January 2009
In this issue

√ Employee Ownership
√ Leasing Offers
    Benefits
√ ITS Hosts FileMaker
√ Network Gatekeeping
√ Employee Spotlight
 

IT Solutions Introduces Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Long-Term Success

"Owning" a task or a project took on new meaning for the staff of IT Solutions on January 1st when they became enrolled in the company’s new Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). While personal accountability and attention to detail have always been important at ITS, the ESOP provides a vehicle for long-term rewards through real stock ownership in the business. Now every time ITS succeeds, the staff succeeds. And they know that ITS succeeds only when our clients succeed.

"We’ve always taken great pride in our efforts to work as a unified team on behalf of our clients," IT Solutions Founder and CEO Ted Swanson said. "With an ESOP in place, our employees are even more motivated to deliver the best service every day because they know it directly contributes to achieving company goals and profitability. And the more we can do to improve ITS, "he emphasized, "the more we can improve our clients’ businesses as well."

ITS has had a long track record of keeping employees informed about the overall health and stability of the company through the transparent business management technique known as open-book management. Because of this, our employee-owners have always had a pretty solid handle on how a business operates, what’s important to an organization’s success, and how to control costs. But there’s a distinct difference between knowing about these things and having a real stake in the outcome. The ESOP is a catalyst for enhancing employee productivity, reinforcing staff retention, and increasing morale because everyone benefits from adding a new client, keeping an existing client satisfied, or improving a process.

Since 1974, when ESOPs first became available, over 20,000 U.S. corporations have adopted them. Today, there are over 10 million participants with over $650 billion in assts. Well-known ESOP companies include Procter & Gamble, Gore-Tex, and Anheuser-Busch.

For you, our clients, you should continue to see the same dedication and commitment from our staff that you’ve come to expect over the years. Give us a problem, and we'll look at it from every angle - technical, economic, strategic - before presenting you with a solid, cost-effective solution. Now, more than ever, we’re motivated to do this by making sure we're in tune with your business goals. By hiring only the best certified consultants, by refining our systems and procedures every day, by developing better ways to serve you, by constantly innovating, we strengthen our business and yours.

At IT Solutions we believe that we all succeed together, our company, our employees, and you.

Leasing Offers Added Benefits
in Tough Times
Reprinted with permission from the HP Small Business Center

Today's economic climate of rising energy costs, uncertainty in global financial markets and relentless pressure to drive down business costs poses multiple challenges for most companies. With the economy sluggish and financial "fuel" scarce, making the financial commitments needed to enhance or even maintain an IT infrastructure can be difficult. Yet those firms that make sound decisions in tough times by strengthening their infrastructure will be best positioned when the economy recovers and demand picks up.

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