Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes Most heat treaters you talk to today are continually looking at ways to effectively apply new innovations into their existing business model. Your business model determines the way your business earns money. A change in the business model can bring additional measurable income, sometimes requiring less work and lower overhead costs. Technologies and markets change continually, opening up new growth opportunities; and, they may require a shif

Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” -Warren Buffett- Here’s another quote from Conrad Hilton… “The buyer is entitled to a bargain. The seller is entitled to a profit. So there is a fine margin in between where the price is right.” This can really be applied to just about anything that is sold in the marketplace today, including heat treating. Pricing is driven and supported by the value that customers see in the product/service

Bluestreak Consulting™ Reading Time: 3 minutes CUI is government-created or owned information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and government-wide policies. It’s also not corporate intellectual property unless created for or included in requirements related to a government contract. Why Is CUI Important? Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations, provides federal age

Bluestreak Consulting™ Reading Time: 4 minutes In today’s world, using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is critical to your business to help prevent cyber attacks. Passwords are an essential part of staying cyber secure. However, they’re not infallible. Cybercriminals can use various methods to guess, steal, and compromise passwords. But, multi-factor authentication can help. You can use multi-factor authentication to make it more difficult for cybercriminals to access your