Jeff Deckman, President, Capability Accelerators, and former chair
of the Rhode Island Technology Council
Providence, RI
As an independent business advisor, the ability for me to do business is highly dependent upon my ability to have seamless and robust access to the Internet. Like many other small business owners, I spend a significant amount of time on the road meeting with clients and working to secure new business opportunities. Being able to access the Internet at different locations in between meetings helps increase productivity by eliminating wasted time. With access to the Internet and my laptop, my “office” travels with me during the day. When I am not traveling, I am able to work out of my home, so I can save costs on renting office space.
Broadband has also helped me modernize my business. Knowing that everyone is facing an information overload, I decided to use video to introduce my firm and my products on my website. This capability provides people a reprieve from having to read lengthy documents. They can instead “watch and listen” to a series of introductions. The video applications I use have received positive feedback, and people are constantly telling me my website is “cool” and engaging.
The more our broadband infrastructure is expanded, the more flexibility my business has to expand and modernize. Let’s keep that investment coming, so other small business owners like myself can benefit from the communications infrastructure that makes these economic opportunities possible.
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