More than 20,000 Northeastern Alabamians depend on Marshall DeKalb Electric Cooperative for their electric power needs.

Telecommuting is becoming an increasingly popular trend for the globalized workforce of today. Employees now have the tools that allow them to keep in touch with business, regardless of location.

Being available for your customers is something you simply can’t take for granted. You strive to provide the best service possible not only to maintain a relationship with your clients, but to provide them with every reason to speak highly of your company when the opportunity presents itself. In order to do that, you’ve got to ensure that there’s a clear and direct line of communication with them at all times.

Let’s face it: While everyone is created equally, not everyone can figure out how to use new technology with as much ease as the next person. But as new technology is increasingly integrated into today’s business world, employees need to learn how to use it in order to work more efficiently.

Americans are no strangers to natural disasters. Over the past ten years, we have witnessed some of the most devastating disasters which have caused major cities to shut down, created major loss of infrastructure, caused billions of dollars in damage and, worst of all, thousands of fatalities.  

Mother Nature can wreak havoc at any time. Unfortunately for business owners, weather systems don’t care about bottom lines.

In a world of finite resources, it has become more and more important that we as a society make an effort to conserve those resources and maintain a healthy planet for future generations. This notion should apply to both our personal and our professional lives.

Businesses exist to make money in exchange for providing a service of value to customers. So when new technologies come along that enable them to offer an even better service at a lesser cost to both the company and its customers, what kind of business owner wouldn’t jump on board and utilize those technologies?

The increasingly popular trend of permitting employees to work outside of their office wouldn’t be possible without cloud-based innovations such as a hosted PBX and the many other services it powers, including video conferencing.

“Momentum’s services offer the latest and greatest in hosted communications backed by huge savings, excellent support and a reliable network. It is a solution that I am proud to advocate in the community.”
- Elizabeth Pharo, Chair of Momentum’s Board of Directors

As a bright entrepreneur and seasoned executive, Elizabeth Pharo has brought a new, creative business mindset to Momentum’s Board of Directors since her recent appointment as Chair.