Category: Features

Last year was a huge year for all of us here at FreeConference.com - we expanded our team, redesigned our entire product and launched a completely overhauled website, and on top of it iotum Inc (our parent company) was honored with inclusion on the Inc 500, Profit 500, and the Deloitte Fast 50 and 500. […]

If you wonder why entrepreneurs have a love affair going with teleconferencing, the answer is quite simple. They were made for each other. Entrepreneurs swim in a shark-infested sea of risk management. They thrive on innovation. Entrepreneurs are natural efficiency experts, and above all, they know how to bootstrap. And the feeling is mutual. Teleconferencing […]

  Christmas can be tiresome, because it is now all about buying something. New Years is different. If you make a New Years Resolution, the holiday can be less about buying something and more about being something. This works for businesses too. We're always being told to invest thousands of dollars in better Customer Relation […]

What will soon be North America's tallest wood framed building is under construction at the University of British Columbia (UBC). One of the world's new "wooden skyscrapers," it demonstrates that environmentally friendly wood can be used as the framework to build large structures just as economically and safely as less ecological concrete, glass and steel. […]

We live in a culture obsessed by finding what's new and exciting. That means, if you want your business and organization to prosper, you'll not only have to deliver your product or service, but do it in a way that captures people's imagination with the latest social media trends. Champagne doesn't just taste good; it […]

If you are a consultant, closing new contracts is probably the hardest part of your job. Organizations are always afraid of change, even if they know they need it. Of course, one of the biggest fears clients must face is their misunderstanding that organizational development is a cuttable "cost", when it should be thought of […]

Telecasters and Teleconferencing are both 1950's technology that completely transformed the world back in their heyday. They remain relevant today through their simple, and honest effectiveness. Both of them are communication technologies that help many people share experiences at together, at once. What Telecasters and Teleconferencing have in common is their unique ability to help […]

  Everyone can stand to lose a few pounds after the Holiday Feasting Season­– even businesses worry about their "figures" at Year End! Nothing is worse than a saggy "bottom line," caused by too many unnecessary costs plumping up our expenses. New Year's is a great time for any group to resolve to work smarter […]

Too many organizations create a business plan as "bank bait" and then chuck it in the waste basket once the investment cash (or grant, for non-profits) flows in. This can severely hamper the success of a project, and burn the relationship with the lender or grantor. The most important process in creating a business plan […]

  New Year's Resolutions are great for helping people try new things they normally wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole. But why is it so hard for some of us to experiment freely, and how can we get the benefits of doing so? In the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator system, the "ENFP" profile is one that […]