Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       Today’s businesses recognize the true value behind training. Whether you work for McDonald’s (who have a well-known training program and were recently nominated as one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada for 2010), or a smaller company like ours, training is essential to employee and company growth. Not only is internal training and professional development a must for organizations (no matter their size), but businesses are also starting to understand the value of ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       When I talk about FileMaker Pro I tend to refer to it as the 10-million piece puzzle with the box that doesn’t have a picture on it. Why? Because the puzzle will be what you make of it. Now, I know this may sound daunting, but I promise it’s not. I may be an end user of FileMaker Pro, using a database our team at CoreSolutions Software developed, but I’m constantly amazed at how easy it is to use. Granted, a database is only as good as the developer who ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       Going to school, no matter what your age, isn’t easy; but imagine deciding, as a mature student, that you want to go back and finish what you started or learn entirely new skills. That is one impressive challenge. Many people made a move into the workforce at an early age, some having dropped out of school prior to actually getting their high school diploma, believing that the companies they’d work for offered long-standing and secure jobs. Times are ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       In the last year I faced a challenge like none I have ever faced before. As I celebrated my 40th birthday and mourned the loss of my good friend to breast cancer, I decided to sign-up for a 200KM (124 mile) fundraising bike ride. To take part in this ride, I knew I’d have to train and prepare myself mentally and physically to be successful in my adventure. After months (and months!) and hours (and hours!) of sweat, perseverance and effort, I found myself facing ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       I recently found my old high school yearbooks. The year that left the biggest impression on me was the 11th grade, so I took a peek at that yearbook first. It was a real flashback with memories flooding my mind as I gazed at pictures of me with huge red rimmed glasses, sporting a very short haircut and rat’s tail, wearing an old man’s tweed overcoat and trying my hardest to look the part. This was also the year I failed my very first, and last, class! Grade ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 1 – 2 minutes       CoreSolutions have new training partners! Things continue to change at CoreSolutions, and we all know that change is good! From a new website to new class announcements such as The FileMaker Workshop “The Real World”; we continue on that path with the hopes of offering more training dates, flexible class sizes and in turn, a reduction in the number of class cancellations. It was with that in mind that we began looking for a new training partner allowing us ... Read More