PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Novelty Goods (USB HUB)

5月

7日

I received this USB hub from the seminar that I attended. This comes in handy. Thanks to:

http://www.timeequipment.com/

http://www.pcbennettconsulting.com/

http://www.persystconsulting.com/

http://www.madronasg.com/

http://www.imajnet.com/

for hosting the seminar.

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Business Seminar

5月

1日

I went to a seminar hosted at Microsoft by 5 Seattle Executives Association member companies. Those companies are;

MADRONA SOLUTIONS GROUP

FRIX TECHNOLOGIES

TIME EQUIPMENT

PC BENNETT

PERSYST

The main topic of seminar was to explain how to streamline your business with technologies that are available and offered through those companies. I was really impressed with what they can offer. I am sure some of those people who presented will be reading blog. So, here is my message to you.

Great presentation. It was really informative and well organized. I did not fell a sleep. That says a lot. Thank you and looking forward to working with you all.

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PSPINC Changed Its Tag Line

4月

29日

PSPINC has changed its company tag line from FOCUS ON YOUR BUSINESS, NOT YOUR IT to YOUR ONE SOURCE PROVIDER FOR INTERNT & COMPUTER SERVICES. We believe this is more direct and easier to understand what we do.

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What do you think? On scale of 1 to 5, 5 being good.

Great Car Wash Deal --- Park Place LTD

4月

28日

I went to PARK PLACE LTD in Bellevue to wash my car. They have all hand washed card wash at very reasonable price of $24.95. I was really impressed with their work with our company cars, so I decided to go there myself.

When I went there, there were about 3 cars in front of me. They told me it is going t be about 35 minuets. I said Okay and went inside. When I was ready to pay, the lady at the counter told me that they are running special. If AI buys 8 car washes for $199, they will give me additional 4 car washes. Even with sales tax, the wash is going to be $18.25. It is a great deal and needless to say I bought it. If you live in the eastside, you should buy this. You cant even buy a machine wash for that price any more.

While I was waiting for my car to be washed, I walked over to the dealership. I met David Bruski. Ive known him since 1996. When to PARK PLACE LTD open its first web site, I and David work together to create that web site. Since they we have become a friend. If you are buying a car from to PARK PLACE LTD, ask for David Bruski and mention my name. He should be able to help you out.

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24" Monitor for $199

4月

26日

I found this deal on the net. If you are still using CRT monitor, do yourself a favor and buy this monitor. $199 is a great price and 24 size will make your life much easier.

DELL

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Seattle Executives Association

4月

23日

We belong to a very prestigious business networking association called Seattle Executives Association (www.seattleexecs.org). There are 112 businesses around Seattle belonging to this organization and each company holds it own category (classification). The idea is not to step on other companys toes.

PSPINC held Web and Email Hosting and Programming classification since we joined in 2003. Today, the board approved to change our classification to Web and Email Outsourcing and Web Development. The Web Development was not in our classification because there was another company who held that classification. The company that held Web classification quit the association few months ago and the classification opened the door for us to apply.

Many people in the association knew that we develop Web site, but we could not talk about it. This make thing easier for us to explain what we do.

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Frix Technologies

4月

22日

Today, we had Seattle Executives Association meeting at Frix Technologies (www.imajnet.com). He talked about sales philosophy.

His company specializes in Document Scanning and Archiving.

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One point Japanese - - - Mitsumori

4月

21日

It is made out of two words. MI (See) and Tsumori (Add). The idea is to see something and add the components for pricing. Yes, Mitsumori means Estimate in Japanese.

Mitsumori is an art rather than science. In Japan, Mitsumori often is a final price no matter what. So, if you somehow loose the control of the cost and over run your budget, you still have to honor your Mitsumori. That is the reason why someone who knows what he or she is doing should only do it.

It is true in PSPINC business practice. If we tell you what it costs, that is the price that you will be charged even when we screw up in estimate. If you every feel that you are over charged by PSPINC, please let me know personally. I will take care of it.

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Linked In | eMarketing

4月

20日

I belong to a group called eMarketing in Linked In. It sounded like an interesting group with over 100,000 members. But I found that there are just too many people and there is not much one company can do anything with it. Also, when you post something in the discussion, your thread will pushed down by so many posts everyday.

I think I will keep belonging to this group to just keep my eyes on it. Once in a while, there is something that I reply to. I think what this group is good for.

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One Point Japanese - - - Zaibatsu

4月

17日

In order to understand Japanese business culture, one needs to understand the history of the Japanese business system. To understand Japanese business history, you need to understand what we call Zai-Batsu. (It is made of two words.)

Zai = Money (Asset)
Batsu = Group based on blood, region or collage (School)

Zaibatsu means, financial relationship of the companies based on family.

You are born belonging to Zaibatsu. It is very rare you become a part of Zaibatsu. Following are the four Zaibatsu.

Mitsubishi
Mitsui
Sumitomo
Yasuda

And there are few more small (still big) Zaibatsu in Japan.

How powerful was (is) Zaibatsu?

One of the largest Zaibatsu in Japan Suzuki Shoten went out of business early 1900s. But this company left following companies.

Kobe Steel
Teijin
Shinko Dentetsu
Sapporo Beer
Showa Shell Oil
Mitsui Toatsu
Fuji Film
Shojitsu
Nippon Seifun
Nihon Kaiun
Taosyo Seimei
Daiwa Seimei

Those are few of the companies that Suzuki Shoten (privately held company) left behind when they close their door. This shows how much influence Zaibatsu have in Japanese economy.

At the end of World War II, zaibatsu became the target of Japanese reform and they were not longer allowed to operate using one Zaibatsu name. When Zaibatsu was no longer, the new name came up Keiretsu is the word used now days to show the preferred relationship of the companies.

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