Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year in part because I love to give to others. I have been at BitWise Solutions for three years and each year this company has adopted a family in need with the United Christmas Service. It is truly a joy to collect items, go shopping, and wrap the presents for the family. But the greatest joy comes when you deliver the gifts, to see the smiles and overwhelming gratitude of the family is sooooo tremendous! Can you tell that I am a little excited about the delivery next week?  I also have a wonderful surprise planned for the mother of this family (I can’t wait).

Community involvement has always been a high priority of this company.  Since coming to BitWise, one aspect of my position, which I really enjoy, is that I am often involved in organizing such involvement. I have had the opportunity to participate in providing service to causes such as protecting against domestic violence, cancer research, education and the United Christmas Service. There are others in our office that sit on various community boards and we have given numerous charitable contributions over the years. My hope would be that the spirit of community involvement would be contagious among our employees.

The United Christmas Service has been serving families during the holiday season since the Great Depression when those with needs increased across the nation significantly and they have been assisting families in central Indiana since 1952.  As you know our current economy has caused a rise in unemployment which again increased the need for services such as the UCS to help those families celebrate Christmas. The United Christmas Service of Central Indiana would like to serve over 24,000 families this year and that can only be accomplished through the generosity of others.

While it is too late for your company to adopt a family this year, it is never too late to make a donation that can help families throughout the year. I would encourage you to mark your calendars for next October and adopt a family; the benefits of the experience are numerous and I would love to hear from you about your experience. Also, if you would like to help our adopted family, we will gladly accept donations and gift cards.  Thank you!

I know that I didn’t talk about what we do or what our services are like custom application development (oops, I just did) and many in social media would say this is a wasted blog. However, I would disagree with them for it is the human face of any company that is the most important marketing tool and ultimately will provide the best ROI- in BitWise’s case a giving heart.

BitWise Solutions is proud to announce that one of our top employees, Nicole Nonte, is a finalist in this years Indy’s Best and Brightest Awards. View all finalists at http://www.indysbestandbrightest.com/. 

Nicole been with our company for 3 years and has developed into one of our brightest business development managers.  Nicole’s clients often say the thing they value the most about the business relationship that they have with Nicole is the personalized attention that she provides each client. When Nicole is consulting with a client on their web application or their Website development, she is first and foremost concerned with helping the client meet the individual needs of their organization. This makes Nicole and BitWise the best possible business partner for your business. 

Indy’s Best and Brightest Awards will be celebrating their third anniversary this year. The event is sponsored by Junior Achievement of Central Indiana. The Best and Brightest initiative was created by Junior Achievement to recognize the next generation of leaders in our community. Finalists in each category are judged on professional accomplishments and leadership qualities. 

From the rest of the staff here at BitWise, we wish you the best of luck Nicole!

We had a very successful Indy Business Rally event on Wednesday morning. With nearly 200 attendees the event accomplished just what it was intended to accomplish, people networking with other businesses and spreading positive news in our economy. People stayed around so long that we had to ask them to leave 45 minutes after the event was over so that the McAlister’s crew could get ready for lunch! As this event was all about getting back to business, people certainly were looking to make new business contacts.

As Ron Brumbarger mentioned, there is enough business for everyone and in working together we can all be successful. Even through these very difficult times we as a company have managed to stay financially sound. We continue to get new and existing clients looking to make changes to their sites in order to improve their business opportunities. Our hope is that other companies within Indiana are experiencing the same success and if they are not we want to help them grow.  BitWise Solutions is dedicated to the success of the local and state economies, not just our own growth.

In addition to helping businesses grow, with each Rally, we will raise funds for a Not-for profit organization operating here in our wonderful state. At yesterdays event we raised over $700 for the Big Brother Big Sister of Central Indiana. In addition to the funds raised, Tonja Eagan, CEO of BBBS was able to meet several individuals interested in potentially joining their organization and mentoring young men and women.  Hoosiers helping Hoosiers is all about what Getting Back to Business is all about.

We will be having additional Indiana Business Rally’s; my hope is that you will be able to attend one or all of these events!  Please visit www.indybusinessrally.com for additional information on the Rallies.