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What to look for in an IT company?

My organisation is finally dumping our legacy IT company for a new one, and my boss decided to put me in charge of finding a replacement (because I "know things about computers"). I said sure because no one else volunteered, but I know fuck all about IT companies. I mostly sit on excel and edit the org's website from time to time. Does anyone know some signs of a good v. bad IT company?

Amazon is more than doubling the maximum base salary it pays employees to $350,000 from $160,000 https://t.co/Saupo3qplm

This is one of the only shops in the world that measures your head before selling you a hat https://t.co/fkYDe3n05b

How do business purchases and tax deductions work?

My wife is starting a business and I'm thinking about picking up some promotional items for clientele. If I purchase the items on my card, but use them for her business expenses, would that count as tax deductable even if she wasn't the person who bought them directly? I have no part in running her business. I just want to help promote her. Are there any of her smart ways for tax deductions that could help?

Transportation @SecretaryPete on self-driving cars: "It's very important for people to understand that any commercially available technology right now, no matter what the brand name is... requires that you as a driver be paying attention." https://t.co/Jb7k9tf4PH https://t.co/U2tPwsgcn9

Look to fields unrelated to your own for ideas that have been successful. What can you learn from the things that work for them? https://t.co/0FG0Ve9BWS

In just one of the many examples of the wisdom that lurks beneath the whimsy in the writings of the late Terry Pratchett, Vimes Boots theory (named for a major character) demonstrates the choices denied to those on a low income that could save them money https://t.co/MtoaLsF4SX

KPMG in Canada said it added Bitcoin and Ethereum to its corporate treasury as part of a commitment to emerging technologies and asset classes https://t.co/6nIMfrKM4B

Vegetable tanning is a time-consuming process that can take weeks to produce a piece of leather that gets more stunning with age https://t.co/Q8tmRonks0

Cathie Wood's Ark plans to launch new fund that invests in private innovation companies https://t.co/t7wjHhloNN by @alexandraandnyc https://t.co/3q912YI6RY

Frontier agreed to buy Spirit for $2.9 billion in cash and stock, uniting two ultra-low-cost airlines targeting the recovering U.S. leisure-travel market. Leisure travel has recovered more quickly from the slump caused by the coronavirus, and carriers like Frontier and Spirit, with an unrelenting focus on fares and expenses, stand to grow quickly as travel normalizes. Read more at the link in our bio.

Blockchain rare earth scheme to certify sustainable output for EVs https://t.co/AK8dUytwl2 https://t.co/84YtzYOram

Tesla subpoenaed by SEC over Elon Musk’s ‘funding secured’ settlement https://t.co/i5fWhXIB1F

⚡️Peter Thiel, who has been a Facebook board member and Mark Zuckerberg adviser for almost 17 years, is leaving the company's board to push Trump's agenda in the 2022 election https://t.co/2J0UNKCLEu

Certificates or courses for small businessman

Any suggestions for courses, certificates which is international recognised, and can help build myself, my business acumen or understand market trends and new technology. Its been many years since I actually studied and missing it a lot now. It can be free or paid. It can be digital marketing, MS office skills, crypto , business analysis courses, emergency assistance courses etc. I want to boost my own knowledge, and variety of skillsets. Any examples and how it helped you?