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Name: CJ Mackey
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About the Author: C. J. Mackey is a working mother of three, balancing a full time career while taking an active role in her children's lives. She has an advanced degree in engineering and over twenty years making technology decisions for fortune 500 companies. She has always been passionate about writing and started contributing to Yahoo! Voices in December 2010.


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First Person: 5 Ways We’re Growing Our Small Business

Our business’ mission is to help other small business owners improve their revenues and increase their bottom line. To do so, we offer small business computer consulting services that include developing web sites, implementing computer networks and software installations, and general computer support. We could tell when the economy started to improve by the increased […]

First Person: Our Small Business Was Too Far Ahead of the Times

Years ago, long before it became a commodity service, my husband and I recognized the value of providing off-site data backup for home and small business users. We both worked in the technology field and had seen the cost of storage go way down, and recognized we could offer the service at a low cost. […]

7 questions I’ve learned to ask contractors before hiring for a home build

Choosing a contractor can be a difficult and nerve-wracking decision. I’ve had the opportunity to work with contractors to build my family’s dream home and to later add an addition to our home. We learned some tough lessons during the home build, and later had a very successful experience with the addition. Aside from the […]

Contractor vs. DIY: Tips that helped me during my home build

My father built my childhood home when I was a kid and I was lucky enough to learn from him during the process. Not only am I now comfortable with a mitre saw and a pneumatic nail gun, I actually enjoy home improvement projects. I can’t bring myself to pay for work that I know […]

Surviving the Holidays Once the Grandparents Are Gone

This past year was a difficult one for my family. Over the course of the year, my children lost their two surviving grandparents, my mother-in-law in July and my mother in November. Getting through Thanksgiving and Christmas was difficult, but my sister and I traded off hosting the holidays and made the days fun for […]