Online education portals like Udacity and Coursera are really changing the world of remote learning in significant ways. By making free and high quality education accessible to a global audience, these platforms are opening up undreamt of possibilities for communities around the world to improve, grow, and prosper in the digital economy of the 21st century. Education at top tier colleges and universities has traditionally been a social and economic privilege, but now anyone can join in the learning revolution by sitting in virtual classrooms with the world’s best and brightest educators. Whether this involves learning how to code and build smart phone apps, or starting up a new business, or learning about public health literacy, the sky is the limit of what’s now possible.

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About Anne Balke

Outside of my freelance work as a writer, I provide business consulting, web design and online marketing services for small businesses – from one small business owner, to another. As an entrepreneur who has been through the struggles of learning how to succeed when resources were limited, I understand what it is like to build a small business from the ground up. My formal training is in Psychology and this background gives me a unique perspective on the world of marketing and behavior. I have been a work-at-home mother since 2002 and absolutely love the freedom that being self employed provides.
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9 Tips for Cutting Business Expenses with Technology

Technology – It’s there to simplify our lives, increase efficiency and to help us get a job done with less effort or time.   But for business owners, choosing whether to buy new technology comes with important decisions that need to be considered first. If I  purchase “technological advancement X,” what will it do for my… Read the full post

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What can I learn from (and about) IT? Hint: A LOT!

In the first article of this series on cutting IT costs for small businesses, we provided a definition of Information Technology (IT) in terms that are simple and relevant for you, the small business owner – using technology to enhance the way you use, store and share information. The purpose of this article is to… Read the full post

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What the heck is IT? And do I REALLY need it?

As a small business owner, you’ve probably heard about IT, but you may not really know what it is.  Most likely, you are already doing IT without realizing that you are doing it.   You might even know that you should have more of IT, but don’t know where to get it. What is IT you ask?  

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A Dummy’s Guide to Hiring a Geek

If you are a “techie” yourself, you know all the best places to find other people with technical talent to help you with your projects.  But if you’re like most people, the language of the “Web Development and Software World” probably sounds like nonsense to you. When it comes to writing a classified ad, you… Read the full post