Welcome to August. This is a big month for me - and for Small Biz Thoughts. Now that I'm home, I have just one more business trip to XChange. Then I have no business trips until I head to Australia in October.

Thank You to all the people who remembered that my daughter Victoria is due to make me a grandfather in September. Many people mentioned this in Vegas.

So . . . whether the baby's early, late, or just on time, I'll be in Sacramento to hold her in my arms. My father passed away when I was 23, so he never got to meet Victoria. I'm going to revel in this opportunity!

Pictured: Horsing around with Norbert Doeberlein from Netzbahn, Inc. (Wisconsin).

My team had a great time at ChannelCon. We had give-aways and and a fun photo sign. You can see lots of pictures on MyTie's Facebook page:

I love attending events, as you probably know. But I also have fun wherever I go. That's quite intentional. After all, Nothing happens by itself!

In case you're interested, I got the sign design from Fiverr. The artist is Luis from Argentina:

See this link. Cost: $34 plus tip. I gave him a $30 tip. :-)

Printing a great FrameWorx light-weight sign with a face hole is from 4Imprint. See this link. $175 delivered to my door.

We also gave out stickers and generally enjoyed inviting people to our booth. Why go to all this trouble? Because people do business with people.

One of the oldest truths about business that businesses like to do business with companies their size. This is particularly true with small businesses. Small businesses appreciate the personal connections in business.

I am always pushing work/life balance. And I firmly believe that part of that balance is to create a job you actually enjoy. There's nothing wrong with loving you job - and that's often completely under your control.

Look for me (and MyTie) at an event near you!

XChange is the premier event for IT professionals – where innovation, networking, and industry recognition converge to shape the future of the IT channel landscape.

* Discover cutting-edge technologies and strategies to elevate your business

* Forge partnerships, share ideas, and network with industry peers.

* Get inspired by keynote sessions from visionary leaders and industry experts.

* Celebrate excellence and honor outstanding individuals and companies at the XCellence Awards.

Seats are limited and filling up fast – secure your spot now!

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I'm going to represent the National Society of IT Service Providers. I'll have a booth in the vendor hall AND I'm doing a presentation on the 22nd. I'd love to see you there!

Get all the information and details at https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=715029&reference=kp

Topics include

Register Now for a GREAT all-member meeting August 9th.

See the info and registration here: https://www.nsitsp.org/events.

If you're not a member, please join today. Company memberships start only $150. Visit https://nsitsp.org/join.

Our intro training for TCP/IP continues August 16th with a click-by-click intro to Building the Small Business Network.

So far, we've covered Intro to DNS, Introduction to TCP/IP, Troubleshooting TCP/IP. We finish off the series with a basic introduction to plugging in the equipment and turning "stuff" into a network. Documented, of course!

Next up:

August 16th

9:00 AM Pacific

Info here: https://www.smallbizthoughts.org/building-the-basic-small-business-network/

This is a members-only event. All members are encouraged to bring your whole staff. That way everyone has at least a common, basic understanding of what it takes to build a network in the 2020's. (It's a lot easier than it used to be. But that's true for all technology.)

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Have a great week. And stay cool.

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Links below in the events calendar - or at WhereInTheWorldIsKarl.com.

Taught by Larry Mandelberg

Author and Coach

- Five Tuesdays

- August 15th - September 12th

BONUS: I am buying a copy of Larry's book for everyone who attends this course!

Every business that has failed did so because of leadership’s inability to adapt to change. Learn how to prepare for the inevitable changes your successful business is racing toward now, and the changes continued success will impose on you in the future.

In the business world, change lurks around every corner. And the more successful you are, the more change your business will face. But no business ever failed due to external forces or finances. External forces can be anticipated and deflected, and finances are always lagging indicators of prior bad choices. Businesses always fail because success always brings change and unfamiliar problems without instructions on how to handle them. Without knowledge, experience, or instructions, leadership is forced to guess.

Author and Coach

Week Five - Putting it all together to become a sustainable, extraordinarily spectacular organization

Delivered by Larry Mandelberg, author and coach.

Includes five weeks of webinar classes with related handouts, assignments, and "office hours" with the instructor.

This course is intended for business owners and managers. It is particularly useful for the Owner or Operations Manager.

Meets Certification Requirements for:

This class will be recorded. Each unit is generally posted within 24 hours of the live class. These recorded units will become the On-Demand class and you’ll have lifetime access to it.

SMB Community Podcast - New episodes drop every Thursday

Our YouTube IT Consulting channel now has more than 9,100 subscribers and 708,000 views!

Subscribe today and don't miss a thing!

You can always check out my YouTube Channel and subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/smallbizthoughts

OR my Relax-Focus-Succeed Channel at https://www.youtube.com/relaxfocussucceed

Members can access the recording now. See your What's New or Roundtable section in the Small Biz Thoughts Technology Community.

Members - Plan to join us every Thursday OR check out the recordings. All member meetings are posted with transcripts. We want this to be a resource for you and your company.

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See the article above. The Introduction to TCP/IP and Troubleshooting TCP/IP Trainings are posted in the Community.

The final course is:

August 16th

You can find out more about these in the What's New area of the SBT Technology Community site: https://www.smallbizthoughts.org/category/whats-new/.

I created these trainings by request of a Community member. The goal is to make sure you and your techs have a solid understanding of the basics of TCP/IP - the protocol that runs the world.

Get all the details and a much longer description in This Blog Post.

Here's the last Community News video:

One of my favorite Absolutely Unbreakable Rules is: We only work with people we like.

So even though Kara and Jenn work from Michigan and Jason lives in Illinois, we're happy to spend our time together in Vegas. Luckily for me, I have fifty more pictures I didn't print here.

This calendar lists two kinds of things: LIVE in-person events from any organization that focuses on the SMB consulting community; and MY events, whether live, webinar, etc.

Aug. 9-10

Newark, NJ (Northeast)

More Info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/channelpro-smb-forum-2023-newark

More Info: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/evolve/agenda

More Info: https://mspinitiative.com/msp-community-minds/

More Info: https://event.thechannelco.com/xchange-august

More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/events

More Info: www.cmitsolutions.com

August 30 & 31

Toronto, Canada

More Info: https://events.ascii.com/

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Sept. 6-7

Boston (New England)

More Info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/channelpro-smb-forum-2023-boston

More Info: https://getnerdio.com/nerdio-training-camp/#trainingregister

More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/events

September 20 & 21

Chicago, IL

More Info: https://events.ascii.com/

More Info: https://www.canitcon.ca/events/canitcon-2023-banff-1

Sept 28-29

Scottsdale, AZ

More Info: http://bit.ly/kernanmastermind

Oct. 2-4, 2023

Miami, FL

More Info: https://www.dattocon.com/

More Info: https://getnerdio.com/nerdio-training-camp/#trainingregister

More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/events

Oct. 10-11

Atlanta (Southeast)

More Info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/channelpro-smb-forum-2023-atlanta

More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/events

Oct. 16-18

Miami, FL

More Info: https://promo.acronis.com/summit-2023-pre-register.html

More Info: https://getnerdio.com/nerdio-training-camp/#trainingregister

More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/events

More Info: https://www.smbtechfest.com/registration.asp

October 18 & 19

Washington, D.C.

More Info: https://events.ascii.com/

More Info: https://www.smbitpro.org/conference-2023/

More Info: https://events.channelpronetwork.com/content/2023-events-registration

More Info: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/evolve/agenda

More Info: https://getnerdio.com/nerdio-training-camp/#trainingregister

More Info: https://www.connectwise.com/theitnation/evolve/agenda

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More Info: https://web.cvent.com/event/70970f2a-39dd-46ad-9469-1c6e7733071e/regProcessStep1:74825d1d-ed84-4213-ac63-741430f5a2d4

More Info: https://www.thechannelco.com/events

More Info: https://navigate.ascii.com/

Dec 7-8

Phoenix, AZ

More Info: https://kernanconsulting-mastermind.mykajabi.com/mastermind-event

More Info: https://getnerdio.com/nerdio-training-camp/#trainingregister

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