and electronics. Feel free to drop them off at our office and we will make sure they are disposed of at a e-waste recycling facility. We can also scrub your hard drive and certify that for you. Or, make sure to destroy your hard drive or reformat it yourself.

We have a Technology Basket Giveaway! The basket includes a copy of Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise Edition, a Western Digital 1 Terabyte SATA hard drive, an SEO Optimization Website Audit by Jonathan Myron of Dragonwell Media, a 4 port USB hub, a Windows 7 T-shirt and an AXICOM keyboard brush. Retail value is $725! Register by June 15 on the AXICOM website.

We're looking for a few more good clients ('cuz those are the ones we like and that's who are current clients are!) and perhaps this giveaway will entice a few new people to get to know us. Anything you can do to help is appreciated so tell your friends and colleagues!

The AXICOM Team
818.865.9865

Recap
Microsoft Excel Refresher Course

Adding a Command Button to the Task Bar

We had a great response for the Microsoft Excel Refresher course. Thanks to all who attended. If you'd like a tip on how to add a command to your taskbar, play this short minute and a half video clip from the webinar.

CLICK HERE

Excel task bar

Employee Profile:
Melanie Vollbrecht, Service Coordinator

Melanie Vollbrecht joined AXICOM in April 2009, just over a year ago.

She takes care of dispatching, customer service requests, accounts payable & receivable, and assists with some marketing initiatives on occasion. In fact, if you've ever received an AXICOM basket or goodie bag, that's Melanie's handiwork!

Melanie has a soft spot for animals and likes to help out a animal rescue facilities. In her spare time, she also enjoys reading, crafting and other creative endeavors. She recently bought a Kindle and she loves it! She is married and has one son, who will be completing his first year in high school this month.

Small Business Institute at
California State University, Channel Islands

Sometimes we come across programs that are of interest to small businesses. The Small Business Institute at CSUCI is just such a program that we wanted to share with our clients.

Students at the CSUCI Martin V. Smith School of Business have the opportunity to provide businesses with a review, assessment and recommendations on how to improve their businesses through a program at the Small Business Institute (SBI).

The SBI website lists the following five purposes of the SBI:

The SBI Program bridges the gap between the subject competency provided by the colleges and universities and the entry-level training firms critically need.

Through our SBI Small Business Institute program our students participate in hands-on learning experience by conducting field case studies and providing consulting services to local small business owners.

Teams of qualified senior-level and graduate CSUCI students, under the expert faculty and SBI Director supervision, provide the consulting to small business owners and managers as part of their educational training here at CSUCI.

The SBI program is a catalyst in helping small businesses expand and diversify. The program assists businesses in the planning and marketing efforts needed not only to survive, expand, and diversify, but also to obtain additional funding for their business operations.

The emphasis of the program is on practical, realistic, and affordable solutions to problems confronting individual small businesses.

So, if you're interested in any of these services and also want to give upcoming business students a chance to hone their skills while also gaining some advice on your business, contact information is listed below:

Rudolph I. Estrada
Director, Small Business Institute
Faculty member, Business and Management
California State University Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, California 93012
805.437.8983
rudolph.estrada@csuci.edu
rudolph.estrada@estradagy.com

AXICOM has been in business since 1996 providing technical support to small and medium businesses as well as non-profits and schools in the Ventura and Los Angeles County areas. Visit our website today for important information, event listings, video testimonials, articles, free resources and more.

Sincerely,

The AXICOM Team
(818) 865-9865

Upcoming Events